Britons 'face Army conscription if Russia attacks'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : Gen Sir Patrick - who has been openly critical of staff shortages in the military - believes there should be a 'shift' in the mindset of the public who should be willing to defend the UK against foreign adversaries.
44% : The smouldering wreckage of a Russian aerial strike on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv carried out on TuesdayRussia's invasion of Ukraine has killed an estimated 10,000 people and injured 20,000 others, according to UN estimatesRussia has seemingly intensified its aerial bombardments of Ukrainian cities following a period of declining civilian casualtiesA missile explodes in Kyiv during Russia's latest fusillade against Ukrainian targets, as an end to the war looks as unlikely as everHis remarks, after the 1943 Tehran conference that sought to agree a united front against the Nazis, are thought to have been a comment on Britain's withering position on the world stage compared to Russia and the US at that time.

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