France’s top general says Russia could attack in five years
Thierry Burkhard, the Forces Armées’ departing chief, says Europe has work to do
RUSSIA IS REARMING fast enough to be a “real threat” to Europe within five years, says General Thierry Burkhard. That is towards the low end of the estimates among his military and intelligence peers. By 2030, he tells The Economist, “Russia will possess the means once again to pose a military threat to Western countries, and European countries in particular.”
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