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World War 3 will develop into a actuality in simply two years with the UK on the coronary heart of the worldwide battle, a former British Army officer has claimed. General Sir Richard Shirreff warns that any ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine will solely be utilized by Vladimir Putin as a option to rebuild his forces earlier than attacking once more.

He added that the UK and different Western allies urgently want to start out making ready themselves for battle. Writing for MailOnline, General Sheriff mentioned: “We don’t yet know all the details of the deal with Russia. But one thing is certain: when the Kremlin is ready, Russia will renege in the most bloodthirsty fashion. I predict there will be war in two years at the outside, unless we do what is needed to deter Russia. What dictates whether the West can survive is how well prepared we are.”

He added: “Putin proved he cares nothing for the lives of Westerners when he ordered the assassination of defector Sergei Skripal in Salisbury seven years ago, using a weapons-grade nerve agent.

“Skripal and his daughter Yulia survived however an harmless Briton was killed and a policeman suffered life-changing hurt. The loss of life toll might simply have been within the tens of hundreds within the quiet cathedral metropolis of Salisbury. Western politicians must work on the premise that, deliberately or not, Trump is successfully a Russian asset.

“Some sort of European peace enforcement presence will need to be in Ukraine, without active US involvement, but Russia will strongly resist any front line presence. Wherever the border is drawn between free Ukraine and the annexed territories, Putin will never agree to having NATO troops on his doorstep.”

US President Donald Trump has led the efforts for a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia.

However, he has sparked controversy after branding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a “dictator” earlier than clashing with him publicly on the White House final month.

President Trump spoke with Putin on a 90-minute telephone name on Tuesday, discussing proposals for a restricted ceasefire. Before the decision, the US President mentioned “land”, “power plants”, and “dividing up certain assets” would even be mentioned.

However, Ukrainian President Zelensky gave the impression to be sad with sure points of the peace negotiations. On Thursday, he mentioned it is a “big gift to Russia” that NATO membership has been taken off the desk by Mr Trump after US officers dominated out Kyiv becoming a member of the alliance.

Any ceasefire deal is more likely to contain British troops being deployed to Ukraine to keep up peace.

This week, the Government introduced that the UK will “accelerate the pace and scale” of its army planning to be able to help Ukraine.

A spokesperson for the prime minister mentioned: “We will proceed to speed up the tempo and scale of operational planning with additional conferences at our Northwood headquarters as we glance nearer on the element and construction of any future pressure.

“As we have a look at pressure buildings, we have to contemplate one of the best capabilities to fulfill the particular threats that Ukraine faces. Not all of the nations within the coalition could have capabilities for Ukraine however might need the aptitude for different deployments which might unlock different nations to deploy to Ukraine.”