Russia is preparing for war, British military experts warn (Mirror)

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Russia is preparing for war, a top Defence Minister warned senior military officers on Wednesday.

Tory Mark Lancaster insisted the Kremlin was getting ready for conflict after learning lessons from recent battles it has fought.

And the new head of the Army warned of an โ€œexistentialโ€ threat to Britain as he outlined the strength of Vladimir Putin โ€™s military. Armed Forces Minister Mr Lancaster became the latest senior Conservative to voice fears over growing Kremlin aggression.

He told the Royal United Services Instituteโ€™s annual land warfare conference in London: โ€œSpin the globe and look at the world from Russiaโ€™s perspective.

โ€œConsider how they might view threats, and whilst we donโ€™t know whether they view conflict as inevitable, they are preparing for it.โ€ Lancaster also rejected claims Moscowโ€™s use of cyber operations and proxies shows they โ€œdonโ€™t intend to get their hands dirtyโ€. Read more

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