A British former Nato chief said last night there will ‘never be peace in Europe’ while Vladimir Putin remains in charge of Russia and called for ‘massive rearmament’ in the West.
Speaking at the Chalke Valley History Festival, which is sponsored by the Daily Mail, General Sir Richard Shirreff said Western armed forces – including those of Britain – had been ‘cut to ribbons’ as a result of ‘successive complacent thinking’ in the past 15 years.
General Sir Richard, who was the deputy…