“This is the war that we are mobilising to prevent by preparing to win… And in doing so, it’s my hope that we never have to fight it.” – General Sir Patrick Sanders, the chief of the general staff, British military. General Sanders began that role earlier this month.
That “win” is a global paralysis right now. Russia is determined to also “win” in Ukraine. So, NATO and Russia all want wins in Ukraine. If you have not been concerned over this Russia-Ukraine war, I ask you to pay attention. Besides the risk of the use of tactical nukes (not the strategic nuke), this war can cause “food wars” across many countries, and trigger massive protests at scale we have not witnessed for years.
If you live in Europe, and specifically in a country that depends heavily on Russian gas, watch your job and have contingency plans. If this war continues, by October, Russia can disconnect 100% of its gas supplies to Germany/EU, and when that happens, the economies will struggle. The ripple effect will be consequential that some factories will shut down.
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The first World Food War needs to be stopped..
Britain must be prepared to act rapidly to prevent the spread of war in Europe, the new head of the Army says.
Likening the current conflict in Ukraine to the run-up to World War Two, General Sir Patrick Sanders, the chief of the general staff, says Britain faces its “1937 moment”.
Delivering a speech to the Royal United Services Institute think tank, Sanders has been laying out how he plans to mobilise the army, regulars, reservists and civilians in order to deter Russian aggression.
“Let me be clear: the British Army is not mobilising to provoke war, it is mobilising to prevent war.
“We’re living through a period of history as profound as the one our forebears did 80 years ago. And now, as then, our choices will have a disproportionate effect on the future. This is our 1937 moment.”
In his first public engagement since taking up his new post earlier this month, Sanders says: “If we fail to deter, there are no good choices given the cost of a potential counterattack and the associated nuclear threat. We must therefore meet strength with strength from the outset and be unequivocally prepared to fight for Nato territory.”
“This is the war that we are mobilising to prevent by preparing to win… And in doing so, it’s my hope that we never have to fight it.”
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