A top military official has spoken out and warned of a potential “significant international conflict” as he suggested the tensions between Russia and the West are rising.
More than a month after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine began, there is still no foreseeable end to the war whereas the number of casualties has risen to tens of thousands.
General Mark A. Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has now renewed fears over the conflict in Europe as he suggested that the war in Ukraine could last for years and that other nations could be dragged into it.
According to Milley, the increasing tensions and instability around the globe could lead to a major international conflict potentially involving the use of nuclear weapons.
“The United States is at a very critical and historic geo-strategic inflection point,” the general said as the $773 billion budget proposed by Pentagon was discussed in front of the House Armed Services Committee.
“We are entering a world that is becoming more unstable and the potential for significant international conflict between great powers is increasing, not decreasing.
“The United States needs to pursue a cleareyed strategy of maintaining the peace through unambiguous capability of strength relative to the People’s Republic of China and Russia.”
Speaking directly of the conflict in Ukraine, Milley insisted the war represents “the greatest threat to the peace and security of Europe and perhaps the world” as he accused the Russian invasion of undermining global peace.
When asked about the possible duration of the war in Europe, the general suggested the “protracted conflict” could last for years if not decades.
“And I think that NATO, the United States, Ukraine, and all of the allies and partners supporting Ukraine are going to be involved in this for quite some time,” he warned.
Milley also shared a piece of advice on how to respond to the current threats saying:
“My advice would be to create permanent bases but don’t permanently station [forces], so you get the effect of permanence by rotational forces cycling through permanent bases.
“I believe that a lot of our European allies, especially those such as the Baltics or Poland and Romania, and elsewhere – they’re very, very willing to establish permanent bases. They’ll build them, they’ll pay for them.”
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