"Of course, Putin's desperation makes him more dangerous." World leaders must be proactive in ensuring Putin doesn't cross a nuclear line, says Volodymyr Ariev, Ukrainian MP.

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Russia's escalation, "can't change the outcome of the war, but prolong it." Referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine are a 'desperate gesture from Putin' says Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko

"The way to manage the risks is to be prepared to face up to them. That means being prepared for the worst case, which is war with Russia.". Nato must be ready with a "very powerful deterrent" to control Putin, former Nato deputy supreme commander Sir Ric...

"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...

"We’re seeing men being conscripted who have no previous military experience, which is a direct contradiction of what Vladimir Putin has said." Men without military training or experience are being conscripted from Russia to fight in Ukraine, journalist R...

"These people are older, untrained and unfit. It will take months. 300,000 is an aspirational thought." Russian troops recruited to fight Ukraine are ‘all veterans’ who ‘don’t want to be part of this’, former brigadier general Peter Zwack tells #TimesRadi...

"The war has gone as bad as possible for Putin. He now finds himself having to explain himself to his hardliners, to his army, to his people – all of them are unhappy." Putin is ‘desperate, not stupid’, former head of the foreign office Lord McDonald tell...

"There will be a number of referenda and they [Russia] have introduced concepts of mobilisation and martial law." Putin has put measures in place to manage Ukraine’s counter offence, former senior British Military advisor Major General Chip Chapman explai...

"Putin needs to demonstrate that he is not that weak as he looks now." Putin ‘wants the image of an anti-western bloc leader’, but will need to show that he is not weak, former Russian parliament adviser Nikolai Petrov tells #TimesRadio.

Retired Air Vice-Marshal Sean Bell gives an update on troop mobilisation across Ukraine.He mentions a "robotic effort" from Russian forces in and around Kherson in southern Ukraine and the possibility of negotiations taking place if Russia is successful i...

"Putin could say we will use the Syrian Playbook, which is what we’ve seen in the last few days, to break this will of the Ukrainian people."Putin is using the ‘Syrian Playbook’ by launching ‘systematic attacks’ on hospitals and schools, Major General Chi...

"What we’re seeing is a shift in the balance of power. Russia was the security guarantor and China was the investor, but, Russia is no longer able to provide that, so we’re seeing China fill that vacuum."Putin nervous that China will take his power? Forme...

"Compare the picture we saw today of President Zelensky in Izyum, surrounded by soldiers... to the guy who is who has never been near his troops since 2014, except on a victory day parade and stays at the end of a long table from even his closest advisers...

"This all points to a collapse of Russia. All sorts of other other peripheral actions in the Russian zone of influence will be curtailed as a consequence of Ukraine." Putin's failures in Ukraine could cause the breakup of Russia's alliances says Richard...