"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...

"Don't dismiss what Putin is saying as familiar fare"Vladimir Putin is 'throwing red meat' at his opposition in Russia with his escalation, says former UK ambassador to Russia, Sir Tony Brenton.

"The statement today saying that ‘Putin wants to end this war very quickly and may be willing to do so.’ I think we should be suspicious of that." President Erdogan says that Putin ‘wants to end the war quickly.’ How might Putin achieve this? Lord George...

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...

“The whole world must understand that Russia is to blame for this war” After a mass grave was found in the Ukrainian city of Izyum, Youth Delegate to the UN Denys Ghanza tells #TimesRadio that Ukrainians are now “not afraid of anything”.

"Ukraine will win because now we are keeping the initiative and we do understand what we're doing."Not even a tactical nuclear weapon strike would stop Ukraine from winning says Ukraine's Former Defence Minister Alina Frovola.

"We have seen even the state propaganda admitting that things are not going right." Russian media is saying that ‘the Ukrainian army is really strong’ and ‘we have not done our work well’, Russian expert Katia Glod (@eglod_katia) tells #TimesRadio.

"There’s been pressure from political quarters which have publicly called on President Putin to resign." Saint Petersburg City Council and Russian politicians are calling for President Putin to resign. This is the first time ‘pushback’ against Putin has a...

"We were not prepared for the collapse of the Soviet Union. We need to be prepared for the collapse of Russia." Ukraine's counter offensive could result in the Russian Federation collapsing, say General Ben Hodges. ---

Ukraine's armed forces on Saturday released images said to show its troops entering the city of Izyum.Izyum was a major base for Russian forces in the Kharkiv region. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said his country's armed forces liberated and took con...

Ukrainian Troops Crash Russian Forces After Trying to Counter Offensive Defensive Soldiers

Bayraktar TB2 Drone Destroys 8 Russian Tanks and More Artillery Vehicles in 3 Days

RUSSIAN soldiers in Ukraine have been captured in frontline footage appearing to wave white flags in surrender amid an all-out Ukrainian Southern offensive.

Although there is enthusiasm and good morale amongst soldiers to continue to push back against the Russians, this isn't going to be over quickly." As the battle for Kherson continues, the war will not be over ‘quickly’, Times journalist Richard Spencer wa...

"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...