"Russia is going to lose this war, and then Russia will be very angry. We need to be ready to deal with this difficult Russia, whether it's under Putin or someone like Putin." Should Rishi Sunak increase spending in defence to prepare for an 'angry' Russi...

Abbas Gallyamov, a former speechwriter for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"If Putin authorises the use of a nuclear weapon, he is signing his suicide note." Putin should be told he's ‘signing his suicide note’ if he authorises a nuclear weapon, former US national security adviser John Bolton tells #TimesRadio.

"We will see some sort of demonstrative kinetic strike that will alter the facts on the ground in Ukraine. But not a nuke." If the West will ‘not use tactical nuclear weapons’ against Putin, what else would be used to respond? General Philip Breedlove des...

"Russia can't defeat Ukraine on the battlefield, so they've resorted to more missile strikes on towns and cities." The result? Ukrainians shell-shocked and parts of liberated Ukraine left without water, electricity or internet, says reporter Askold Krus...

"If his professional army didn't fare well, there is little hope those inexperienced draftees will change something."Putin knows his partial mobilization won't make a difference on the battlefield, but he wants us to know he's serious about escalation, sa...

"To cross the nuclear threshold, even with a small nuclear weapon, I think would turn even China against President Putin and Russia." China and Ukrainian tactics have made Russia's nuclear arsenal impotent, Defence Analyst Michael Clarke tells Times Radio...