After visiting a military base in Poland, Mark Milley said: 'The war is not going too well for Russia right now. So it's incumbent upon all of us to maintain high states of readiness, alert.' Pictured: Mark Milley during the inauguration of the Liberty Road project at the Warsaw Rising Museum
* Remarks were a reminder of the risks of the Ukraine Russia conflict intensifying
* Milley said he was not suggesting troops under threat but had to be ready
* He added that in the conduct of war it is hard to know what will happen next
America's top general Mark Milley has warned that vigilance is needed amid fears that Russia may lash out.
After visiting a military base in Poland he said: 'The war is not going too well for Russia right now. So it's incumbent upon all of us to maintain high states of readiness, alert.'
The remarks were a reminder of the risks of the conflict intensifying as the US and NATO allies aid Ukraine from a distance and the counter-offensive by Kyiv's forces continues to be successful.
Milley said that he was not suggesting US troops in Europe were under any increased threat but that they had to be ready.
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WNU Editor: These remarks by General Milley were made at the same time that the Russian Ministry of Defense were saying that Russian forces struck a local base of a US private military company helping Kiev's forces in the Donbas region ....Russian Artillery & Air Force Strike US PMC Base and Local Command Centers in Ukraine (Sputnik).
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