Nato is not ready for a war with Russia, a British general has warned.

Alliance countries have supported Ukraine with arms and financial aid since Russia’s invasion began but have been careful to avoid any actions that could draw them into the war.

General Sir Richard Barrons, head of Joint Forces Command from 2013-16, was asked in a hearing of the UK parliamentary defence committee on Tuesday at what point Nato would be left with no option but to fight Russia.

He said Nato “will have a call to make” if Russian forces were able to reverse their fortunes and threaten larger parts of Ukraine than they are targeting in the new eastern offensive. “And that call would be easier if we had made any preparations at all to act in those circumstances at the speed required, and we have not,” he said.

“The second aspect would be if whatever happens in Ukraine causes president Putin to escalate it for his own purposes into other parts of Nato. Then it’s a very much easier question because we’ll be dealing with a breach of Article 5 [Nato’s mutual defence pact].”

He went on: “My overall concern in answering that question it that the main reason we are keen to avoid a war between Russia and Nato is that Nato isn't ready. And we should be ashamed of that.”

Realist12:
It's funny how the west are avoiding a war on their home ground, but are encouraging Zelenski and supporting him to destroy his home. We all have to know our real enemies.

omenkaLives:
Who knows, this gentleman just might be applying one of the 48 Laws of Power which admonishes that it is better your enemies assume you're very weak than powerful as such could work eventually in your favour.

But I'm sure their enemy, in this case, Russia, knows exactly what their capabilities are.

ipobarethieves:
lighting will surely strike Moscow/Putin

omenkaLives:
Who knows, this gentleman just might be applying one of the 48 Laws of Power which admonishes that it is better your enemies assume you're very weak than powerful as such could work eventually in your favour.

But I'm sure their enemy, in this case, Russia, knows exactly what their capabilities are.

omenkaLives:
Who knows, this gentleman just might be applying one of the 48 Laws of Power which admonishes that it is better your enemies assume you're very weak than powerful as such could work eventually in your favour.

But I'm sure their enemy, in this case, Russia, knows exactly what their capabilities are.

tamdun:

Exactly, if nato is avoiding war with Russia, then Ukraine had no chance at all, I'll say this again, Russia is still handling ukraine with kid gloves

Truvelisback:
NATO is avoiding war that Ukraine refused to avoid.

Puremaker8:
or my father

yanabasee:
Nuclear war will be disastrous and it will affect the entire world... Not just NATO and Russia... But every inhabitant on earth...


I will pray that those people siding either Russia or Ukraine should look into a peaceful resolution to this unwanted grooming war were seeing from afar...

Kingsnairaland:
Nato knows what nuclear war can do imagine New York city gone wiped out from earth.

Imagine London gone.

Chelsea, Manchester united gone.

Moscow gone

They know the impact yet they act like they own the world.

They better follow peace before they all die together.


God bless putin God bless mother Russia m

Realist12:
It's funny how the west are avoiding a war on their home ground, but are encouraging Zelenski and supporting him to destroy his home. We all have to know our real enemies.