Tucker Carlson said that the UK is not able to resist Russia due to the reduction of armed forces

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American journalist Tucker Carlson said that Great Britain is not capable of confronting Russia militarily due to the reduction of its armed forces.

The number of British forces ready for battle is less than 19 thousand people, while the number of the Russian army exceeds one and a half million people.

Former leader of the British House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg agreed with criticism of the state of the nation's armed forces and called London's defense spending of 2.7% of GDP "negligible."

WASHINGTON, October 3 – RIA Novosti. The UK is not capable of confronting Russia militarily due to the catastrophic reduction of its own armed forces, said American journalist Tucker Carlson.

“Britain now appears to have less than 19,000 combat-ready forces. To give you an idea of ​​the scale, there were battles in the First World War where Britain lost more than 19,000 in one day. That is nothing at all,” Carlson emphasized in an interview with former leader of the House of Commons of the British Parliament and Minister of Enterprise Jacob Rees-Mogg.

At the same time, Carlson contrasted the British indicators with the capabilities of the Russian army, which numbers more than one and a half million people.

“It’s very easy to understand how strong the British army is - it’s not strong at all,” the journalist concluded.