NEWSWATCH: “‘VLAD WILL SMASH BRITAIN IN ONE DAY!’; Russians plot to turn UK into Siberian-style labour camp over claims Putin could defeat British Army ‘in a single afternoon’; Report slating the state of the army was met with glee in Moscow and by Russian internet users” – The Sun (UK)/WILL STEWART

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“A report claiming Russia could wipe out the British Army in one day was met with glee in Moscow – with some Russians admitting they want to turn Britain into a giant gulag. … * * * A paper by the Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research (CHACR) … at the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst, warned that severe budget cuts had ‘effectively removed’ Britain’s ability to ‘deliver and sustain’ an effective fighting force against a foe like Putin. The Ministry of Defence insisted the Army was ‘ready and capable of deploying a potent, large-scale, war-fighting force … with sufficient notice’.”

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