UK warned ‘time is now’ for mobilisation as Russia war threat looms | UK | News
The new bombshell report warned that Britain must act now and strengthen its military. Military planners are being told to urgently expand recruitment into the armed forces, warning that “the range of regular action is limited”.
The report, prepared by think tank RUSI, is expected to raise concerns in Whitehall amid rising tensions over Britain’s defense spending after the Prime Minister last week failed to confirm when the government’s military funding plan would be published. Analysis suggests Britain’s ground forces may need to double to counter the growing threat of conflict with Russia. RUSI Senior Fellow Paul O’Neill said Britain should have increased its military strength “10 years ago”.
he said Sun That Britain has a “tradition” of “doing these things too late”. O’Neill said: “We need to increase our capacity to absorb more reserves and then bring in more.”
Tensions between Russia and the UK have intensified in recent weeks, with Russia warning that it was preparing appropriate measures in response to attempts by UK authorities to seize ships linked to the so-called stay-behind fleet.
Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrei Kelin told the UK that they should “think carefully” about the consequences, including legal ones, of actions taken against Russian-linked ships.
Earlier this month, World War 3 fears rose once again when Russian propagandists were caught brazenly discussing the possibility of launching “nuclear or non-nuclear” attacks on the UK and any country that seized ships that were part of the country’s so-called stay-behind fleet.
Talk show host Vladimir Solovyov said: “Why don’t we say, for example, that any country that tries to seize a ship (we don’t care which) will be subjected to a nuclear or non-nuclear missile attack by us?
The UK has a much smaller military than Russia and is ranked 2nd worldwide, with the UK ranked 8th, according to 2026 Global Firepower data.
