Why West Africa Matters Now More Than Ever to UK Strategic Interests

Prof Clarke, former director of the RUSI and a fellow of Kings College London, told Sky News: "With British military planners … the idea of having to go all-out to fight a proper big war was 'we'll only do it with the US and certainly won't be doing it for, let's say, the next 10 years'. "24 February showed that… Russia is now a manifest threat and will be for as long as Putin is in power and probably his successor as well. It is THE problem of European stability and security."

Gen Dvornikov had likely simply taken too long to capture Donbas, which has been Putin’s priority target since his failure to capture Kyiv in March, said Samuel Ramani, an associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute in London. “Dvornikov was given a June 10 target date to conquer Severodonetsk and while he missed that deadline, he used his trademark Aleppo-style offensive tactics,” he said. Mr Ramani also described the sacking of Gen Serdyukov as commander of Russia’s airborne units as “a stunning demise”.

“AI is already transforming warfare and challenging long-standing human habits,” the report stated. “By embracing greater experimentation in training and exercises, and by exploring alternative models for C2 [command and control], defence can better prepare for the inevitable change that lies ahead.

Prof Clarke, former director of the RUSI and a fellow of Kings College London, told Sky News: "With British military planners … the idea of having to go all-out to fight a proper big war was 'we'll only do it with the US and certainly won't be doing it for, let's say, the next 10 years'. "24 February showed that… Russia is now a manifest threat and will be for as long as Putin is in power and probably his successor as well. It is THE problem of European stability and security."

Gen Dvornikov had likely simply taken too long to capture Donbas, which has been Putin’s priority target since his failure to capture Kyiv in March, said Samuel Ramani, an associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute in London. “Dvornikov was given a June 10 target date to conquer Severodonetsk and while he missed that deadline, he used his trademark Aleppo-style offensive tactics,” he said. Mr Ramani also described the sacking of Gen Serdyukov as commander of Russia’s airborne units as “a stunning demise”.

“AI is already transforming warfare and challenging long-standing human habits,” the report stated. “By embracing greater experimentation in training and exercises, and by exploring alternative models for C2 [command and control], defence can better prepare for the inevitable change that lies ahead.