Mtsogoleri watsopano wa Asitikali aku Britain wadzutsa kulira kwa asitikali kuti akuyenera kukhala okonzeka kukumana ndi Russia pabwalo lankhondo. General Sir Patrick Sanders, yemwe adatenga udindo sabata ino, adalankhula ndi magulu onse ndi akuluakulu mu uthenga wamkati pa Juni 16, BBC idalandira.
Mu uthengawo, Sanders akutsimikizira kuti kuwukira kwachinyengo ku Ukraine kukuwonetsa kufunikira kwa "kuteteza United Kingdom ndikukonzekera kumenya nkhondo ndikupambana pansi." Zomwe adawonjezeranso kuti Asilikali ndi ogwirizana ayenera tsopano "kutha ... kugonjetsa Russia."
Gwero lachitetezo latsimikizira ku BBC kuti kamvekedwe ka uthengawo - wofalitsidwa pa intranet ya mkati mwa Unduna wa Zachitetezo - sizinali zodabwitsa.
General Sanders adanena mu uthengawo kuti anali Chief of Staff "kuyambira 1941 kuti atenge ulamuliro wa Asilikali mumthunzi wankhondo yapamtunda ku Europe komwe mphamvu yayikulu yakumayiko aku Africa idachita nawo." "Kuukira kwa Russia ku Ukraine kumatsimikizira cholinga chathu chachikulu - kuteteza UK ndikuyimilira kumenya nkhondo ndi kupambana pansi - ndikulimbitsa kufunikira kothana ndi ziwawa zaku Russia ndikuwopseza mphamvu."
Anatsindikanso kuti "dziko lasintha kuyambira February 24 ndipo tsopano pali kofunika kwambiri kuti apange gulu lankhondo lomwe lingathe kumenyana ndi ogwirizana athu ndikugonjetsa Russia pankhondo."
General Sir Patrick adanenanso cholinga chake "chofulumizitsa kulimbikitsa ndi kupititsa patsogolo Asitikali kuti alimbikitse NATO ndikukana Russia kuti ipitilize kulanda Europe ...
