UK’s new foreign policy — Moscow is No 1 danger. " Britain will treat Moscow as a “hostile state”

[Litwin]

Finally, Britain political elite still has the balls to say what we all know already but our the politicians dont like to say openly " Britain will treat Moscow as a “hostile state” is a great start , I hope EU , Canada, Australia and NZ , South Korea and Japan will follow Britain´s lead

" Britain will treat Russia as a “hostile state” ....according to a landmark review of British foreign policy that Boris Johnson will publish on Tuesday. "

"UK's new foreign policy — Moscow is No 1 danger ... - The Times
www.thetimes.co.uk › article › uks-new-foreign-policy-ru...


16 hours ago — Britain will treat Russia as a “hostile state” but China primarily as a commercial ... Sunday March 14 2021, 12.01am GMT, The Sunday Times ... will be treated differently, the document brands Russia the “biggest state-based ...

 

[Fledermaus]

Finally, Britain political elite still has the balls to say what we all know already but our the politicians dont like to say openly " Britain will treat Moscow as a “hostile state” is a great start , I hope EU , Canada, Australia and NZ , South Korea and Japan will follow Britain´s lead

" Britain will treat Russia as a “hostile state” ....according to a landmark review of British foreign policy that Boris Johnson will publish on Tuesday. "

"UK's new foreign policy — Moscow is No 1 danger ... - The Times
www.thetimes.co.uk › article › uks-new-foreign-policy-ru...


16 hours ago — Britain will treat Russia as a “hostile state” but China primarily as a commercial ... Sunday March 14 2021, 12.01am GMT, The Sunday Times ... will be treated differently, the document brands Russia the “biggest state-based ...

As they should given the Novichok attacks and other actions and provocation by the Russian Federation.

 

[Peter]

The UK is about to go on a bit of a spending spree for the military to upgrade our equipment.

I honestly can't see the UK itself being invaded for the simple fact that as a relatively small island with a decent military and allies on hand we'd not be worth the effort. Russia could give it a go and maybe win but in that case I'd expect the remaining British armed forces to be given safe haven in allied basses and we could mount quite the comeback.

The Tempest fighter that's in development is already looking pretty nifty and it seems to be getting all the funding it needs to actually happen.

 

[Fledermaus]

The UK is about to go on a bit of a spending spree for the military to upgrade our equipment.

I honestly can't see the UK itself being invaded for the simple fact that as a relatively small island with a decent military and allies on hand we'd not be worth the effort. Russia could give it a go and maybe win but in that case I'd expect the remaining British armed forces to be given safe haven in allied basses and we could mount quite the comeback.

The Tempest fighter that's in development is already looking pretty nifty and it seems to be getting all the funding it needs to actually happen.

The original tempest design was incredible. I wish the luck in the new design.

 

[Lord Tammerlain]

The UK is about to go on a bit of a spending spree for the military to upgrade our equipment.

I honestly can't see the UK itself being invaded for the simple fact that as a relatively small island with a decent military and allies on hand we'd not be worth the effort. Russia could give it a go and maybe win but in that case I'd expect the remaining British armed forces to be given safe haven in allied basses and we could mount quite the comeback.

The Tempest fighter that's in development is already looking pretty nifty and it seems to be getting all the funding it needs to actually happen.

Russia is not going to invade the UK.

The Tempest will likely be cancelled as it is too expensive to develop at the same time when buying F35's, which have not been ordered to meet UK requirements

 

[Litwin]

As they should given the Novichok attacks and other actions and provocation by the Russian Federation.

Moscow is looking for weaknesses , provoking UK for many years . Its good that UK finally admit the reality of the new cold war with Moscow empire
RAF Typhoons scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft close to ...
www.raf.mod.uk › news › articles › raf-typhoons-scra...


28 Nov 2020 — Two Russian Tu-142 Bear F aircraft were intercepted. ... Russian military aircraft operating within the UK Flight Information Region can act ... with Russian military aircraft flying in this busy international airspace, RAF Typhoons ...


Royal Navy warships monitor significant Russian presence ...
www.royalnavy.mod.uk › 200412-russian-monitoring



4 Dec 2020 — The Royal Navy has monitored nine Russian vessels around the UK in recent weeks. Every move made by the Russians – a surfaced submarine, ...

Royal Navy monitored Russian warships around UK waters
www.naval-technology.com › news › royal-navy-russia...

Royal Navy tracks surfaced Russian submarine in waters ...
www.royalnavy.mod.uk › news › february › 260221-...



26 Feb 2021 — Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Mersey has tracked the movements of a surfaced Russian submarine as it sailed through waters close to the UK.



7 Dec 2020 — The UK Royal Navy has reported that it monitored nine Russian warships around the UK waters in the past two weeks. - Naval Technology.

 

[Dayton3]

The UK is about to go on a bit of a spending spree for the military to upgrade our equipment.

I honestly can't see the UK itself being invaded for the simple fact that as a relatively small island with a decent military and allies on hand we'd not be worth the effort. Russia could give it a go and maybe win but in that case I'd expect the remaining British armed forces to be given safe haven in allied basses and we could mount quite the comeback.

The Tempest fighter that's in development is already looking pretty nifty and it seems to be getting all the funding it needs to actually happen.

Why does everyone (including lots of Americans) act like an "invasion" is the only serious military threat a nation faces?

 

[Fledermaus]

Moscow is looking for weaknesses , provoking UK for many years . Its good that UK finally admit the reality of the new cold war with Moscow empire
RAF Typhoons scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft close to ...
www.raf.mod.uk › news › articles › raf-typhoons-scra...


28 Nov 2020 — Two Russian Tu-142 Bear F aircraft were intercepted. ... Russian military aircraft operating within the UK Flight Information Region can act ... with Russian military aircraft flying in this busy international airspace, RAF Typhoons ...


Royal Navy warships monitor significant Russian presence ...
www.royalnavy.mod.uk › 200412-russian-monitoring



4 Dec 2020 — The Royal Navy has monitored nine Russian vessels around the UK in recent weeks. Every move made by the Russians – a surfaced submarine, ...

Royal Navy monitored Russian warships around UK waters
www.naval-technology.com › news › royal-navy-russia...

Royal Navy tracks surfaced Russian submarine in waters ...
www.royalnavy.mod.uk › news › february › 260221-...



26 Feb 2021 — Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Mersey has tracked the movements of a surfaced Russian submarine as it sailed through waters close to the UK.



7 Dec 2020 — The UK Royal Navy has reported that it monitored nine Russian warships around the UK waters in the past two weeks. - Naval Technology.

You made a point... Spamming links doesn't help things.

 

[Fledermaus]

Why does everyone (including lots of Americans) act like an "invasion" is the only serious military threat a nation faces?

That is a very interesting question of which I have no answer...

 

[dave8383]

The UK is about to go on a bit of a spending spree for the military to upgrade our equipment.

I honestly can't see the UK itself being invaded for the simple fact that as a relatively small island with a decent military and allies on hand we'd not be worth the effort. Russia could give it a go and maybe win but in that case I'd expect the remaining British armed forces to be given safe haven in allied basses and we could mount quite the comeback.

The Tempest fighter that's in development is already looking pretty nifty and it seems to be getting all the funding it needs to actually happen.

What do you think the US would do if Russia attacked the UK?

 

[dave8383]

Why does everyone (including lots of Americans) act like an "invasion" is the only serious military threat a nation faces?

The important thing is that the people who count don't think that's "the only serious military threat a nation faces".

 

[Litwin]

What do you think the US would do if Russia attacked the UK?

Topic: Collective defence - Article 5 - NATO


and Moscow thugs know it , it wouldn't be Georgian and Ukrainian if they joined NATO in 2008 . " During the NATO summit in Bucharest, United States and Poland called for Georgia to be allowed to join the Membership Action Plan (MAP). The alliance decided not to offer Georgia a MAP due to opposition from several countries, led by Germany and France, who feared the decision would anger Russia. "
Strengthening ties between NATO, Ukraine and Georgia ...
www.atlanticcouncil.org › blogs › ukrainealert › strengt...



24 Nov 2020 — Joining NATO may not be a realistic short-term objective for either country, but they both have much to offer the alliance and share a range of ...


NATO Enlargement to Ukraine and Georgia: Old ... - JSTOR
www.jstor.org › stable


by D Lazarević · 2009 · Cited by 9 — Soviet republics to join the Alliance, with a primary focus on relations ... 2008 that Ukraine and Georgia would eventually become NATO member states. ... cerns about NATO enlargement with respect to Russia; thus, it will not address the po- ...

 

[Peter]

What do you think the US would do if Russia attacked the UK?

I'd expect the US to help as per the NATO treaty but there's always a chance you could decide not to for prefectly valid reasons.

 

[Manc Skipper]

Russia is not going to invade the UK.

The Tempest will likely be cancelled as it is too expensive to develop at the same time when buying F35's, which have not been ordered to meet UK requirements

Russia tells the UK Prime Sinister what to say and what to think.

 

[Peter]

The Tempest will likely be cancelled as it is too expensive to develop at the same time when buying F35's, which have not been ordered to meet UK requirements

I'm optimistic about Tempest.
There are rumours that F-35 orders will be cut and the money saved put into Tempest and Sweeden and Itally have both joined the program. With all the talk about renewing British defence manufacting at the moment with large orders for ships for the Navy I think Tempest has a 75% chance of being built and into squadron use.

 

[Dayton3]

Finally, Britain political elite still has the balls to say what we all know already but our the politicians dont like to say openly " Britain will treat Moscow as a “hostile state” is a great start , I hope EU , Canada, Australia and NZ , South Korea and Japan will follow Britain´s lead

" Britain will treat Russia as a “hostile state” ....according to a landmark review of British foreign policy that Boris Johnson will publish on Tuesday. "

You can bet that United Kingdom will still not allocate enough in their defense budgets to make a real difference in their deployable military.

That said even without NATO, the U.S. would help the British if it was attacked.

 

[Peter]

You can bet that United Kingdom will still not allocate enough in their defense budgets to make a real difference in their deployable military.

That said even without NATO, the U.S. would help the British if it was attacked.

The UK has just announced the largest increase in defence spending since the end of the Cold War.
We've recently moved back to 4th in the world league for defence spending which is pretty impresive for a country our size.

 

[dave8383]

I'd expect the US to help as per the NATO treaty but there's always a chance you could decide not to for prefectly valid reasons.

I suppose but I can't imagine it. I view the UK as our strongest ally.

 

[Dayton3]

The UK has just announced the largest increase in defence spending since the end of the Cold War.
We've recently moved back to 4th in the world league for defence spending which is pretty impresive for a country our size.

Good. For one year. But will UK make a ten year (or longer) commitment to increasing defense spending.

And IIRC, the British count military pensions as part of their defense spending, so raw spending doesn't necessarily mean a more capable military.

 

[Peter]

Good. For one year. But will UK make a ten year (or longer) commitment to increasing defense spending.

And IIRC, the British count military pensions as part of their defense spending, so raw spending doesn't necessarily mean a more capable military.

Nope.
It's for the next 4 years at the very least.
The plan is to help revive ship building in the UK which we used to be rather excellent at having a maritime empire.

I'd post a link but my stupid tablet im on doesn't want to do that for some unknown reason and I'm about as tech savvy as a stone.

 

[Dayton3]

Nope.
It's for the next 4 years at the very least.
The plan is to help revive ship building in the UK which we used to be rather excellent at having a maritime empire.

I'd post a link but my stupid tablet im on doesn't want to do that for some unknown reason and I'm about as tech savvy as a stone.

I would be interested to see United Kingdoms coming plans for the Royal Navy. Historically they've been the second strongest navy in the Western world.

 

[Litwin]

The UK has just announced the largest increase in defence spending since the end of the Cold War.
We've recently moved back to 4th in the world league for defence spending which is pretty impresive for a country our size.

its very logical , UK was attacked with chemical and nuclear weapons by Moscow´s KGB state terrorists thugs
"Death of Alexander Litvinenko 'was a nuclear attack on the streets of London'"

 

[Peter]

Up until WW2 the Royal Navy was the largest in the world by far.
It's the reason we had such a vast empire despite only ever having a modest army.

Obviously we can't afford anything like it now.

 

[Litwin]

Up until WW2 the Royal Navy was the largest in the world by far.
It's the reason we had such a vast empire despite only ever having a modest army.

Obviously we can't afford anything like it now.

do you think that Royal Navy has to be the largest in the world in order to stop Moscow empire aggression ?

Tour Russia Admiral Kuznetsov worst aircraft carrier shipyard ...
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1 Nov 2018 — "The main problem with the ship is that it has a very problematic propulsion system," Dmitry Gorenburg, a senior research scientist at the Center ...

 

[joko104]

It's all about kissing Xi Jinping's ass now.