Britain's army chief has warned that the risk of an accidental war between the West and Russia is greater than in the days of the Cold War.
According to the American TV channel CNN, in an interview with the Times Radio, General Nick Carter, the Chief of Defense Staff of the United Kingdom, said: Are And I think the nature of the competition between countries and the major powers leads to more tension. And we have to show restraint in dealing with this tension. "
According to a release released to CNN, this interview of Nick Carter will be broadcast on Sunday.
In this interview, General Carter compared the current situation with the situation during his military career from 1978 to the present.
"When you and I were growing up, the world was bipolar, the two blocs were the Soviet Union and the West. We also went through a time when the world was unipolar and America was the only superpower.
"I think we're in an age where the world is more polar. And in a multi-polar world when people are competing for different purposes and on different agendas, then the risk of tension is also higher and then the risk is higher which we are talking about. '
General Nick Carter warned politicians to refrain from promoting unnecessary tensions and to be careful that people do not take the aggressive nature of politics to the point where it leads to miscalculations.
The British army chief said that many of the traditional diplomatic tools and methods that existed during the Cold War were no longer there. And in their absence, tensions can escalate into a confrontation. So I think that's the real challenge we have to deal with. "
When asked if he thought Russia was involved in the refugee crisis on the Belarusian border, Carter said he did not know. "But I will not be surprised in any way."
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