Seeking “revenge” for Moscow’s losses, top military officials are reportedly begging the Russian leader to replace his “special military operation” slogan with a cry of total war – which would allow the Kremlin to mobilize its wrath. of. Moscow calls its actions in Ukraine a “special operation” to disarm Ukraine and protect it from fascists, but Kyiv and Western leaders say this is a false pretext for an unprovoked war of Russian aggression. “The armies are outraged that the attack in Kyiv failed,” a source close to the Russian military leaders told The Telegraph. “The people of the army are seeking revenge for the failures of the past and want to go further in Ukraine.” If Putin declares war on his neighbor, Moscow could recruit more conscripts – who could also be held for longer than usual – to impose martial law and offer increased support from its international allies, such as p. as Belarus. It follows warnings from the West that Putin could use Russia’s Victory Day celebrations on May 9 to pave the way for a “bigger call to arms.” Defense Secretary Ben Wallace gave his voice to warnings that the annual parade could be used to declare war. He told LBC that Putin, having “failed” in most of his goals in the war with Ukraine, could declare war on the “Nazis of the world”. He said: “I will not be surprised. . . that he will probably declare on May Day that “we are now at war with the Nazis of the world and we must mobilize the Russian people en masse.” He continued: “Putin, having failed in almost all goals, can seek to consolidate what he has. . . and is just a kind of cancer development within the country. “We have to help the Ukrainians get off the cliff effectively and keep up the momentum.” His comments came amid reports that Britain is sending about 8,000 troops to take part in exercises across Eastern Europe. The historic move, which will also deploy dozens of tanks to countries ranging from Finland to northern Macedonia this summer, will mark the largest development in Europe since the Cold War. The thousands of British troops will be joined by tens of thousands of troops from NATO and the Joint Expeditionary Force, which includes Finland and Sweden. The plans have been in the works for a long time, according to the Ministry of Defense (MoD), but were strengthened in response to what Russia calls a “special military operation” in Ukraine. Mr Wallace said: “Europe’s security has never been more important. “These exercises will see our troops join forces with allies and partners across NATO and the Joint Expeditionary Force in a show of solidarity and strength in one of the greatest joint developments since the Cold War.”
