Field Marshal Lord Richards who is the UK’s most senior “five star” ranking army military officer has warned that Ukraine will not win the war against Russia.
He said without NATO forces Ukraine will not be able to drive Russian troops out of Ukraine.
The Field Marshal previously led NATO and British soldiers in Afghanistan said that Kyiv’s allies have failed Ukraine.
Speaking to The Independent podcast World of Trouble, the Field Marshal said, “What we have done in the case of Ukraine is encourage Ukraine to fight, but not given them the means to win.”
He added, “My view is that they would not win.”
The former Commando was asked, “Could not win, even with the right resources?”
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He responded, “No.”
The Independent asked, “Even with the right resources?”
He said, “No, they haven’t got the manpower.”
Lord Richards told the podcast, “Unless we were to go in with them – which we won’t do because Ukraine is not an existential issue for us. It clearly is for the Russians, by the way.
“We’ve decided because it’s not an existential issue, we will not go to war. We are, you can argue – and I absolutely accept it – in some sort of hybrid war [with Russia]. But that’s not the same as a shooting war in which our soldiers are dying in large numbers.
“Despite our attraction for all they’ve achieved and our genuine affections for so many Ukrainians, I’m just still in this school that says this is not in our vital national interests.
“My instinct is that the best Ukraine can do, and you already see President Zelensky, who’s an inspirational leader … the best they can do is a sort of a score draw.”
The Field Marshal added to The Independent, “I think Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form,” [Trump wrote on social media.]
“With time, patience, and the financial support of Europe and, in particular, Nato, the original Borders from where this War started, is very much an option.
“Russia has been fighting aimlessly for three and a half years a War that should have taken a Real Military Power less than a week to win.
“This is not distinguishing Russia. In fact, it is very much making them look like ‘a paper tiger’.”
