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Frontline: The War in Ukraine and Global Security
The sharpest minds and analysis on the frontline of the war in Ukraine - and related conflicts - on Times Radio.
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- Frontline: The War in Ukraine and Global Security
Putin desperate for a ceasefire as his economy crumbles | Kurt Volker
“By being so maximalist in his demands… we are much more likely to get into the scenario where Russia is feeling the need for a ceasefire.” Putin will fail as…
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Putin’s Kremlin tearing itself apart | Mark Galeotti
“They never ever acknowledged the mistakes they made… and that’s what he’s getting at, and that’s a dangerous line for the Kremlin.” Putin’s Kremlin is under…
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Russian oil shortages reach Moscow as Kremlin halts oil exports due to Ukrainian Strikes
"Ukraine has two strike campaigns going at the moment. One is economic warfare, which is targeting Russian oil infrastructure with an aim of degrading the…
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Putin knows his days are numbered | John Lough
“There are signs that Putin and co recognise that their days in power are probably numbered.” Putin is preparing for his, and other elderly colleagues…
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Putin under threat as calls to shoot down Russian jets could trigger a Nato strike | Edward Lucas
“That is, if not a game changer, it’s an eye opener.” Calls to shoot down Russian aircrafts could bolster Nato to deter Putin, says The Times’s writer and…
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Pro-Kremlin media issues warnings on Putin's failure to secure oil supplies from Ukrainian strikes
Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries are close to causing shortages in major cities like Moscow, warns Michael Bociurkiw on Frontline. Hosted on Acast…
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Belarus is on the brink of collapse | Sean Bell
On today’s episode of Frontline, Sean Bell speaks to Philip Ingram about Russia’s incursion into Poland, recent military exercises into Belarus and the…
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Trump terrified of Putin, leaving Poland's future in the hands of Europe | Frontline
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Putin’s people are about to be wiped out from within | Robert Fox
“He secretly sees a very, very unhealthy population to the extent of disgusting things.” Russians are being wiped out from within as Putin’s regime’s relaxed…
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Putin’s empire unravels as Russia fails to hold territory | Hamish de Bretton-Gordon
“Whenever they have punched through a couple of kilometres, they’ve lost it almost straight away.” Putin doesn’t have any more power than to "hang on" as his…
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Trump must back Putin into a corner by blunting gains on the ground | Fiona Hill
“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…
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Putin is scared of a Russian uprising | Cormac Smith
“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…
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Putin’s Black Sea Fleet crushed by revolutionary Ukrainian tactics | Brigadier Ben Barry
“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…
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Ukraine no fly zone may be only option as Putin rejects Trump's peace with air strikes | Sean Bell
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…
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How Putin's 'short war myth' led Russia to destruction in Ukraine
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…
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Putin campaign fails as crumbling economy destroys chances of Russian victory | General Ben Hodges
“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…
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Putin is replaceable: Why Russian oligarchs wouldn't flinch if their leader died | Sir Bill Browder
“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…
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Kremlin scrubs Alaska summit agreements as Putin secures another two week's grace from Trump
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…
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Russia scrambles to roll back Trump summit as Europe forges ahead with security guarantees
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…
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Putin's summit backfires as Europe forces Trump into security guarantees for Ukraine
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…
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Russian troops cut off at Pokrovsk as Putin's pre-Alaska offensive collapses
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…
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'Huge win for Zelensky' as Trump meets Europe leaders saying US support to stop Putin | Scott Lucas
"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…
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Putin is 'losing legitimacy' in the Kremlin over Alaska talks with Trump
"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…
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Putin - Trump meeting: Kremlin cornered as Putin tries to dodge Zelensky meeting
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…
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Putin’s navy scrambles in chaos as Trump unleashes killer move | Former Submarine Captain
“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…
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'It's just a killing machine' Putin faces failure as summer offensive 'petered out'
"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…
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Putin’s troops halted on battlefield by superior Ukrainian drone warfare | Sean Bell
“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.“…
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Putin fails to deliver ‘knockout blow’ as Russians become disillusioned with war | Robert Fox
“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…
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Putin drives Russia into ruin by funding failing army
“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…
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Putin’s Blitz strategy is redundant as Ukraine destroy Russian drones | Maj Gen Chip Chapman
“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…
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Putin's offensive 'is becoming a real mess' as Russian troops killed ahead of Trump's deadline
"There is very little evidence that Russia is going to be able to make any sort of strategic breakthrough." Putin's attempt to take more land after Trump…
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Putin faces collapse of Russian sphere of influence over war in Ukraine
"Fear of how powerful Putin could be and what he could do to your country has been a very big instrument but that doesn't exist anymore. So now you see that…
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Putin cornered as US boosts aid to five Patriot systems in game-changing U-turn
“It appears today, that instead two Patriot systems they may well be providing five Patriot systems.” Trump increases arms aid to Ukraine after his phone call…
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Trump’s ‘far superior’ Patriot PAC-3 missiles will crush Putin’s attacks | Jimmy Rushton
“These are very sophisticated, expensive weapons, which are Ukraine’s only defence against ballistic missiles.” Trump’s promise of patriot missiles and missile…
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Sir Bill Browder: Putin will keep 'playing' Trump until secondary tariffs destroy his economy
"Nobody's going to buy Russian oil if that piece of legislation goes through. But it's not clear that that's the policy that's going to be implemented. Trump…
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Trump set to 'tighten the noose' on Putin as sanctions bill ready
Donald Trump appears to be preparing to sign new sanctions on Russian oil into US law, Michael Bociurkiw tells Frontline on #timesradio Hosted on Acast. See…
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Putin ‘silences’ Russian elites: Historian explains why Russian figures keep dying | Amy Knight
“Starovoit had a lot of connections... it was portably better to just silence Starovoit.” Putin may have had a “very good reason to get rid of” Russian…
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Putin’s air campaign fails as Ukrainians harden to Russia |Former US Army counterintelligence agent
“The Ukrainians are more hardened to Russia right now, have more visceral hatred to Russians than they ever did in 2014.” Putin’s bombardment of Ukraine fails…
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US pledges more weapons to Ukraine as Trump feels Putin is in a weak position | John Lough
"We can see that Trump is getting frustrated with Putin. He understands that his high hopes of delivering a quick deal in Ukraine have just not been achieved."…
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How Trump handed Putin the advantage over Europe | Frontline
"We are kind of breathing or breathing, rather thin air here. The Europeans have got to stop hoping that America will, step in and just get on and fill the…
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Putin’s Luhansk offensive crumbles in embarrassing setback | George Barros
“Just because you lose something, doesn’t mean you’ll get it back again.” The Russians are failing to regain Luhansk, and even if they succeed, it does not…
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Kremlin defies Putin as Russia’s economy faces fatal consequences | Scott Lucas
“The economy minister came out and said, ‘Look, the Central Bank has to do something here… because we are heading towards a recession.’” Putin realises the…
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Putin’s war becomes ‘impossible’ as Ukraine halts Russia’s Sumy offensive
“They are taking one or two villages; that’s not going to make a difference.” Putin’s war is becoming “impossible” as Russia is not making any breakthroughs on…
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The two major problems that put Putin's invasion at risk | Prof. Scott Lucas
Putin's invasion continues to flounder as the Kremlin struggles to justify high casualties against high inflation and low growth in the Russian economy, says…
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Putin will be forced to abandon his invasion once Nato shows ‘strength’ | General Sir Richard Shirreff
“If he is met by strength, he will back off.” “Faffing around” and “grovelling” to Trump will not deter Putin as he only respects strength, says General Sir…
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Putin’s ‘wild’ moves could push Russia over the edge | Robert Fox
“If the roundabout stops, he falls off.” Putin is becoming “more wild,” pushing too many soldiers to the front without being able to supply food or fuel, says…
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Putin risks being toppled after driving Russia to the ground | Kurt Volker
He has now weakened Russia dramatically as a result of his invasion of Ukraine, and yet he keeps going.” Putin is at risk of “leaving the scene” after his…
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West could 'go for the jugular' as Putin's miscalculation leaves Kremlin exposed
Russia's worries over a recession show Putin's miscalculation over support for Ukraine has left Russia vulnerable to retaliation from Kyiv's allies says James…
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Putin's risks losing key allies after leaving Iran hanging
“Putin is showing his allies, what little there are around the world, that Russian cannot be relied upon.” Russia is not coming to Iran’s defence, despite the…
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'Putin’s paranoid about Xi': Leaked FSB document labels China a threat to Russia | Ian Williams
“I think there is deep paranoia within the Russian intelligence establishment about China’s activities.” Xi may be on the verge of betraying Putin, as a leaked…
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Ukraine's poised to build nuclear weapons to obliterate Putin | Vlad Mykhnenko
“The conversations amongst MPs are kind of mentioning the nuclear option more than before.” It’s “inevitable” that Ukraine will start building its own nuclear…
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Putin 'losing hold of the narrative' as his spin machine struggles to downplay Ukrainian attacks
"There is no way that the Russian spin machine and propaganda machine can spin this into anything but a flipping disaster." Ukrainian attacks Russian military…
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‘Putin is humiliated’: How Ukraine can incite a Russian uprising | Bill Browder
“They may actually set off a chain reaction in Russia where everyone says, ‘Well, this guy is just a weakling.’ And if they can incite the Russian people to…
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Loss of human life is 'irrelevant' to Putin until he reaches his war aims | Lord Peter Ricketts
Today on Frontline, Britain's first National Security Advisor Lord Peter Ricketts tells Philip Ingram why passing the tragic milestone of one million Russian…
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The UK is already at war with Russia | Edward Lucas
“Russia is testing us all the time.” The UK is already in an “intense conflict with both kinetic and non-kinetic elements,” as Putin is likely to "test Article…
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How Putin failed to protect the Kremlin as Ukraine exposes Russia’s major strategic weakness
“The Kremlin needs to allocate significant manpower and resources to protect its borders because its borders are not defended.” New Ukrainian offensives, such…
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Putin could hit NATO 'in 18 months' as Trump fails to deter Russia | Rob Fox
"It could be a very nasty accident on the Kola Peninsula, for instance, in the in the corridor between, between the Baltics and Poland. It's just something…
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US sanctions progress threatens to force Putin out of war in months as Trump steps aside | Frontline
President Trump's muted response to Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia suggests he's not willing to step in and protect Putin from US sanctions, says Kurt…
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How Ukraine's 'SAS-style' attack destroyed Putin's favourite bomber and put his regime at risk | Frontline
"Putin was photographed, in a Tupolev Tu 160, the supersonic bomber, and closely aligned himself with it. The fact that the Ukrainians are now picking them off…
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How Ukraine tore Putin's air capability apart in audacious drone attacks | Maxim Tucker on Frontline
“They’re certainly not going to be able to put as many aircrafts into the air… it will have an impact.” Ukraine proves it has “opportunities and abilities to…