General Sir Patrick Sanders, the outgoing head of the British Army, said in January Britain should train a citizen army ready to fight a war on land as tensions with Russia remain high.
Vladimir Putin has long bemoaned NATO s eastern expansion. Now Russian forces are striking dangerously close to its borders while launching massive live-fire naval drills in the alliance s backyard.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has laid bare a deep rift among leaders in NATO member state Croatia, offering a glimpse into how the war has upended the political calculus across Europe and undermined unity within the military alliance.