THE world must be ready for a nuclear war with Russia if Vladimir Putin's army collapses, an ex-Nato chief has warned.

General Sir Richard Shirreff urged the West to keep up the pressure on the tyrant as his invasion of Ukraine loses momentum.

He suspects the bloodthirsty nation's army is heading for a total collapse - in what could be Russia's biggest military disaster for 100 years.

Sir Richard, who served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe for the alliance, even said Ukrainian forces could have successfully driven back Putin's forces by the end of 2022.

But after Putin unleashed a barrage of missiles on Ukraine in retaliation for the bombing of his prized bridge in Crimea, it has stoked fears about the lengths Mad Vlad will go to.

Sir Richard warned the danger - including threat of nuclear weapons - has by no means gone away despite Russia's recent retreats.

He told The Sun Online: "We should take that nuclear threat very seriously - but we should not in any way blink and I am pretty encouraged by the response of the West.

"But if we are promising massive retaliation in some way or other, you have to prepare for the worst case, and the worst case is being at war with Russia.

"There will be no peace in Europe while either Putin, a Putin-like regime, or an ultra-nationalist sits in the Kremlin."

He drew a grim comparison between Putin and Adolf Hitler, saying the Russian leader is now "in the bunker" as the German dictator was in the dying days of World War Two.

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Riseup4:
Putin will soon be tired. However, the world should be getting ready for WW3 which will be mainly based on nuclear weapons.

optionalY09:
We are fully ready for it! Bring it on! the west is about to give planet earth back to it rightful owners.

Black people especially africans should be prepared to rule the world moving forward should there be any nuclear war

optionalY09:
We are fully ready for it! Bring it on! the west is about to give planet earth back to it rightful owners.

Black people especially africans should be prepared to rule the world moving forward should there be any nuclear war

SmartPolician:
E be like say these people don dey mad.

If you people are talking about nuclear wars, please count Africa out of your madness - just the way the United States observed the Second World War from the sidelines.

By the way, before anyone starts talking about using atomic bombs to fight wars, they should remember what Hiroshima and Nagasaki went through for decades because of little boy and fat man. No sane man repeats a mistake.