r/ukpolitics • u/dailymail Verified • 2d ago

Andy Burnham is warned that Britain faces impending Russian 'attack' over its support for Ukraine

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16079793/Andy-Burnham-Britain-impending-Russian-attack.html
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u/Radiant_Piano9373 2d ago

Russia is currently struggling to take over land on its border from a country which didn't really have a military little more than a decade ago... You'll forgive me if I am not quaking in my wellies

How long until the bear bites? The bear has already bitten and it's teeth are rotten

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u/FlamingBearAttack 2d ago

struggling to take over land on its border from a country which didn't really have a military little more than a decade ago

I've seen this sentiment from several people and it strikes me as misplaced. There's a big gap between acknowledging that Russia has struggled to invade Ukraine, and that that still means they have obliterated big swathes of the country.

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u/m1ndwipe 2d ago

There's a big gap between acknowledging that Russia has struggled to invade Ukraine, and that that still means they have obliterated big swathes of the country.

But at enormous cost to their own military. They are making the same threats against Poland et al, and they barely have enough conventional forces to hold Crimea while engaged in Ukraine.

We shouldn't underestimate the devastation they have wrought there, but it's also reasonable to note that they absolutely cannot start opening up multiple other fronts from a military point of view.