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British citizens should be "trained and equipped" to fight in a potential war with Russia - as Moscow plans on "defeating our system and way of life", the head of the British Army has said.

General Sir Patrick Sanders, the outgoing Chief of the General Staff (CGS), said increasing army numbers in preparation for a potential conflict would need to be a "whole-of-nation undertaking".

The comments, first reported by the Daily Telegraph, are being read as a warning that British

men and women should be ready for a call-up to the armed forces if NATO goes to war with Vladimir Putin.

It comes after Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said in a speech last week that we are "moving from a post-war to pre-war world" and the UK must ensure its "entire defence ecosystem is ready" to defend its homeland.

But Downing Street ruled out any move towards a conscription model, saying that army service would remain voluntary.

Sir Patrick has been a vocal critic of cuts to troop numbers and military spending.

In his speech at the International Armoured Vehicles conference in west London, he said the UK must urgently expand the size of the army to around 120,000 within three years - up from around 74,000 now.