Europe would not be able to sustain war of attrition with Russia, defence officials say

The officials warning Europe isn't ready happen to be the ones asking for the budget to fix it.

Security experts fear Putin may be winning hybrid war with the west amid rise of pro-Kremlin, far-right parties Defence planners working with Nato fear that if war broke out with Russia, Europe could not currently sustain a prolonged war of attrition owing to a public lack of war readiness, a conference on the future of European military coordination heard this week. The pessimism reflects concern that Russia may be winning a so-called hybrid war with Europe, weakening the options available to Nato war planners in the event of military conflict. Continue reading...

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