Russian serviceman. File photoMOSCOW, June 19The new head of the British army, Patrick Sanders, called for an army capable of «defeating Russia.» «There is an urgent need to create an army that can fight alongside our allies and defeat Russia in battle «, — quotes the Independent edition of the words from Sanders' appeal to his subordinates. He also noted that his generation should prepare the army «to fight in Europe again.» Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, and sanctions dealt a severe blow to the global economy. According to him, the main goal of the West is to worsen the lives of millions of people.
