The UK’s top ‘other ranks’ soldier has said that British troops must be ready to fight Russia, and should prepare their families for the prospect of an “extended” deployment.

His advice comes after the UK’s new head of General Staff said that British forces must become capable of “defeating Russia in battle.”

Writing for the latest issue of the British Army’s ‘Soldier’ magazine, Carney said that “the Army is shaping itself to meet the threat from Russia,” and “will be ready, with the right equipment, to play our part in deterring a future war in Europe.”

  • @supersolid_snake
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    312 years ago

    The British won’t. They don’t do wars against people that can fight back.

    • @PolandIsAStateOfMind
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      2 years ago

      They still aren’t out of PTSD from Boer Wars, and they won it overall.

      • @frippa@lemmy.ml
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        132 years ago

        I always think about the boer wars as I think about the US civil war, assholes (UK, North) against slavers (South, boers)

        • @Shrike502
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          32 years ago

          Were boer of the period slavers? Worse slavers than the UK?

          • @frippa@lemmy.ml
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            52 years ago

            Yes boers were Dutch settler sthat enslaved local African people, when the British abolished Slavery about 10k boers went up north to found boer “republics”

            • @Shrike502
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              42 years ago

              Interesting. Somehow that was an aspect of the Boer Wars that I’ve missed. Thanks!