{"id":283915,"date":"2024-03-19T07:53:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T07:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=283915"},"modified":"2024-03-20T09:06:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T09:06:36","slug":"latvia-urging-uk-to-prepare-for-war-with-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=283915","title":{"rendered":"Latvia urging UK to \u2018prepare for war\u2019 with Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lucas Leiroz \u2013 Aletho News March 18, 2024<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The Baltic countries continue their \u201cpreparation for war with Russia.\u201d Now, as if it were not enough to engage in a suicidal militarization campaign, Latvia is also demanding that the main NATO countries, such as the UK, also begin adopting radical measures to prepare for the \u201cinevitable\u201d confrontation with Moscow. The main Latvian criticism of the British concerns the military service, with the Baltic country asking the UK to immediately resume conscription policies to increase the size of its forces.<\/p>\n

Latvia\u2019s foreign minister,\u00a0Krisjanis Karins<\/a>, stated that all NATO countries should follow the Latvian example when it comes to military preparation. According to him, it is necessary to implement special militarization measures and improve defense capacity in the face of the supposed \u201cRussian threat\u201d, which is why Western countries should unite in a common military policy. Karins believes that not all NATO states are efficiently engaged in this military preparation process. In this regard, he criticizes even the stance of key countries in the bloc, such as the UK.<\/p>\n

Karins was asked by a journalist from The Telegraph<\/em> about whether London should adopt mandatory military service for its citizens. He resolutely responded that Latvia \u201cstrongly recommends\u201d such an attitude. According to Karins, Latvia is developing a system called \u201ctotal defense\u201d, in which all the country\u2019s efforts are directed towards expanding military capacity. Efforts include all sectors of civil society, thus requiring a system of total mobilization within which mandatory military service is vital.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would strongly recommend this. We are developing and fleshing out a system of what we call a total defense involving all parts of civil society,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Recently, advancing its militarization policies, Latvia reintroduced military conscription. The measure was justified by the supposed need to expand the \u201cactive and ready reserve\u201d, given the apparent \u201cimminence\u201d of an armed conflict. Under current Latvian law, all male citizens between 18 and 27 must complete at least one year of military service \u2013 including Latvians living abroad. Karins praises this model and calls on the entire West to adopt it, jointly engaging in \u201ctotal defense\u201d.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, Karins also stated that a growth in defense spending is \u201cinevitable\u201d, thus asking London to reach the minimum target of 3% of GDP with military affairs. The top Latvian diplomat also praised the Finnish recruitment system. According to him, Finland has a small active army, but an extremely strong and \u201cwell-trained\u201d reserve, making it possible to immediately enlist citizens for war, if necessary. Karins states that Latvia was inspired by the Finnish model and that all countries should do the same.<\/p>\n

In fact, discussions about increasing militarization in the UK are already growing rapidly. Recently, British defense minister Grant Shapps called on the country to prepare for a situation of conflict on multiple fronts in the next five years. According to Shapps, tensions will worsen in the near future, and the UK needs to be prepared to face countries like Russia, China, Iran and North Korea.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn five years\u2019 time we could be looking at multiple theaters [of conflict] including Russia, China, Iran and North Korea (..) Ask yourself, looking at today\u2019s conflicts across the world, is it more likely that that number grows or reduces? I suspect we all know the answer. It\u2019s likely to grow, so 2024 must mark an inflection point,\u201d he said at\u00a0the time<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the same vein, the UK\u2019s Chief of the General Staff,\u00a0Patrick Sanders<\/a>, has constantly made controversial statements praising anti-Russian warmongering mentality and encouraging his country towards militarization. According to him, the conflict in Ukraine creates an \u201cimperative\u201d for the reconstruction of the British army. Sanders believes that London needs to be able to fight a protracted war on European soil.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is now a burning imperative to forge an Army capable of fighting alongside our allies and defeating Russia in battle (\u2026) We are the generation that must prepare the Army to fight in Europe once again,\u201d Sanders said. He also recently called on the UK to adopt a system of broad militarization, training \u201ccitizen soldiers<\/a>\u201c. The aim would be to create a strong reserve army among the common people of the country. Indeed, what Sanders calls a \u201ccitizen army\u201d is in practice just a disguised model of total mobilization.<\/p>\n

As we can see, Latvia\u2019s bellicose ideas may receive broad domestic support in the UK. Currently, the British army has only 75,983 soldiers. Jointly, the army, navy and air force have 184,865 active-duty personnel. The numbers are the lowest in the country since the Napoleonic Wars, which has \u201cworried\u201d pro-war militants. In practice, Western officials and decision-makers have been constantly deceived by their own propaganda, which is why many people actually believe in the \u201cnecessity\u201d of fighting Russia.<\/p>\n

The main problem is that these measures confront the reality of Western countries. In the UK, there is currently a serious\u00a0economic crisis<\/a>, with the country falling into recession and criticism of the government increasing sharply. Engaging in a process of militarization would be, in addition to dangerous and unnecessary, a truly \u201csuicidal\u201d measure for the national economy. It remains to be seen whether this reality will be admitted by the local government or whether irrational pro-war tendencies will prevail in the country.<\/p>\n

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