Army could 'absolutely' beat Putin but MUST be protected from cuts, warns ex Armed Forces Minister

The British Army is fully prepared for war and is capable of defeating Russia with the support of NATO, despite recent criticisms suggesting it is ill-equipped and unable to field a division for combat.
Tory MP James Heappey, a former Army officer, emphasises the significance of the British Army's role, highlighting its reputation as one of the very best, if not the best, army pound for pound in NATO.
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[@eloyramirez54]

In Afghanistan and Iraq the US soldiers referred to the UK soldiers as "the borrowers". Because they were constantly borrowing ammo, night vision optics, MRES ect. Even Water. They were fine brave guys. Professional and well trained. But they were never equipped for opps.

[@icu17siberia]

Thats true. Further, they were often under-supported as far as air assets.

[@MaxM-vt2fg]

The less air support they had, the more they had to fight for themselves.

[@peaceb4]

If the brave men and women who survived WW2 still held positions of power and influence we would never have got into this position!

[@stephenscering1776]

They were never in a position of power or control! Then look at who is running the government, baby boomers they learned there corruption from somewhere and it's safe to say from there leaders, it's a never end8ng cycle of that one rotten apple spoiled the bunch

[@daveward4358]

But would they not be 98+ yrs old now?

[@miguellucena7881]

The problem is that in most cases people who are older, they are the ones that make the choices for and by this time they are either resting in peace or too old

[@dananorth895]

It's been said it only takes 3 generations for the children to squander the family fortune. Seems to take that long for younger generations to forget the acquired knowledge of previous older generations.

[@djondoow2217]

Yeah, 'if'. If my aunty did have a moustache she would be my uncle.

[@larrywongthupeng201]

You could filled up Wembly Stadium with the whole of the British Army of mission capable soldiers and still have 30,000 empty seats.

[@ianwood3491]

,and the Navy

[@FontaineDerby]

Not true. Wembley Stadium holds 90,000. The British Army's size is 75,325 as at April 2024, leaving 14,675 seats unoccupied. The Royal Navy has 29,220 full-time, trained personnel - as well as 2,730 reservist personnel. 75,325 Army + 29,220 = 104,544. So the British Army and Royal Navy together would not all fit into Wembley. Source: MOD - Quarterly Service Personnel Statistics: 2024 UK service personnel statistics on strengths, requirements, intake, applications and outflow, by service for 2024. From: Ministry of Defence Published 7 March 2024 Forcesnet - What is the strength of the Royal Navy? 5th January 2024 at 5:30pm

[@latenerd2441]

@@FontaineDerby So enough for 6 months worth of operations in Ukraine. Thats not much

[@maryginger4877]

@@FontaineDerby Russia, excluding conscription, has 1,500 volunteers a week of which they accept 1,000

[@bigboyshit1]

@@maryginger4877- account created 2 years ago 😂😂😂 🤖🇷🇺🤖🇷🇺🤖🇷🇺🤖🇷🇺🤖🇷🇺

[@JamesSmith-je7vf]

“There is always money for war. You never hear political leaders say they can't go to war because the country can't afford it. They claim not to have money for the poor, homeless and hungry, but war? It's never a problem.” -DI

[@dominiclane8538]

Its an absolute disgrace what these idiotic politicians have done to the armed forces and the country has a whole .

[@niburu1508]

The tories have other priorities

[@patsanters2741]

@@Dotty-aqb50 I agree, but Usa tell Uk seems Uk does anything Usa asks in which should not be .

[@niburu1508]

@@Dotty-aqb50 too many warmongers/ profiteers to do that.

[@paintsilj]

Britain helped AMERICA and NATO to start this war between Russia and Ukraine. We've been training their troops since 2014 on Salisbury Plains. Disgusting leaders.

[@johnadam2885]

What do you expect the politicians to do when the country does not have money ? There is no way Britain can match Russia.

[@denu1879]

We can't even find a damn dentist yet our government thinks it's ready for a war with Russia is a utter joke.

[@Skippy1307]

Not a chance..I left the Army 3yrs ago after serving 17yrs. The Military now has become so woke and weak minded..Many of the good personell serving are tired of the changes for the worst

[@dananorth895]

The weak minded SHOULD NOT BE CHANGING the military! The Military SHOULD BE CHANGING and EDUCATING the simple, weak minded fools who think they know it all. They know nothing, have no life experience or accomplishments and place their values in idiotic ideologies. The business of life is survival....first and formost.

[@user-tf3dt6wv3g]

People only perceiver that job for the pension. Day to day work routine is horrendous

[@reload.8056]

Send all the employees of the sun to the front lines

[@wanyonyirobert2735]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@LordFlashheart.11]

And government!

[@SeanP7195]

The UK is kidding themselves thinking their tiny army could handle a 1200km front like in the Ukraine.

[@Imprudentman]

Who is Britain going to fight with on a front of such length? Of course, with Russia. Is not it ?

[@SeanP7195]

@@Imprudentman With? Maybe nobody. Which is why they need to stop handing out goodie bags to immigrants and get their house in order.

[@Imprudentman]

@@SeanP7195 What's wrong with bags of sweets for migrants? About 70,000 soldiers and 23,000 sailors can eventually transform into any army. The Reichswehr in 1932 had 100,000 soldiers. By 1945, 20 million Germans had passed through the Wehrmacht. Why do you need this?

[@SeanP7195]

@@Imprudentman I mean, does this require a response? The UK brags about its military (apparently they think every soldier is a T-1000). Yet, what you are suggesting is to just let it become a slash and dash conscript army. It sounds like you’ve never been in the military. You cannot have an Army with all conscripts just drawn up.

[@SeanP7195]

@@Imprudentman You do also realize that it takes a good 10 soldiers for every combat soldier right? That’s actually a low number. It’s closer to 15-1.

[@widerje]

UK is a not a conventional force. They could barely field 50k Frontline infantry....if that. UK is not a major force any longer. Pretending UK could handle Russia is beyond ignorant.

[@It-che-Pu-whole]

It never would be fighting Russia alone under any circumstances. All it has to be is a cog in the larger NATO machine. And NATO as a whole would stomp Russia . Also Russias army has been badly mauled in Ukraine. They are no longer the threat they were 40 years ago ,nowhere near.

[@lakeliving2013]

Thev have divested in their military because they are under the umbrella of NATO and the United States..

[@lakeliving2013]

The UK has divested in their military because they are under the umbrella of NATO and the US..

[@stevenellis2776]

1984 150k army included 50k BAOR, now 50k total.

[@user-pq3ow6rl7z]

@@It-che-Pu-wholeI NATO intervention is WW3 , no one will win , everyone will lose and only the southern hemisphere may be a place to live decently

[@markwillies7666]

I think Argentina must be thinking that they stand a chance now with the Falklands

[@kimkristensen2816]

Well they just bought Danish F16 on behalf of US wishes

[@clivecartey]

@@kimkristensen2816 ........and the US is meant to be our No.1 Ally...?!

[@tara1941]

They could if they used rubber boats ,

[@chrisgroves6977]

@@tara1941 lmao 🤣😂🤣😂

[@connorlee5873]

They never will paras and marines would destroy the army but the navy couldn't control the air as the f35 isn't really a dogfighter its a bomber

[@user-od1pe2ip2n]

The political system in UK is rotten 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Scaleyback317]

Says the Troll involved in wishful thinking.

[@raymonddonaghy2314]

​@@Scaleyback317what you think it's OK

[@sebastianliwinski222]

Because it's too liberal and in some cases Islamic!

[@Scaleyback317]

@@raymonddonaghy2314 It's democracy, the current crop is not up to the task and the poeple's vote will either get rid of the party or send a warning shot across the bow to buck up or they will be gone. That's how democracy works. Democracy is the worst form of government in the world - apart from all the others. Winston Churchill. Come up with a better system and present it.

[@infobeam1902]

Wef controlled

[@pamelamackie1678]

😂 we can’t protect our shore lines from dingy’s.. delusional BS 🤡

[@GeneralGuileWarzonell]

We could defend our borders easy but our government command the military not to. They want to bring million's of sub Saharan Africans and Asians to Britain

[@richardmcfarlane5820]

Agreed

[@RobinPhillips1957]

POLITICAL DECISION NOT REALITY! IF THE WILL WAS THERE, THEY COULD STOP TODAY!!!!

[@martynasv5384]

YOU VOTE THEM IN WHY CRT NOW??

[@brianfreeman8290]

That is a completely separate and unrelated issue. You may as well discuss the price of food imports. It has nothing to do with the subject matter.

[@stevenpeckham7556]

One thing the Brits have is humour, saying that they can defeat Russia made me laugh.

[@oliviervo2710]

I wouldn't mess around with the British army....the British army has the deepest knowledge of war, the UK is the country that has won the most battles of history.... just after the french😊

[@user-si7qy4wy5f]

Im.from.philippines mate russia can wipe of the island with in 30 minutes how many military euipments UK has? How many tanks? How many missile how many jets UK have? 😂😂😂 not to mention the nuclear warheads? 😂😂 even joe biden said do not ingage war russia THATS AMERCA MATE.. HERE ISMY QUETION DO YoU THINK LONDON CAN? 😂😂

[@bernardedwards8461]

Yet another illusration of the ignorance and incompetence of our defence ministers., and there is no reason to believe that other government depts. are any better. A day of reckoning is coming on July 4th.

[@republicoftexas4855]

They must have got it from those actors france.... they been acting like they won ww2 or was part of it for 80 years now and noone has the heart to tell them.....unless you won the war of the pow camps you didn't do anything in the total of 32 days of war you were in in 6 years lol

[@bernardedwards8461]

@@republicoftexas4855 To be fair to the French, and I always like to be fair, the Free French played an increasingly important role from 1943, and fielded several divisions in the advance on Germany in late 1944. Why do you think they were given one of the Allied zones in Germany at the end of the war?

[@PerceivedREALITY999]

Saying UK can defeat Russia is like saying biden can run up the stairs without stumbling.

[@vasilemarcoros443]

😂😂😂 But, UK has the dome.😂

[@olivergarcia2304]

PerceivedREALITY Biden can easily ride a bike. Trump can't even go down a sloped walkway without holding hands. UK would absolutely obliterate Russia. Russian armed forces are the biggest joke.

[@olivergarcia2304]

PerceivedREALITY How's the weather in Moscow today?

[@kimkristensen2816]

Still better than felon and traitor Trump Russian bot

[@karlherkess7066]

Cant even stop the rubber dinghy rapids bro!

[@willtallis5275]

Becuase despite what you believe is wrong the boats aren’t the problem we accept more legal migration than we have illegal migration so it’s the ones we know about and let in freely that are the problem but don’t let the truth get in the way of your hate just like the Brexit lies to hold onto power and get the result they wanted same now with the boats and funny enough it’s an immigrant prime minister telling you the lies against some his own it’s lies to hold onto power taping into the more right ideologies just like Brexit

[@raffyibanez9653]

Britain is capable to beat Russia is like saying Britain can solve its Garbage and unemployment problem 😅

[@niburu1508]

U.K. - Al mouth and trousers

[@wizzzer1337]

No matter how professional the British military is, it's too outnumbered and too outgunned to participate in a large scale war. British war industries are not what they used to be.

[@DominusZG]

Jets, Heli's, Boats, Tanks, drones, Arty, is all nice and needed, but if you don't have a reasonable numbers of footsoldiers, infantry brigades, divisions, armies, you won't win. Until footsoldiers stomp blades of grass, mud, through forests, hills and mountains, you don't control any territory. West was betrayed, by itself from within. First we betrayed our christianity, then everything else followed along as consequence and punishment in a way. Once proud and strongest civilisation succumbed to fear and selfloathing, without a fight. Only question is, is it too late, or we grow a pair, and fight back?

[@dereckguilfoyle1219]

This whole interview was pure fantasy

[@martinraymond2120]

Are u a soldier by any chance??

[@dereckguilfoyle1219]

@@martinraymond2120 ex navy

[@Brokenbritain2410]

I think we should worry about the security of our own country first and it's an insult sending us to fight russia we can't even defend our shores from dingys. whoever is in charge needs a reality check.

[@danieljames2015]

The Military personnel are top tier. But despite spending £59 billion a year, our useless Politicians have dangerously hollowed out numbers and equipment levels. But if Poland , who have a smaller budget can strengthen their forces to meet little putin, then so can we. Stop talking and do. That's what you are voted in to do and paid very well to achieve.

[@BrownBabyJesus]

Decent speech, but literally nobody voted for Sunak, nobody voted for a war and nobody voted to spend the money stolen from the population via energy bills to be spent on weapons.

[@firstblessings8777]

Calling His Excellency President Putin "little" doesn't minimize in any way or form his military dominance and political influence in the world. You British together with the rest of your western ilk would cry blood. You haven't seen anything yet, still you're wailing. 😅😅😅😅

[@bernardedwards8461]

Dont kid yourself, the army is heavily infected with woke. Even tiny Singapore would stomp all over us in the unlikely event that we went to war with it. The government should be ashamed of itself!

[@danieljames2015]

@@firstblessings8777 You go and kiss little Grandpa's picture in your bedroom, bless you. SLAVA UKRAINI.

[@bernardedwards8461]

@@firstblessings8777 I'm British and ex-Army, but I endorse what you say. Modern Brits find it increasingly difficult to look at reality, so take refuge in fantasy. When one looks at the painful nature of reality one can understand why.

[@user-yx1hd8ir8f]

What a load of BULL. We have brilliantly trained Army, unfortunately because of lack of investment we lack equipment and troops , we don't stand a chance.

[@alexanderperry1844]

Curious to recall that in 1914 Britain could garrison an Empire and provide an expeditionary force of 5 infantry and 2 cavalry divisions, with state-of-the-art equipment from a significant smaller population. What has been lacking is the Will.

[@bernardedwards8461]

Very true. A BEF numbering twice the size of today's entire Army was dismissed by the Kaiser as "England's contemptible little army" and soon routed because heavily outnumbered. Kitchener had to lay down the law and forbid further retreat, but at least it had made a stand at Mons. Today's army wouldnt have lasted more than a day.

[@thesun]

But even then we weren't ready for WW1, as the shell crisis showed. (Jerome)

[@alexanderperry1844]

​ True, but the country was NOT prepared for a major war.

[@bernardedwards8461]

@@alexanderperry1844 It should have been, because we had seen it coming for a year or more, just as we can see the 2nd Pacific War coming now.

[@bernardedwards8461]

@@thesun Whose fault was thar? Whose fault is it that we are not ready for war now?

[@bennewnham4497]

I doubt it. My 5 year has a more capable military in his toy box than we have now. Decades of funding cuts have left the army with a pathetic number of tanks and artillery. We could survive maybe 4 weeks at the Ukraine war tempo and we'd be out of shells. We can't even scrap together a single division.

[@mmuzzwell3654]

Think we should all signal a huge gesture of respect to Poland. They seem to have their heads screwed on properly. Germany is waking up. We need to get the Tories out and stop making already rich people richer.

[@TheBooban]

Germany did wake up. Then went back to bed.

[@mmuzzwell3654]

@@TheBooban How? They are the biggest by cost supplier from Europe. They are about to send a 4th Patriot battery and they "sheepishly" agreed that strikes on Russia territory are justified.

[@TheBooban]

@@mmuzzwell3654 all its big ideas is stalled. Without US leadership, sheep Germany is all you get. Always been that way. As it should really. Just that the US doesn’t recognize it’s roll.

[@TheBooban]

@@mmuzzwell3654 KZbin deleted my reply.

[@mmuzzwell3654]

@@TheBooban KZbin does that to me all the time. I like to think they are jealous.

[@FontaineDerby]

The Conservatives cut the Army from 113,000 in 2010 to 73,000. The Government’s defence plans reduced the size of the regular Army from a commitment of 82,000 troops to 73,000 by 2025 - down from 97,000 a decade ago. Data released in March 2024 showed that numbers were at 75,325 Source: MOD - Quarterly Service Personnel Statistics: 2024 UK service personnel statistics on strengths, requirements, intake, applications and outflow, by service for 2024. From: Ministry of Defence Published 7 March 2024

[@bernardedwards8461]

Only a small fraction of those are front line fighting troops, the rest are mostly unsuitable and wokified.

[@FontaineDerby]

@bernardedwards8461 Please cite your evidence for your claim that "only a small fraction are front line fighting troops" and "the rest are mostly unsuitable" and "wokified". Thank you. If you reply, "Do your own research" or don't reply, I shall know that you made it up.

[@bernardedwards8461]

@@FontaineDerby You sound as though you are woke and know next to nothing about military matters. There are plenty of ex-army men posting on the internet that the army is wokified ad total numbers between 72,000 and 75,000 accordibg to who you believe Anyone who is not naive or stupid knowas that at best there are four service tropps in the army for every fighting soldier. Churchill complained about it in WW2 and since then things have got worse rather than better,

[@FontaineDerby]

@@bernardedwards8461 No evidence as I thought.

[@veganforlife5545]

You are dreaming sad to say British army won’t last a week

[@martynasv5384]

Maybe 24H then...

[@mmuzzwell3654]

You need some B12.

[@mmuzzwell3654]

@@martynasv5384 24Hrs was how long your dad loved your mum.

[@Msoja8]

Yes, it won't. Arrogance and ignorance have won no war.

[@maryginger4877]

I'm sure they would last a month, after that the inability to replace losses would go critical.

[@treybie1]

He's wrong or lying. The UK has about 70,000 active duty personnel in the army. Ukraine has probably lost that many men in the last 2 years. So, how would you 'defeat' the Russians? You wouldn't. That's just the cold, hard truth.

[@nigelmorley5414]

our forces are professional, better trained and equipped than those of UKraine and don`t forget, we are in NATO

[@treybie1]

@@nigelmorley5414 Be that as it may, 70,000 people on active duty is woefully inadequate for defense, much less victory. You're hiding behind other people's shields.

[@GM-fh5jp]

I agree with MP Heappey's summation and commentary. He's at the very least a realist and, shows a pragmatic attitude towards Britain's armed forces, its roles and priorities. The UK is above all else a Sea Power, with fine air defense capabilities via the RAF and the Fleet Air Arm to protect the fleet, and the homeland and, has traditionally fielded only "Colonial Forces" type land forces rather than the heavy maneouver divisions as in WW2 and the Cold War. Germany, France and Poland are land powers and should provide the bulk of the manpower-heavy combat forces in a European land war while the Royal Navy attempts to strangle any sea borne efforts by the enemy. UK Special Forces can then be tasked with small unit operations that can have large effects on the conflict...and they are VERY good at that.

[@AVATARdemon113]

In 1939 we were a proud nation with a formidable army of 750,000 personnel which had the patriotic backing of the entire country. And even then, we were crushed by the Germans and thrown into the sea. The Germans then went on to take Russia, except they were thinned out by the sheer scale of Russia, bogged down in mud and snow, then swamped by legions of savage and remorseless Russians, who rolled up their third Reich like a carpet and set it on fire. We are now undermanned, under equipped and unpatriotic. In fact we hate ourselves, and treasure the rainbow flag more than our national flag. And we think we could bring Russia down. We would be a mouse thrown into an industrial shredder.

[@muruganvenothkumarr9590]

Well. He Said with nato.. nato is more capable than Russia.. it is the globalists who are arming funding both sides against each other ... always they make it battle of equals .. script winners loosers before start..

[@willtallis5275]

Nothing To do with the peace flag or anything but maybe we shouldn’t have invaded and destabilised countries for no reason in the name of the fight against terror wich won’t ever stop sacrificing 1000s for no reason and Ukraine would be the same we have no reason being there

[@Stubborn18]

When they've only got 140 main battle tanks on order, forgive me for thinking that Britain wouldn't last anymore than a few weeks in high intensity combat.

[@mhlangamlungisi5108]

less than a week

[@Wazza555]

Britain was under equipped and unprepared when WW2 started. What happened again?

[@thatgenericdixienormouspicguy]

@@Wazza555 Lend lease from the US. The same with the Soviets. There would have to be something big that would bring all citizens together to join like they did in WW2. Nobody can come together as a common man anymore everyone is so divided and that's a worldwide issue.

[@Joe-wt4nn]

You have to remember that islands have different defence doctrines , it would make little sense to stockpile armour , although we do need to invest in the navy and air force

[@mhlangamlungisi5108]

@@Wazza555 Russia continued fighting the war from 1944 to 6 June 1944 largely on her own while Britain and US fought side shows now and again in North Africa and Italy and other little places. Thanks to Russia Germany was defeated.

[@Sathya9009]

Fully support British 😊

[@wojstube9359]

Greetings from Poland 💪 Together we stary strong.

[@albertbas2837]

@@wojstube9359 😆😆😆

[@riskey6788]

GO SIGN UP 🤣

[@wojstube9359]

@@albertbas2837zawsze cieszysz się, gdy inni nie wiedzą o co ci chodzi? Współczuję. 🤡

[@wojstube9359]

@@riskey6788 może już jest 💪

[@daz3434]

Absolutely bull crap we can defend ourselves anymore when are the kidding they have made us weak and a laughing stock.

[@captainchaoscow]

It's time to double the taxes. Makes you strong.

[@jax467]

Just let Russia and China take over already.

[@daz3434]

@@captainchaoscow No it time stop wasting and giving our taxes away and put it back into our Country instead of someone else's.

[@captainchaoscow]

@@daz3434 Sorry bro it doesn't work like that. If you want it to be better it will cost more.

[@daz3434]

@@captainchaoscow Agreed by stop wasting our taxes just a simple thing like the Rwanda plan it's cost us £370mill and it won't even happen.

[@youngpower24]

Australias military is more capable at this point. Sad.

[@TheWatchmansPost3929]

This is hilarious!

[@albertbas2837]

100%

[@richardmcfarlane5820]

NO TO Russia War

[@lc4biker]

In the spirit of Marcus Porcius Cato, I just have this to say: Ceterum censeo -Carthaginem- Foederatio Russica esse delendam

[@TEKANNON-bz9fm]

When you read that the British Army could 'absolutely' beat Putin on the battlefield, all may not agree. However; what I believe it is saying is that former Prime Minister Boris Johnson's historic visit to pledge unwavering military and financial support to President Zelensky in the early days of the Ukraine war showed the world a sleeping giant which was woken from a centuries' old slumber. It showed what The United Kingdom was in days of old, what it is emerging as before our eyes in the present and what it must remain in the future. You do not need all the kit in the world to be superpower as is proven every day in the Ukraine war with Russia having everything but the sun in its pocket and bleeding out from all sides to boot to a much smaller foe. Nevertheless; what you do need most of all to be a superpower---in my humble opinion and I am far from an expert in military affairs---is the military mindset that Great Britain uniquely possesses.

[@alxgu198]

Well said 🤝

[@AugustusOmega]

basil fawlty or mr bean

[@MarkBridle]

Why do we spend all that money invested and inventing a fighter plane only to build 8 it won't make a difference

[@dsmoke1972]

SU-57?

[@bernardedwards8461]

We cant afford to give £100s of billions to foreigners and also build fighter planes, we have to choose priorities, ad the main priority is the welfare of foreigners.

[@peaceb4]

I guess this guy is being paid by the Military Industrial Complex

[@mmuzzwell3654]

Go and get some vitamin B12 please.

[@raymondedwards8111]

Our army could suffer irreversible damage if we went into Ukraine now. This is a different war and the use of Drones has put a new perspective on the way we fight. I am 86 and served as NCO (Sgt) in the special services, ending up my day in the school of infantry, so I feel I can make some comment. At the rate of casualties that are being experienced right now with Ukrainian troops, who have already shown us how efficient they are, it is time to step back and determine exactly how we are going to deal with drones. We have the Parachute Regiment (my old unit) capable of dealing with the enemy (there is more than the Royal Marines capable of fighting) but we are so hollowed out that large casualties could seriously weaken us and the Regiment. VOTE REFORM This is our only real chance to make a REAL change.

[@almor2445]

Thank you for your service and agreed on reform 100%

[@nathanricketts1439]

Soon as I seen the headlines I had to L O L 😂😂 I’m from 🇬🇧 and we’d only last maybe 3 weeks at best against the likes of Russia

[@AK_UK_]

And why do you think we want to to fight Russia?! What did they specifically do to us? I see the right wing media gearing up towards Russia. Get the politicians on the front line but leave us out your wars!

[@albertbas2837]

this is an absolute joke....oh my god.

[@smotonisi2244]

We chanted war and made war threats and blamed Russia, China and other Western “enemies” for being a warmonger.

[@des_smith7658]

Still waiting for nato then

[@Servant_of_Christ]

No worries, Brittain has friends that are making a living out of fabricating peacmaking equipment! Blessings and prayers 🇸🇪

[@AugustusOmega]

you going to serve pickled herring and meatballs when the US take over your border...you are an excited turkey and xmas is coming.

[@janes-e378]

No stop lying,ex rm here..we have not got the numbers to fight..you got rid of us all in the 80s 90s onwards..

[@nerzhul2455]

1 british soldier can take on entire Russia. Don't believe me? Have you ever watched hollywood, or listened to experts from west?

[@RobinPhillips1957]

MOD IS NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE!!!

[@niburu1508]

In keeping with everything else

[@michael476b]

You people forget what war is like, so you want to start one for a change?

[@irs4486]

can we focus on dingys first?

[@dananorth895]

You have to find it first.

[@willtallis5275]

@@JeffPar50there isn’t a dingy problem it lies made up by people who have lost of grips of power and are doing everything to hold onto it the boats for illegals are put the problem it’s legal migration that’s the real issue you would know that if you actually do your own proper research

[@tmilholin7552]

LOL Britain wouldn't last a week in Ukraine, This guy has not a clue what hes talking about

[@nearing_the_end]

If they are so up to fighting Russia let these two bozos go first yet I have a strong feeling they wouldn't tho🤔

[@grahamjones6106]

So let's get it right then. Everything our military is equipped with that's been manufactured by the UK is either obsolete or keeps breaking, and that's everything from our assault rifles right up to our tanks and naval war vessels. A large proportion of our combat troops that may have to fight and maybe fix bayonets will be wearing non smudge lip gloss and across our entire military forces, we're tiny in numbers, we can still beat potential enemies????? Oh my god, I bet the British military bosses from the days of Wellington through to Churchill, Thatcher and Blair knew what these "experts seem to know now"!!!!!

[@pauledwards9493]

NATO could, we'd be lucky to hold our sector.

[@user-od1pe2ip2n]

NATO countries are desperate 😅😅😅😅

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

Not really, Ivan - but you keep thinking that. And remember, it is always QUALITY over QUANTITY. And also remember, Britain’s close close ally, the USA, is well-stocked and prepared. 😊 Russia doesn’t stand a chance.

[@Latinastyles]

@@Rocket_scientist_88Not with the hypersonics, no country can stop those.

[@jimmymc10021]

@@Latinastyles You know Ukraine is shooting those down. Like most things Russian they are not all they claim.

[@willtallis5275]

@@Rocket_scientist_88close close ally the us can’t stand us like over the half of the world and not like treaties to ever be disrespected is it

[@SeanP7195]

Good thing you have “warmongering” America huh? The US is that person you make fun of for bringing an umbrella to a concert. Then want to stand under it when it starts to rain.

[@willtallis5275]

America are the cause of the half the worlds problems latley

[@richardgaya3965]

We have jokes and stupidity all around the place!!!

[@user-od1pe2ip2n]

🇷🇺Russia do not play games with drugs 😅😅😅😅

[@geoffreyshubert2263]

em...this is kind of laughable to be honest. Russia has the biggest and best equipped army in the world due to the way they have spent so much money on the military over the years and their industrial armaments base churning out shells etc. There is only so far bravery can take you. Ask the Ukrainians!

[@augustocosta7887]

British Army mostly relies on the commonwealth they still big

[@LASTDAYSWATCHMAN777]

Now you can see why Sunak said he doesn't want to be a wartime Prime Minister and then called an election.

[@oneshothunter9877]

So, he is not running again? Is that good or bad?

[@LASTDAYSWATCHMAN777]

@@oneshothunter9877 Another puppet in the pantomime will take his place.

[@oddjobs9752]

Not with my tax money thanks

[@clivecartey]

At last a 'SUN' Defence Post without..... 'The Academic' (absolute bluffer)... and you have a sensible, professional, interview with an ex-Army officer & ex-Minister of State for the Armed Forces. What a difference......

[@thesun]

Thanks. It's Jerome here. If you liked this, you migth also like the World At War episodes with the former first sea lord and security minister Lord West. We did three shows. Here is one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6qzpXlnfLyUfKM

[@alainrouleau]

The problem with the British military, along with other western armies including that of my own country, Canada, is not the ability to deploy a single division... It's the sustainability! For every unit that you deploy you need another 2x units. Simply for rotation, training, workup, etc. So, one brigade in the field means you need a total of 3x brigades. One division in the field means you need a total of 3x divisions. Iraq and Afghanistan were prime examples of the manpower requirement to maintain a certain level of troops in the field.

[@victorbinkys4154]

British arrogance remarkable. one word ..." Zulu "

[@sugoidessho]

Who is more developed? They are still living in mud huts and throwing spears 🤣🤣🤣

[@victorbinkys4154]

@sugoidessho that's my point, British arrogance lost to the people living in mud huts throwing spears🤣🤣🤣 its a fact.

[@MarkBridle]

Argentina probably could take Falklands

[@myourob]

You’ve poked the bear enough to virtually guarantee that Russia will ensure they do.

[@recur9245]

My dad was in the Falklands, us didn't think we could do it but we did, also now if Argentina attacked now they're pretty much attacking NATO so yeah I think that obliges NATO to defend it

[@willtallis5275]

@@recur9245no it doesn’t actually it’s means nato have to support wich could just be peace talks nato is a load of crap

[@mehf649]

⁠@@recur9245North Atlantic treaty means nato won’t do much if falklands are attacked which is why they didn’t help first time round

[@wojstube9359]

Greetings from Poland to our British friends and allies!

[@MatveyGordeev663]

😂😂😂

[@mmuzzwell3654]

Right back at you, what Poland has achieved since dumping the Russians is truly remarkable. Your country is standing strong. As for the trolls, just be grateful Poland has capable allies and friends unlike Russia.

[@niburu1508]

No thank you

[@AK_UK_]

We love Polish people but we ain't fighting wars for anyone anymore.

[@wojstube9359]

@@JeffPar50 Ruski clown. He laughs because he can't do anything else in life.

[@andys7314]

As an Ex British Soldier, we could not “absolutely beat” Putin and Russia.. for an ex officer this bloke is stupid.. The sheer numbers ALONE are against us.. as a former CR2 Tank Commander for every 1 round we fire at a T-tank, 3-8 will come back at us from the 3-8 more tanks they have than we do 🤦‍♂️ We haven’t fought Tank on Tank war or Trench war fare since WW2.. Russia has 8 years of Trench warfare experience on us AND the last 2 years of Tank on Tank Experience on us.. We would struggle against Russia

[@kmetofficial5800]

These people need to be on the frontline and understand what it means to go to war.

[@user-yc4xf8cv5y]

The NATO devil will be defeated...

[@PerceivedREALITY999]

The proxy war in Ukraine is the first time NATO has tried to pick on someone their own size and NATO is getting humiliated

[@Ciilow24]

When I was young, I used to think my dad and my mom were the rich people on earth 🌍 Tehe older I get the reality kicked into my face 😂😂

[@DavidMontelongo-mk3xi]

Come on guy, pal, fellow, friend, you can’t expect people to take you seriously or believe you when you make such a easily disputable claim when you basically claim that the British army is better then the US army, come on bruh you were killing it right up until you made such a obvious fallacy stuffed with ignorance

[@MarkBridle]

You can't go to war with 25000 men no chance

[@JoeyBlogs007]

Russia exhausts 25,000 troops per month.

[@Callacman1234]

That’s what Trump was talking all about that European countries are not giving enough to protect their own countries. They are relying on the United States for protection.

[@jameshines4012]

I blame the government for cutting down the British army over the years.

[@TheAdamsOverlandCompany]

As a member of the Army I found we were massively under funded in peace time however when we were deployed money started coming in from all angles. However this was small units not a full scale deployment

[@revolutiongareth1]

Just need to print more money, don’t worry about the nhs falling apart, king and country nonsense

[@Grenadier1976]

The Brits are a top-level fighting force. But, the U.K. needs to rebuild its military. Urgently. Approximately 1,000 casualties a day are being suffered by each side in the Ukraine war. With only a reported 80,000 in the British army, it would be rendered combat-ineffective in 2 months of a high-intensity fight.

[@thesun]

You're right. Ukraine and Russia have both suffered eye-watering levels of casualties and it should be a wake up call to the UK and its allies (Jerome)

[@speedtriplerider7853]

Who are these clowns? Heappey is on something - UK has zero chance of taking on the Rooskies.

[@TheKayzieMichelle]

Haven’t you learned your lesson in Vietnam? In Korea? In Iraq? In Afghanistan? You don’t win these wars! Haven’t won since WWII and Russia was on our side then and contributed the MOST!

[@sforza209]

I’ve been shadow banned by YT! 🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻

[@RobinPhillips1957]

ME TOO!!! KEEP PLUGGING AWAY!!!

[@mmuzzwell3654]

Me too, it starts by controlling the frequency of posting. If you slow it down or have a cracker of a reply. Just wait a bit then retry.

[@bumble2able]

As soon as I saw it’s an interview with a conservative MP I’ve decided to dislike the video and turn off 👍🏻 Tory’s have no credibility.

[@imperatorvespasian3125]

ukraine lost 2155 men 11th June, and 1835 today (12th June) If UK army lost 4,000 men in 2 days it would not be combat effective and collapse. Russian weapons are more advanced than ours, and way more produced than NATO, 10 times more.

[@mohamedsonofkemetegypt979]

😂😂😂 delusional 🤦🏽‍♂️🇪🇬

[@sforza209]

Ok 🐖🐖lover.

[@Anixander6230]

They are like 5people in the British forces and the country is a Middle Eastern country not worth fighting for

[@rudycarv2197]

Is it April's 1st today?

[@CrazyTeacherNick]

Here is an oppourtunity to test on the battlefield. We have trained for a cold war fighting!

[@gapho5198]

Who needs The Onion when you have The Sun?

[@ticiusarakan]

видимо народу стало много в британии раз пошли такие разговоры)

[@kltamilgamer1367]

Nice joke bro..keep it up...

[@PerceivedREALITY999]

NATO is not a defensive alliance. They illegally bombed Yugoslavia (direct violation of the UN Charter). We must never forget what they did to Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria

[@izajahmed8863]

SUN and their jokes are getting more funnier day by day 😂😂😂

[@onedaywewill]

They are all a joke. Daily Expresso, Daily Maul. When Ukraine has a little win, the staff in the mail office all have an orgasm.

[@Amateurgamersedgie09]

while i do agree that our British Armed force is in a decline and it needs sorting how ever remember folks its not the size of the Army its how well you use and how well trainned you're soliders are and how well maintained, if they can keep it maintained we shouldn't have a problem the spending cuts are the issue here so the Government should take all warnings and not do any more cuts.

[@vwtransportersandmotorcycl3729]

Maybe we shouldn’t spend so much housing illegal immigrants in 5 star hotels!! Theres plenty of empty military camps that could house them, and hold them as prisoners whilst they are waiting to be processed. This might act as a deterrent to stop them coming here in the first place. Literally throwing millions of public money away for people who dont belong here treating them like VIP’s!!

[@facts9538]

No country is ready for war ever, The thing that sets Britain apart is even tho we are never ready we win.

[@niburu1508]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@willtallis5275]

We didn’t win we get saved and the take credit

[@WhiteNoiseCompany]

In the words of Connor Mc Gregor: Putin you'll do nutin 😂

[@lesterquintrell4844]

Thinking that will be the end of you .. just keep believing that.

[@drybokes7055]

Is that before or after he beats up an elderly man?

[@TankandDimples]

Am I understanding him correctly? They can hold off Russia on their own without fixing their military? Also shiny new things? Like not only a 6th Gen fighter but a 7th Gen as well?

[@rogerc7960]

It needs to be protected from corrupt incompetence

[@davyjones6407]

Lots of Russian trolls with made-up Western-sounding names are using a straw-man argument. Intentionally. The question wasn't "Could a British division put together now beat the Russian Army?" The question was "Could a British division put together now beat a comparable Russian division?" Totally different question, which was answered clearly. I haven't heard anything from the trolls to contradict the arguments that Heappey put forward here.