THE SUN
ALARM bells are ringing in Europe over Britain’s ability to fight with its rapidly shrinking armed forces.
A top official warned “size matters” as the Army nosedived to a historic low of just 73,000 trained troops.
France has over 110,000 soldiers while Germany is growing its total armed forces to over 200,000 personnel.
An EU general told The Sun: “There is a concern about the British Army.
“You must have mass, you must have numbers.
“In Ukraine you can see, we must have mass to fight the Russian army.”
A second general, speaking on condition of anonymity, said “the British Army is still in decline”.
He added: “None of the recent announcements have moved the dial on that.”
PM Rishi Sunak pledged to increase defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2030.
But he is standing by plans to shrink the Army to 73,000 – its smallest size for 300 years.
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