Admiral Tony Radakin, who is the Chief of Defence Staff and the head of the UK s armed forces, said the despot was fully aware Nato would crush him if he tried to launch an offensive.
Ukraine said its soldiers had liberated an eighth village, Piatykhatky - in the southern Zaporizhzhia region - from Moscow s grasp - amid claims from Kyiv that its forces had inflicted significant loses .
The figures also revealed that 91% of British adults reported their general cost of living had increased, up from 88% earlier this month (pictured in a graph).
EXCLUSIVE: Britons already facing a cost of living crisis are now paying almost £3 more for an average shopping basket than they were a year ago, according to new data.
Prices of the salty snack have already been driven up by 9.6% in the last 12 months due to a spike in the cost of potatoes, but now they could rise a further 2.2%, say experts.