Nato must prepare for Russian Blitzkrieg, warns NATO general

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Nato must prepare for Russian Blitzkrieg, warns NATO general.(CBN).

Nato forces must prepare for an overwhelming Blitzkrieg-style assault by Russia on an eastern European member state designed to catch the alliance off guard and snatch territory, the deputy supreme commander of the military alliance has warned.

Openly raising the prospect of a conventional armed conflict with Russia on European soil, the remarks by Sir Adrian Bradshaw, second-in-command of Nato's military forces in Europe, are some of the most strident to date from Nato.

They come amid a worsening in relations with the Kremlin just days into a second fragile ceasefire aimed at curbing continued bloodshed in Ukraine's restive east between Kiev's forces and Russian-backed separatists.

Speaking at the Royal United Services Institute think-tank in London on Friday, Sir Adrian warned that as well as adapting to deal with subversion and other "hybrid" military tactics being used by Russia in Ukraine, allied forces needed to be prepared for the prospect of an overt invasion.

Sir Adrian is a former commander of British land forces and the most senior UK officer in the alliance.

He added: "After which the threat of escalation might be used to prevent re-establishment of territorial integrity — this use of so-called escalation dominance was, of course, a classic Soviet technique."

Deploying overwhelming force at short notice has become a hallmark of recent Russian military exercises. Russia's 2013 "Zapad" ("West") war game involved the rapid mobilisation of 25,000 troops in Belarus and the enclave of Kaliningrad for a conflict with a Nato state. Hmmm.....Well Russia's Dep PM Rogozin used to be at the NATO HQ he'll surely know all the weaknesses.....As i wrote three years ago "Rogozin....A man with a vision". The Russian 'Bear' isn't ready ....yet but he's preparing at full speed. Read the full story here.

In January 2008, Rogozin became Russia's ambassador to NATO, serving until December 2011. He was a leader of the Rodina (Motherland) party until it merged with other similar Russian parties to form the Fair Russia party.He holds a doctor's degree and is said to speak four languages. On 18 February 2011 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev appointed Dmitry Rogozin as a Special Representative on anti-missile defence and negotiations with NATO countries on this issue.

http://t.co/Kdzfg2FmzA This tank isn't for parades. But we'll make an exception for May 9th
— Dmitry Rogozin (@DRogozin) February 6, 2015