France in the crosshairs of Russia

War in Ukraine, terrorism, hybrid attacks, disintegration of international order or consequences of global warming, crises are multiplying and overlapping … Meanwhile, without visible improvement General Burkhard: « We are in the face of a change in strategic benchmark. However, I can struggle to discern what might be the short -term exit or stabilization doors. Furthermore, I believe that we are rather faced with something that I call the clip effects. Moreover, Do not expect visible horizon. Meanwhile, when I france crosshairs russia get back and therefore it is not worth saying: I will make my back. We must rather prepare to manage the world as it is today in front of us, it is the reality. »

And in the world as it is. Russia is part of almost all threats, says the chief of staff of the armies. It is a nuisance power including at sea. under the seas, “ So it is first of all the Russian attack nuclear submarines who regularly enter into the North Atlantic and then sometimes descend into the Mediterranean, and who obviously seek to monitor the areas that are important for us, but also among the British, possibly also on the American coast. It is an embarrassing presence. There are also specialized means of action under the sea to conduct more precise actions along the underwater cables. »

Frictions in the air. in space too, france crosshairs russia Russia despite considerable losses in Ukraine, still has General Burkhard, a leading army: “” Russia is a complete army model, but until the end of the nails! I do not see any capacity that has been lacking since the capacities of jamming. electronic warfare with air defense systems, artillery/fire systems in depth, with a staging. The Russian army has everything. Nuclear power too. With terrestrial vectors. submarine vectors, long-range aviation vectors, strategic weapons, tactical weapons, with a doctrine and a chain of command which is extremely robust, tested, surveyed. »

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Russia, a lasting threat

Moscow’s objective is to destabilize France, but also Great Britain, the two European powers with nuclear weapons, estimates General Burkhard, with the ambition, by domino effect, to constrain the rest of the continent, “ The france crosshairs russia war in Ukraine for Russia is existential and it absolutely wants to obtain what it has set as a goal or at least what Putin has set as objective, with probably as a sought -after final state, weaken Europe and dismantle NATO. This is the objective of Russia, it is Putin’s objective. To get there. she has set up a war economy that runs at full speed today, that means that Russia will continue to rearm at that rate. And so it is estimated that before 2030. it will again constitute a real threat to our borders, on the eastern flank of Europe. »

Europe’s security is therefore played in Ukraine and kyiv’s defeat, insists General Burkhard, is said to be a European defeat. There is an emergency, time is now counted.

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