"Russia is raising up the stakes, then we see the feedback from the West. It needs to be vice versa. The moment the initiative moves towards our Western allies, then we will know that we are winning this war." Ukrainian MP Kira Rudik tells Times Radio tha...

"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...

"Vladimir Putin values money more than human life. He's come after me in a big way, threatened me with death, with kidnapping, issued eight Interpol arrest warrants for me." The West needs to take a harder stand against Putin's allies, Bill Browder tells...

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"They are desperate and would appear to be trying almost anything to hang on." Putin accusing Ukraine of owning a dirty bomb are the “death throes” of the Russian invasion, showing Russia is trying to hang on, chemical weapons expert Hamish de Bretton Gor...

Former director of the Royal United Services Institute and defence analyst Michael Clarke explains on #TimesRadio why he thinks Putin’s terror tactics will ultimately be his downfall, after President Zelensky said Russian air strikes have left millions of...

“The only thing [Putin] can do is slow the growth of the Ukrainian army and try to demoralise the population by this sort of attack.” Sergiy Petukhov, former deputy minister of Justice of Ukraine tells #TimesRadio that people are experiencing electricity...

"The use of unconventional means is undoubtedly on the agenda." The use of a tactical nuclear weapon is unlikely at this stage, but Russia may be preparing to use a chemical weapon, says military logistics expert, Major General Tim Cross, speaking to Dr....

Russia's strategy of kamikazi drone bombing civilian targets is historically flawed Former Standing Joint Force Commander Rupert Jones tells #timesradio .---...

"The Ukrainians were bound to run out of momentum sometime" We aren't seeing the big sweeping movements from Ukraine that we have done previously, says General Sir Richard Barrons, former Commander Joint Forces Command.

"Ukraine has warned they are going to try and take Kherson city." The Ukrainian government is asking residents in Kherson to leave, even if it means entering Russian occupied territory, says Askold Krushelnycky reporting from Niprov, Ukraine.

"Putin is digging himself a deeper hole."Russia has already lost this war, but that doesn't mean it's any closer to an end, says Sir Roderic Lyne, former UK Ambassador to Russia.

"It is critical because the infrastructure it is destroyed right now will have the result as a new wave of refugees of people who will be fleeing Ukraine." Ukraine needs western aircraft to prevent further Russian air raids and missile strikes, Ukrainian...

"He suffered a whole series of blows over these last few weeks, so I don’t think it’s any doubt that he’s made a decision to ramp up." Putin has "got to respond" to the Crimea Bridge attack and will “ramp up the intensity”, Major General Tim Cross tells #...

"Mr. Putin has lot strategically this war and he is under heavy criticism even in Russia."Russian forces, orcs and fascists are among those "dissatisfied" with Putin and the war, former Advisor for the Minister of Defence of Ukraine Alexander Khara tells...