West faces biggest threat since 1945 says Trump military adviser amid growing WW3 fears as Putin vows to keep up massive missiles attacks on Ukraine

War games with an increasingly belligerent axis of powers has placed the West in its gravest peril since the end of the Second World War, a top US military official and adviser to Donald Trump has warned. General Jack Keane, former vice chief of the US army, told The Times that the war in Ukraine will remain a top priority for the incoming administration, despite fears Donald Trump could withdraw vital American support for Ukraine's war effort. Donald J. Trump shakes hands with retired US General Jack Keane after awarding him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington, March 10, 2020 Smoke billows following a reported medium-range ballistic missile strike on Dnipro, Nov 21 Ukrainian service members attend military exercises during drills in Chernihiv, November 22 Burnt cars lie near a apartment building damaged by a Russian drone's strike on November 22 The frontline city of Chasiv Yar in ruins after heavy fighting, on November 11 Tensions have ratcheted up in the wake of Russia's use of what appeared to be an experimental intermediate-range ballistic missile on Dnipro on November 21. Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with the Ministry of Defence leadership, representatives of the defense industry and missile systems developers, in Moscow, Russia November 22 The British Army's new Archer Mobile Howitzer gun, as British Army soldiers take part in training near Rovaniemi in the Arctic Circle, Finland, on November 19 British Army soldiers take part in training in the Arctic Circle, Finland, on November 19 Kim Jong Un taking part in a photo session with military staff in Pyongyang, November 21 Kim Jong Un attending an opening ceremony for the National Defence Development-2024 exhibition in Pyongyang, on November 21 American isolationism could present an existential threat to Europe if leaders are unable to rise to Russia's challenge with heightened security and defence spending. Ukrainian service members attend a military exercises during drills at a training ground, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Chernihiv region, Ukraine, November 22, 2024 A Ukrainian service member attends military exercises during drills at a training ground, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Chernihiv region, Ukraine, November 22, 2024 The Oreshnik hypersonic missile used on Thursday morning can fly at 10 times the speed of sound - around 7,600mph - up to a range of 3,100 miles, according to Russian military sources.