“What the United States needs to do is blunt Russia’s ability to take more territory on the ground.”If Putin feels he is out of all options on the ground, then he will be forced to the negations table, says former deputy assistant to Trump Dr Fiona Hill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
“The one thing that Putin fears most is the Russian people.”Ukraine's long-range strikes on Russian oil infrastructure is “bringing the war home to Russia” as the Russian people are fighting over fuel, says former British diplomate to Ukraine Cormac Smith. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
“It’s not a stalemate at sea. Ukraine has gained decisive advantages there over Russia.”Ukraine has demonstrated “revolutionary” tactics as a nation without a navy that has managed to push back Putin’s Black Sea Fleet, says Brigadier Ben Barry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Europe and the US might be forced to intervene as Russia appears to have doubled down on Putin's invasion after the failure of Trump's Alaska summit, warns retired Air Vice-Marshal Sean Bell on Frontline. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Putin has relied on the myths of a short war and Russia's military power but cannot win unless Ukraine gives up, says Prof. Philips O'Brien Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
“Russia is in real trouble.”Putin’s weakening economy is crippling Russia’s war efforts as the leader can’t afford to keep his campaign going, says former commanding general of US Army Europe, General Ben Hodges. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
“If Putin were to die… they would all just gather in the Kremlin and fight with each other frantically… and the main task would be making sure everyone can keep the money they’ve stolen over the last 25 years.”Russian oligarchs wouldn’t bat an eyelid if their leader died, as all they care about is ‘maintaining the status quo’, says Sir Bill Browder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Kremlin appears to be walking back agreements discussed at eh Alaska summit after Trump gives Putin another two weeks to agree to further talks, warns Col. Hamish De Bretton-Gordon former Britain's CBRN commander. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Kremlin appears to have reversed position again as Russian officials pour cold water on Trump's trilateral summit and European involvement in any deal to end Putin's invasion, says Dr. Ian Garner on Frontline with Times Radio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Putin's short summit with Trump appears to have backfired as Trump falls in line with European security guarantees for Ukraine and Russia fears the prospect of European troops in Ukraine, says Orysia Lutsevych on Frontline with Kate Gerbeau. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Russia's attempt to seize land in Donbas during the Trump-Putin meeting has left Kremlin troops facing capture as Ukraine closes the offensive pocket says ISW's George Barros on Frontline Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
"It's massive the way in that Vladimir Putin's made a series of gambles where he's got short term advantage and then he's lost in the long run."Putin's territorial gains in Ukraine could cost him dearly as Trump says the US will back European military support for Ukraine. Prof. Scott Lucas discusses what it means for the Kremlin on Frontline. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
"There's a lot of crying about the betrayal of the Russian nation. They're worried about some kind of, a ceasefire that they think will not be good to the Russian cause."Putin may have lost legitimacy in the Kremlin by failing to secure Russia's land grab in Ukraine and the Alaska talks could be his last chance, Says Prof. Vlad Mykhnenko on Frontline. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Putin will likely have to back down and meet with Zelensky at a summit proposed by Trump, Says former Special envoy to Ukraine Amb. Kurt Volker on Frontline. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
“The Russians now have to think about where they divert forces to detect these [US submarines].”Trump has made a “bold statement” by deploying two nuclear submarines near Russia, as this will alter how Putin’s forces operate, despite the possibility that it could all be a bluff, says former submarine captain Ryan Ramsey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
"You're seeing quite a lot of sort of drives into Ukrainian territory, but they are sporadic." Russia's grinding push into Ukraine hasn't done enough to win strategic objectives as the US tries to put more pressure on Putin to end the war in Ukraine, Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry tells Frontline on #timesradio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
“Ukraine has effectively halted Russia in its tracks, largely because there's huge buffer zones now where if you move, you die and it's all around drones.“Despite the mass of Russia's army, Ukraine have stopped them in their tracks with the superior drone warfare, says former RAF Pilot, Air Vice Marshall Sean Bell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
“He’s got to show he’s a winner because the whole old special operations gig, that propaganda line has worn absolutely thin.”Russians have become disillusioned with Putin as they feel the repercussions of war and their leader’s failure to deliver the “knockout blow,” says The Evening Standard’s defence editor, Robert Fox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
“The Kremlin are now talking about bringing defence expenditure down come 2026 because they've spent so much money on providing an army that isn’t really doing more than maintaining the status quo.”Putin runs Russia’s economy to the ground by spending “vast amounts of money” on futile military operations, says former House of Commons clerk Eliot Wilson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
“If you’ve been hit by 300-500 drones you get conditioned to that, so being hit by another hundred doesn’t mean that much. Of course they’re not being hit by that number because most are being shot down.”Putin’s belief that he can win the war by dropping ordinances is a “myth”, says Major General Chip Chapman as it’s just a “sullen way the Russians go about destroying things.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.