Whole nation must step up amid Russian threat to Nato, armed forces chief warns
All country The country will need to take steps to ensure it can continue to function in a crisis environment Threats to the UK are increasingThe head of the British armed forces will warn.
To reveal the necessity of a society-wide approach to “defense and deterrence”, chief of defense staff Sir Richard Knighton will say the situation is “more dangerous than I have ever seen in my career”.
He will urge “people who are not soldiers, sailors or airmen to still invest their skills and money in increasing national resilience.”
It comes like this New head of MI6 He is preparing to warn that Britain is already on the opposing front Russia and argue that the UK faces an “age of uncertainty” as the rules of engagement are rewritten by hostile actors.
Chief of the Defense Staff Sir Richard Knighton confirmed the deployment (Lucy North/PA) (PA Wire)
In his first public speech in this role, Blaise Metreweli will address the acute threat posed by “aggressive, expansionist and revisionist” Russia.
And in a speech Royal United Services Institute (Rusi) On Monday, Sir Richard is expected to say: “Our armed forces need to be ready to fight and win at all times, which is why readiness is such a priority.
“But deterrence is also about our resilience against these threats, it is about how we harness our national power, from universities to industry, from the rail network to the NHS.
“This is about our defense and resilience being a higher national priority for all of us. An ‘all-in’ mentality.”
“And this will require people who are not soldiers, sailors or airmen to still invest their skills and money in innovation and problem solving on behalf of the nation.”
Sir Richard will warn that the Russian leadership has made clear its desire to “challenge, contain, divide and ultimately destroy”. NATO.”
Discussing the threats facing Britain, he will say: “The situation is more dangerous than I have known in my entire career, and the response requires more than strengthening our armed forces.
“A new era in defense does not only mean our army and soldiers. state “Taking a step like we did means our entire nation taking a step.”
It will announce £50 million for new defense technical excellence colleges providing short courses aimed at ensuring new and existing staff in the defense sector can access training more quickly.
Department of Defense He said he would also discuss “the need to rebuild our defense capabilities and the national infrastructure that supports that resilience.”
On defense spending, Sir Richard is expected to say: “As I look ahead to the prospect of the largest sustained increase in defense spending since the end of the Cold War, I find myself in a position that none of my predecessors have faced in my career.
“And that’s because the price of peace is increasing.”
Meanwhile, speaking at MI6’s headquarters in Vauxhall, London, Metreweli said: “There is no doubt about Putin, our support is permanent. The pressure we put on behalf of Ukraine will continue.”
Sir Richard to call for society-wide approach to ‘defence and deterrence’
“Exporting chaos is a feature, not a bug, in Russia’s approach to international engagement, and we must be prepared for this to continue until Putin is forced to change his calculus.”
He is also expected to claim that “the frontline is everywhere” as a result of the Kremlin’s use of hybrid warfare tactics, including disinformation, sabotage and cyber attacks.
It comes after the head of the Royal Navy warned earlier this month that Britain must “step up” on defense or risk losing its advantage in the Atlantic at a time when Russia continues to spend billions of dollars on its naval capabilities.
First Sea Lord General Sir Gwyn Jenkins said in a speech in London that there was “no room for complacency”. Moscow The North is investing heavily in its fleet.
Sir Gwyn said there had been a sudden increase in “Russian incursion into our waters” – activity most evident in the presence of spy ships such as the Yantar close to UK waters – but warned: “What concerns me most is what is going on beneath the waves.”
The government announced at the beginning of this year that Britain’s defense and security spending would increase by 5 percent. GDP by 2035 at the latest.
Last week, NATO general secretary Mark Rutte warned Europe He said Russia was “the next target” and that countries should prepare for “the scale of war that our grandparents or great-grandfathers endured.”
Sir Richard is expected to say: “We are heading towards uncertainty, and that uncertainty is deepening both as our adversaries become more capable and unpredictable, and as unprecedented technology change unfolds.”
