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How far will Putin go to stop Ukraine's advance? - Major General Rupert Jones
"What does he [Putin] do next? One option is to double down on using conventional firepower, and that is something to fear." How will Putin react to Ukraine regaining land? Nuclear weapons, mobilisations, and more firepower is among the options, Major Gen...
Ukraine has seized back 6,000 sq km from Russian occupied forces, says Zelenskyy
In Ukraine, the country's president says 6,000 square kilometres of territory have now been seized back from Russian occupied forces.
How will Ukraine maintain their momentum? - Former British Army officer, Major General Tim Cross
"There are a lot of issues. How can they maintain the momentum? How’s it all going in terms of sustaining this?" As Ukraine reaches 30 to 40 km from the Russian border, military advisors wonder how Ukraine will be able to continue. Former British Army of...
Did Putin and the West underestimate Ukraine? | John Bolton - former National Security Adviser
Ukraine has been quite successful over the past few days. It's another case of catastrophic failure on Russia's part." Russia and the West have massively underestimated Ukraine says former National Security Adviser John Bolton
Coup against Putin ‘can’t be ruled out’ - Putin’s former speechwriter Abbas Gallyamov
"Putin can no longer count on the military. A military coup attempt can’t be ruled out if Putin gives order to deliver a nuclear strike." Russian troops are ‘paralysed’, ‘shocked’, and lack loyalty to Putin, suggesting a coup ‘can’t be ruled out’, Putin’s...
Russia was doomed from the start | Dr Mike Martin
"This war has never really been right for Russia. They’ve never had enough troops, they’ve been poorly equipped." Russian troops are neither skilled nor equipped enough to win the war against Ukraine, former British Army officer Dr. Mike Martin tells #Tim...
Ukraine make key strategic gains against weak Russia defence
Ukrainian forces have retaken a number of key strategic towns from Russia’s forces, as they push even deeper into occupied territory around the eastern city ...
Putin threatens to ‘freeze’ west by cutting gas and oil supplies if price caps imposed
Vladimir Putin has threatened to cut off energy supplies if price caps are imposed on Russia’s oil and gas exports. Speaking at an economic forum in Vladivostok in Russia's far east, the president said Russia 'will not supply anything at all if it contrad...
Ukraine war will last longer than Putin’s dictatorship - Michael Clarke
"Putin will not be replaced by a nice man. Nobody who is around Putin is likely to be that different." Putin’s successor is ‘very likely’ to carry on the conflict, which is expected to continue for ’40, 50, 60 years’, Michael Clarke tells #TimesRadio.
How can the West show Putin he cannot win? | John Herbst
"Putin still thinks he can win with his military. As long as the West provides at least the amount of aid to Ukraine provided today, Moscow will fail." The war in Ukraine will end when Putin realizes he cannot win, says former US Ambassador to Ukraine Joh...
How can the West show Putin he cannot win? | former US Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst.
"Putin still thinks he can win with his military. As long as the West provides at least the amount of aid to Ukraine provided today, Moscow will fail." The war in Ukraine will end when Putin realises he cannot win, says former US Ambassador to Ukraine Joh...
Thomas Graham tells Ukraine is using psychological warfare to ‘break’ Russians
here’s a large psychological element to what the Ukrainians are doing. The crackdown has had an impact, the Kremlin’s quite aware of that." Ukrainian forces are trying to ‘break the morale’ of Russians, Thomas Graham tells #TimesRadio.
'The Russians will break' | General Ben Hodges
The Russians are exhausted. Their logistics system is exhausted. There's nothing they can do except continue launching artillery against civilian targets. Even that has dropped off." Retired General Ben Hodges says a window has opened for Ukraine to repel...
Should NATO have held Putin closer? | Lord Robertson former General Secretary of NATO
We should have hugged Putin closer." Lord Robertson, former General Secretary of NATO, tells Carole Walker we are 'living the consequences' of politicians previously being uninterested in working with the Russians.
Ukraine strikes another Russian base | Mariana Budjeryn
"Ukrainians are targeting Russian ammunition depots, air bases and various command and control centres, they're being targeted, hit and destroyed." Mariana Budjeryn discusses the spate of attacks on Russian occupied Ukraine and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear pl...