Russia doesn't want a conflict with NATO as it would "lose quickly" the UK's armed forces chief said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn't really want a conflict with NATO because in that scenario Russia would quickly lose, the head of the UK's armed forces said on Tuesday.
He said that "the biggest reason that Putin doesn't want a conflict with NATO is because Russia will lose.
And lose quickly."
Even so, Radakin said that Russia would be quickly defeated by NATO forces if it attacked a member state.
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