Putin made a 'huge mistake' with Ukraine and faces 'more problems' as war goes on | Ex-MI6 boss

“Russia is in serious post-imperial decline.”
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a “huge mistake” says former head of MI6 Sir Richard Dearlove, “and the longer it goes on, I think the more problems the Russian leadership will face.”
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[@Ozone280]

You can be as pragmatic as you like but if Russia walks away from this with ANY Ukrainian land then they will consider it a win and they'll be back again in years to come.

[@ddoppster]

They're decimated, isolated, and the demography says they're losing work force at an intolerable rate. Crowing that they won anything, will sound hollow to all that hear it, when the costs are totaled

[@ThePixey1000]

@Ozone280 And so they should a well fought win.

[@ghostlightx9005]

100% correct. They must withdraw with nothing. (That said, they have already lost way more than any win in Ukraine could deliver).

[@johnwalsh4857]

they might consider it a win then then go into revolution later hahah. I dont think that is a win.

[@cantiaci]

@@ghostlightx9005 The Russian citizens won't realise this for a while yet though. The permanent damage Putin has done to the Russian economy, not to mention their political standing in the World and their overall demography will become increasingly apparent over the next few years.

[@peterselo7707]

The problem is that the West's support for Ukraine is REACTIVE rather than proactive.

[@lynnabel258]

I agree

[@mikegoodie7905]

If you mean a NATO military buildup on the Polish border before the invasion, yes deterrence would have worked, but that ship has sailed.Even worse was that fact that we let Russia slip into its current political state. Watch Nixon's 1992 interview where he talks about Russia. Amazing stuff. Currently, Russia is getting bled out. Push Russia out of Crimea and you push Russia to the brink. No thanks. I don't want a Russian nuclear war or a Russian civil war.

[@alans9806]

As it's a reaction to Russia's unprovoked attack, what else could it be?

[@GerritVictor-pn9yv]

My God, you guys are ignorant. Russia WAS provoked. Ukraine armies were trained and equipped by the US. The US is using Ukraine to cause economic hardship for Russia. As long as Ukraine keeps fighting, the Russians keep spending money and Russian soldiers are dying. Economic sanctions against Russia did not work. Blowing up the gas pipeline to Germany did not work.

[@Cl0ckcl0ck]

Lol, Russia is being reactive. They were building a freaking US navy base in Crimea before 2014 FFS.

[@jamesdriver8148]

If Ukraine can get Russia seriously on the back foot. Why not go all the way and liberate all Ukrainian territories back to ‘91 borders?

[@JohnDoe-tx8lq]

"If" - we are nowhere that now.. 08:43 Russia still have massive resources & men to throw /waste in the war, even at such high economic costs. Ukraine can never 'win' outright without a much more aid from Europe & US.

[@alasdaircat]

Ukraine's best chance of fully recovering all territory is if Putin's regime collapses, which can happen if we continue increasing the cost to Russia. Russia is in a cycle of perpetual escalation. That has worked well against a weak west over the past 10 years but as the west matches the escalation, Russia is now weakening itself economically politically and strategically.

[@Litheon11]

Ukraine will. They just need our continued support. They have the willpower and by now the experience. We just need to continue to support them.

[@duskokukolj5571]

😂😂😂😂😂.Ukrajina odbija Ruse???😂😂😂😂.Provala godine!Rusi se ne bore samo protiv Ukrajine !Bore se protiv nato saveza i Amerike!!!I pobjeđuju!!!

[@duskokukolj5571]

​@@alasdaircat😂😂😂😂.Mislim da još jedino Englezi žive u iluziji da se Rusija može pobjediti!Čak i SAD ne vjeruju u to!Ostatak svijeta zna da su Rusi nepobjedivi!!!

[@jackherrer9090]

What a statement, he is absolutely right in my humble opinion. I am from Belgium and willing to make sacrifices, already send over 6000 € from my holiday money to Ukraine over the last years to help, no holiday for me until victory. I also pushed my prime minister several times to do more. I have the feeling that our gouverments dont understand the gravity of the situation. We need someone like Churchill right now that makes tough decisions, it will cost us less in the long run if Ukraine cant hold the line any longer.

[@danascully6670]

У вас проблемы с головой. 🇷🇺

[@perrie77]

Ukraine needs to bring down The Crimean Bridge soon and also block Orban at the EU now...

[@JimRogers-oc2jd]

No it is a good negotiation ploy! It ties down a large amount of strong air and navel difference! It was what is called 'A golden bridge' in the book The art of war, by Sun Tuz it allows your enamy to with draw with out increasing more cost on your own forces! Plus it is now limited it the amount of transport it can carry.

[@tobiasrietveld3819]

@@JimRogers-oc2jd Maybe, but taking the bridge down would be a massive political blow for Putin. It is really the symbol for Russia's claim to Crimea. Dictators become increasingly vulnerable domestically as the illusion of infallible leadership is increasingly dispelled.

[@Hoozpoppin]

Well theyve put it out of operation twice for months.

[@schrecksekunde2118]

how should Ukraine block Hungary when they're not in EU ? that makes no sense

[@mickg7299]

@@Hoozpoppin Days actually, quickly repaired and Putin drove across it to prove it!

[@emiliat.5881]

Timothy Snyder: “The peril of slowness “ there is so much truth in it! Give Ukraine free reign and they will win this war!

[@dpelpal]

Not to mention we in Russia do not have toilet. Nor pipes for the conveyance of feces. This would be a niceness if we had such!

[@petersmith-yg7me]

Yes well Timothy is a well known apologist for Zelensky s corrupt regime.

[@dpelpal]

@@petersmith-yg7me Zelensky was a comedian, and he's turned Russia into the biggest joke on the planet

[@cobeeble]

@@petersmith-yg7me Hello Vlad!

[@stephenhill545]

​@@dpelpalyou don't have a moral compass.

[@jasonwalters6329]

Massive mistake….military academies around the world will study this invasion for years to come on what not to do.

[@JohnDoe-tx8lq]

well... at the time, NOBODY thought Ukraine would last more than a few weeks, then Europe and the US wouldn't have attacked Russia in Ukraine once they'd taken the country. The military invasion wasn't done very effectively, but then nobody really thought there'd be so much resistance. They did it in Crimean and it worked.

[@aleserban9322]

Do you mean NATo agression in Serbia with humanitarian Bombardment of civilians? or Lybia., Iraq, Afganistan? Russia is winning so read world wide news and not western propaganda.

[@glennjanot8128]

It wasn't just a mistake on the military level. This will be Russia's last big war, because they simply lack the younbg people to rebuild the military. Russia had already been on a long demographic decline, and this war has only accelerated it. Ukraine isn't in any better shape though, due to their losses in life

[@aleserban9322]

@@glennjanot8128 so I am afraid that they will join more with China and supplement that with their Asian population. Not good prospects for Europe. in the end

[@zivkovicable]

@@JohnDoe-tx8lq The invasion of Crimea was much easier to pull off as it already had a significant Russian military presence and population.

[@jim2376]

The little man wanted by the ICC for war crimes is an epic international bungler.

[@dpelpal]

I am Russian, live Samara. We call him bunker grandfather. Many inside Russia are trying to help Ukraine..We give coordinates to special men, coordinates of special things😏

[@jim2376]

@@dpelpal 👍👍

[@noname-ll2vk]

This is why you don't give small corrupt kgb agents control of an empire.

[@davidwright5094]

@@noname-ll2vk You can make this war effort sound not dissimilar to the work of the NHS by calling it another fight to eradicate a noxious little bug.

[@stalintheliberator2454]

he is so little that he does whatr he wants and you can only bark LOL 😀

[@petersmith-yg7me]

WW2 won by US and GB . The Wehrmacht was defeated on the Eastern front. Who re you kidding.

[@stephenhill545]

The wehrmacht and the axis powers are not the same. Germany accounted for 50% of axis strength, and Germany devoted 60% of its resources to the eastern front. From 1943, Germanys airpower concentrated in the west to counter the allied bombing offensive, giving the USSR air superiority in the east.

[@Kavala76]

FYI about 80% of German casualties during WW2 happened on the eastern front. The Soviets broke the back of the German army.

[@user-ve5lp2zx9l]

Putin had showed signs of his ambitions well before 2014 the West leaders had turned a blind eye to him for money and other benefits. It’s very simple the West should stop all trade and completely shut off countries that do not follow are basic rules of law and human rights. No ifs and buts it may cost a bit of money but the effort will be worth it. I believe most China can be turned to be a nicer country and India needs to stop playing the fool or lose business with the West too.

[@robbie9030]

NATO made a commitment to defend Ukraine in this scenario when they gave up the nuclear weapons they had after the collapse of the USSR. We made that commitment and we have to adhere to it.

[@chisimdibreakthrough1901]

Stories. You forget that the West is the minority both in population and in natural resources. The west will be the big loser if they attempt to cut other nations off. I wish they can even do that sooner and let the global majority dump the US dollars for a start.

[@daydays12]

YES

[@fainitesbarley2245]

No it’s about not risking a major war ove something a bit dubious or which we can’t succeed in. It’s like not going to war with Germany over the Sudetenland or Czechoslovakia but going to war over Poland.

[@atlantic169]

Absolutely, and restrict access to the internet to countries that abide by democracy and the rule of law.

[@stephenlanders4048]

A quote from Kipling-"They used to call it the Danegeld, but the story is always the same. One you've given the Dane his geld, you'll never get rid of the Dane." The same is true of giving anything to Putin.

[@stalintheliberator2454]

you can keep quoting wahtever you want)) Russia took massive territories and you can bark and quote only)))

[@ButButBut-i5h]

@@stalintheliberator2454 You can choose to be whatever the russian equivalent of a lickspittle is, but **you** can't ignore the massive, massive damage russia has done to itself in the biggest political and military failure of any country since WWII, no matter how much you lie to yourself. If this war was meant to be the unveiling of the 'new' Soviet russia, then it's going about as well as it did for them in 1991, and look at how few tears are being shed about that.

[@TDMoore]

I am from the US and we have big elections coming up in a few months. We have to vote for candidates who understand the threat Russia poses to security.

[@danascully6670]

Россия вам не угрожает. Вы забыли, что нас разделяет океан?

[@hybridarmyoffreeworld]

Moscow horde´s war record :- 1856 defeated by Britain and France 1905 defeated by Japan 1917 defeated by Germany 1920 defeated by Poland, Finland, Estonia and all Baltic states 1939 defeated by Finland 1969 defeated by China 1989 defeated by Afghanistan 1989 defeated in the Cold War. 1996 defeated by Chechnya 2022 defeated by Ukraine WW2 won USA/Britain , meanwhile Stalin's officers were shot or sent to the Gulags. Millions went to the Gulags, including Solzhenitsyn Moscow's only victories come from invading smaller countries :- a) Hungary 1956 b) Czechoslovakia 1968 c) Moldova 1992 d) Georgia 2008

[@tancreddehauteville764]

They only won in 1945 because of the massive material aid from the USA and UK, and because from 1943 the Germans had loads of troops engaged elsewhere.

[@LuukvdHoogen]

Although I like the enthusiasm, denying the USSR's role in defeating Germany is wishful thinking and false history. Germany was defeated on the eastern front, before the allies landed.

[@freeheeler09]

You could argue that as with Napoleon, winter played a part.

[@matthewstokes1608]

@@LuukvdHoogenprecisely - these armchair warrior people are bloodthirsty maniacs… You are brainwashed and insane…

[@user-pz6ls4uk8k]

Россия выиграла вторую мировую войну и разгромила Вермахт. А кто уничтожил Наполеона и Францию

[@bbanos]

Wish you would discuss ElVira Nabiullina , head of Russia Central bank, Jeffrey's Sonenfeld's Insightful data Mining of everything that comes out of the Kremlin regarding GDP growth, inflation, interest rates, strength of the ruble, strength of the military, true decline of Russian imports/ exports, many other things. Long ago they gave an accurate picture Leading to a sure demise of the country called Russia. It seems you are late to the party. NOW you talk about it. You could have talked about it in February '24. So much of Times interviews seem to be "glass -half- empty " Editorials why Ukraine can't win. Which is surprising as Britain is the leader in ensuring that Ukraine does win and does defeat Russia's Putin

[@fraumahler5934]

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld should be taken very seriously. His analysis shows how sanctions are affecting Russias economy

[@markmorris1105]

Putin is the world's Biggest Circus 🎪 😂😂

[@jamesgreen1116]

How?

[@nataliehladun744]

Biggest circus? Putin is the world’s most evil walking

[@nikolaikrustev1159]

@@jamesgreen1116 Learn Russian, dig in and you will see. Do not expect polite Western people to digest it for you.

[@WhoCaresAbtU]

No, America is

[@copaloadofthis]

@@jamesgreen1116 … The world doesn’t exist just to spoon-feed you with all the answers… try working it out for yourself… that is when you finally remove your head from your buddy Putins’ rear-end !!

[@saintsi6997]

It history repeating it self.

[@technologyandsociety21C]

Your video director/editor needs to put the camera on the person who is speaking, not the person who is just sitting there being distracted -- Jeez!

[@bigmatthews666]

You need to calm down

[@sunshine4sue2]

🗽🇺🇸 🦅Stand proud, strong and ✝️Keep the faith🌻💙💛🕊️🇺🇸🇺🇦🕊️ 🫂with much Love from Indiana, USA🙏

[@urseliusurgel4365]

Why the repeated cutting to someone who doesn't speak?

[@seanmurphy1614]

Because she's 'easy on the eye' as the Aussies say 😂.

[@dogpaw775]

I agree 100% with overview on every point. Governments take note, 'you can always make more money, you can't make more time', give Ukraine more support and engage more to achieve resolutions sooner rather than later..

[@thomasmills9492]

SLOW means not being able to gain the MOMENTUM. 😢

[@ticnatz]

Why such a prolonged on camera of a person not speaking? What is the point?

[@agnosturaelwsr]

Sir Richard shows that he has way better understanding of how this has to be handled than the leaders in the west.

[@stephenhill545]

He's considering the military side, they are looking at re-establishing close trade ties with Russia, stuff like that.

[@r3negade47]

The main concern is if Trump regains power he will do Putins bidding and pull back on support for Ukraine. That then leaves the UK and Europe to fund defeating Putin alone. It’s a rough spot for the UK. 14 years of stagnant Tory rule has meant we are broke with crumbling infrastructure. The need for a strong defense is still so necessary.

[@jamesortiz5388]

That's an interesting anti trump angle very creative. 👏 That doesn't mean I'm voting him.

[@JohnDoe-tx8lq]

@@jamesortiz5388 'anti trump'? It's just fact. Trump loves Putin, doesn't like NATO and wants to end US military aid to Ukraine. Fact.

[@nataliehladun744]

Is Trump truly in Putins’ pocket?

[@dalecrocker3213]

Why should we defeat Putin? It is surely in our best interests to allow him Donbass and Crimea. There is absolutely no reason whatsoever to imagine that whatever further ambitions he may possibly have could extend to military action against the UK. In fact there are good reasons for our two countries to enter into economic agreements and military treaties.

[@christhewon220]

​@@nataliehladun744100%

[@paulmontgomery2726]

Just loved the editing of this piece, the cutaways were just a hoot. In the tradition of Mitchell and Webb, British comedy lives on.

[@Ruicarrico]

NATo should had helped Ukraine before the Crimea invasion

[@tmcfootball96]

Ukraine is not a NATO country. And nato didn't want a direct war with Russia, which why they won't formally offer membership to Ukraine.

[@Ruicarrico]

@@tmcfootball96 looking back now things would be very different if the Nato application was made sooner. Moldova, Georgia, and other countries are on Putin's list.

[@joemolf3894]

Ukraine the most corrupt nation on earth

[@iancormie9916]

Before Crimea, the money would have been siphoned off in to Russian Oligarch pockets. - a lot has changed in the last 10 years. Putin cannot keep one square meter of Ukraine otherwise, Putin will have won by the standards applied by the Russian propaganda machine.

[@1fadf23f]

Why am I looking at a women who apparently doesnt know there is a cam on her, while I hear other people talking?

[@freeheeler09]

She was taking a nap, then looking at her social media, then taking a sip of water, then staring at the ceiling, then…

[@gordonaliasme1104]

At least she didn't yawn 😅

[@avalon7902]

She's very hot. I wonder what was going through her mind.

[@martinanderson4721]

Keir Starmer 's spokesperson said that UK defence contribution depends on UK economic growth - hang on - didn't they promise economic growth in their election promises.

[@rickynuttall163]

Ukraine rightly so wants its territory back, the west cant keep this tiptoeing up on restrictions on how ukraine decides to defend itself with NATO donated armaments, NATO needs to realise there is no way to win this without pushing putin to the limits of his nuclear threats so all parties can walk away happy in the end, difficult decisions will have to be made or it will give russia more motivation to press on, the longer we wait the worst it will get.

[@user-vb4bl6vh1c]

A defence review within a year is not acceptable. The review is needed now. Mr A. Lisowski.

[@Mr-Science-Stevens]

thanks

[@petersomthing9508]

No one saying about sick India with Chinese, Iran, North Korea, Sick Russia Even maybe Hungary. West still is a sleep.

[@wilfhenderson1962]

Why didn’t these military people challenge the tories? No new government should commit without understanding what is needed

[@Luddite1]

Neither starmer nor his party can count

[@peterlewis1494]

Do these presenters know that they’re not on radio?

[@OTISWDRIFTWOOD]

Negotiations should only be about reparations in the form of "You will pay this- end of discussion"

[@rodcamp4472]

That camera on the lady not speaking. Wow, terrible production. Shocking.

[@robman2095]

Yes a newspaper running a radio show so video production all a bit of a stretch

[@maxthemagition]

This war in Ukraine is almost like the Vietnam war….

[@JaneSoole]

Could you please report on Russia's current energy crisis?

[@concernedcitizen7385]

That’s an easy one. They don’t have one, it’s us that’s in an energy crisis.

[@free2dialogue]

"It is more important than the national health service." Very sad, very true.

[@timonsolus]

We need to increase funding for both defence AND the NHS. This will require increased taxation. I recommend massive increases in taxation on big corporations, especially big US tech companies like Amazon, Facebook, X etc - giving them the option of either paying up or leaving the UK market permanently.

[@Smiger00na]

Why is she looking perpetually puzzled?

[@jimkennedy7482]

Germany needs to be the biggest supplier: the disaster of N2 pipeline needs open German responsibility.

[@user-vh8by6wf5x]

Who was that woman we got occasional shots of?😂😂😂

[@larrybyrne4467]

Putin's new strategy seems to be to hold out for a Trump victory in November and rely on the Western press to help in that regard.

[@user-vy5nd2fe9o]

I’ll bet Putin is watching the summit with some BIG EARS!!! 😂 Here they come Putin..😊

[@azenkwed]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thank you for the laugh.

[@weije093]

A full conflict with nato is the only threat which can deter russia. Announcing up-front that nato will not engage, destroys any leverage and influence. We are not helping Ukraine to win. Instead we stick to symptom's control. This will always lead to further deterioration.

[@Kezoman1]

Sir Richard’s “pragmatic” translates to PATHETIC DEFEATIST.

[@user-le3pc1eu1b]

Putin send him to jail%

[@igo_s5717]

Always nice to see objective interview with all sides equally represented. Uh, well almost. Well, do what you want, what could go wrong?

[@ih302]

Слава Україні!

[@concernedcitizen7385]

The British propensity to invent alternate realities is truly amazing!

[@pault1289]

Retired Generals complaining defence funding isn't enough, also in today's news rain is wet. I'd expect The Times to offer a slightly more sophisticated analysis than just reporting their comments and putting an alternative view. I can get that via the BBC.

[@heatpump8566]

Richard is a great man and should be prime minister !

[@crickcrot]

The problem, as far as I’m concerned is that Britain should stop trying to sort out Europe’s problems their cross-border problems. This has been going on for over 100 years and bankrupted Britain in the past we lost over 1 million people last century trying to defend Europe from its own extremes.

[@colinmutimer7878]

My how values and priorities have deteriorated. When Churchill was asked to divert funding for the arts, to the war effort he simply asked, "Then what are we fighting for? "

[@Smiger00na]

The NHS is a privilege we enjoy as a result of living in a secure and prosperous nation. Security and prosperity go hand in hand and for too long we’ve pretended that “winning” the Cold War was in some way the end of a story instead of the start of a new chapter.

[@williamthompson4389]

He's still there!

[@patrickmarsland8388]

I hate negative tossers

[@fuukrnassi]

😅🤣😂🤣😅😅.. what an i mb e c i le !!!

[@evertontho]

Europe has always been a war-like environment.

[@ivan200804]

UK might not have enough weapons to send, but US has thousands of M1 tanks, M198 155mm towed arty and M2/M3 IFVs in the desert of Nevada. They could have sent it to Ukraine, but they did not? Whats the calculus here? NATO think Ukraine was enough to hold off Russia indefinitely or somebody wants them to fight for a while?

[@harrydebastardeharris987]

Yes,the question is WHY…

[@MarieFara]

I always find it amazing that Brits criticize everyone but themselves. They say "we" but when they break down the we they only mention US and Germany. It's as if the UK doesn't exist.

[@TheRealEtaoinShrdlu]

Well, you voted for that in 2016. Have your cake and eat it too 😂😂😂

[@ivankurtz1909]

No children were harmed as the clinic was closed, video shows that it was a Patriot missile that hit the clinic. Confirmed by experts in examining the much smaller blast and descent angle which are very different to the claimed Russian MH31.

[@davidrabbit2239]

Great interview

[@karencarter9341]

I know the answer let putin have his money with his family and go somewhere else and leave Russia and Ukraine

[@SapmiSvenska]

@@karencarter9341 putler will be put on trial for the genocide of the Ukrainian people! If terrorist russia was murdering everyone in your country would you say let him go & let him have his $. I think NOT!

[@sciencelad8286]

Ukraine must recover every square centimeter of its territory, every single one

[@martinogold]

Too right!!!! 🇺🇦

[@petehowett2854]

And HOW ARE THE GOING TO ACHIEVE THAT?

[@GregMoylan-pn6sr]

Strange that Richard Dearlove would say he doubts that Ukraine can recover all of its land. This statement is similar to the statement Mark Milley often repeated while Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff. Maybe these two collaborated, or maybe they're both pessimists.

[@tobiasrietveld3819]

It's not that far-fetched though. The technologies used in the war currently heavily favors the defender.

[@Robert-sd1iz]

It shouldn’t be forgotten that Macron, who isn’t going anywhere for a good while yet, has identified Russia’s actions as an existential threat to France and has committed France to ensuring that the 1991 borders will be restored.

[@stephenhill545]

​@@tobiasrietveld3819Industrial wars are won by material exhaustion. Russia has more than Ukraine, but we have more than Russia. It lies in our hands.

[@Kavala76]

I disagree with Dearlove's analysis, but time will tell.

[@thomasmoore1499]

Too slow, some of these generals need to wake up, it's less than a week since Starmer took over.

[@ianworley8169]

After 14 years of the Tories neglecting or sabotaging every aspect of the UK. After their gorging on the public purse and slashing taxes to the Super-Rich. Surely one week's more than enough to put everything back in proper order. Obviously Starmer's been sitting on his hands doing nothing. Hilarious analysis by Times journalists as always.

[@Sidicas]

Kick Russia out of the UN

[@mickg7299]

Can’t be done, Russia is a permanent member of the security council.

[@georgedavidson957]

starmer wont spend money on defense. he doesnt get plaudits from his key supporters for defense spending and many would actually welcome russia!

[@wendel6]

Why the constant cuts to interviewers who aren't speaking? It's so distracting!

[@JohnBookout-li2ip]

Russia in decline? Woa didn’t see that coming

[@IanDavies-gy4mg]

Does UK military spending refer to actual military costs, or does it include pensions and other indirect costs that could be accounted for elsewhere?

[@Darklightbeam]

Starmer clearly makes me clearly sick. It is clearly a clear fact that one cannot be too clear about being SICK! Gpx

[@considerthis7712]

Same story for 2 1/2 years. That’s history.

[@petitgenie8711]

Sir Dearlove claims that the West “shut its eyes” to the escalation problem, but strangely omits to point out the West has itself to thank for the escalation in the first place. Sir Richard’s omission to mention, just as much as the Times’ failure to question, the need for a diplomatic resolution reveals what most now know. The hawkish warmongering and rhetoric has little to do with Ukraine and far much more to do with ramping up European and UK spending on NATO. The US can ill afford to prop up the Alliance whilst its own national debt continues to sky rocket 🚀

[@giggino843]

It's a war between Putin and Ukraine not a war between Russia and Ukraine. Putin should have been already sentenced.

[@raven4592]

I really despair at our leaders ,a defence review that will probably take a year to complete,the best our government can come up with.

[@alexanderalexander7404]

Why are the viewers getting lots of footage of a woman drinking water, doing her homework, and passively (now and then) listening to whatever she is listening to. How bizarre and disfunctional.

[@Anthonythumb]

It’s a radio show

[@stephenconnolly3018]

How much money would be saved if some of these freebies and foreign trips for MP and civil servants were stopped. More important than the NHS coming from a man that get free private health care.

[@timonsolus]

What freebies? I’m not aware of any freebies…

[@mickg7299]

Times radio ‘journalists’ are off their faces 💊😵‍💫

[@michaelscully1957]

Delusional.

[@gaztambo139]

You only need to look at their headlines regarding Russia over the past 2 years, to realise Times Radio don’t even have 1 bar of Wi-Fi signal with reality.

[@armindapereira4433]

Promises!

[@catherinerobson5482]

Or 2008 in Georgia...I still suspect Sullivan and wonder how he has such influence.

[@paulyoung4422]

Forget Politics, Trump must be stopped.

[@josephkerrigan733]

Why?

[@ernestziemkowski1649]

xdd

[@foilhat1138]

@@josephkerrigan733 Ask Katie Johnson.

[@alexanderlazarev3570]

First it was Assad then it was Putin,if I remember correctly. And only after them it was Trump.

[@josephkerrigan733]

@@foilhat1138 Is that Boris Johnson's wife or something?

[@alexanderalexander7404]

Why not include the janitors cleaning the staff washrooms down the hall as well. How disfunctionally presented.

[@bobby1970]

Putin might decide to go bonkers on the world and hit the big red button.

[@istvanglock7445]

He may, but we can't necessarily assume that the people who follow his orders are equally as bonkers as him.

[@BoilMe]

Yeah............ as a proud supporter of the "Empire"........ l agree.......... the principles of democracy must first be defended.................

[@Hoozpoppin]

You mean the pro-ruZZian votes where Ukranians were held at gunpoint to tick the right box? Thats why its not internationally recognised by the West.

[@petehowett2854]

So WHY IS THE EMPIRE IN UKRAINE THEN?Ukraine HAS NO LEGITIMATE PRESIDENT,at the moment.The last president,ZELENSKY,his tenure ended in MARCH 2024,I therefore repeat,WHY IS THE EMPIRE IN UKRAINE?

[@seankinsellasean]

Russian can’t take Ukraine what chance do they have of attacking the uk which is like 1,000 miles away and surround by sea so why does the miltary budget need to increase ?

[@gtube6913]

An extra 0.5% GDP gets the defence effort what though? And where is it taken from? People don't want lesser services particularly the nhs as dismal as its been for over a decade. Tax rise... Well tax the rich, they prospered in peace time and war time. Ukraine deserved more respect, betterment in military aid from day one. Nobody waits to plug a leaky bucket.

[@rv2167]

he is too stubborn and too macho to admit such a terrible mistakes so millions die. Pure evil

[@markuchej6470]

Keep listening to times radio if you want to hear any evil lies against Putin 😂😂😂😂

[@joemolf3894]

Pure Neocon channel un real

[@Infopirates]

Oh, really? 😁😁😁

[@paulthomas-hh2kv]

The war started in 2014, Julian Assange disagrees 😂

[@boink800]

Free all Russian political prisoners.

[@rusty8992]

Can't agree with him on Ukrainian territory. All will be returned, either by force or as a means to lift sanctions on Russia.

[@tobiasrietveld3819]

Just because a lot of people desire it or because it's just, doesn't mean it will realistically happen. This war heavily favors the defender only a modern NATO-standard airforce, properly used, would be able to break the stalemate if the Russian's decide to stop attacking.

[@Hoozpoppin]

All stolen territory returned to Ukraine. This all started in 2014 when poo-tin ferried in agitating pro-ruZZian activists in buses, in tandem with some corrupt Ukranian officials, held scam votes with armed militia inside the voting halls to intimidate the locals to vote pro-ruZZian. All on film, all documented.

[@nationalsocialist5526]

Cope

[@chieftandriver703]

I have been listening to this nonsense for 2 years

[@TheRealEtaoinShrdlu]

Lolz, russian bot 😂😂😂 go eat your turnip soup 😂😂😂

[@DanLee70]

‘Everything going to plan’, as uninformed as it was - Putin

[@jameswadsworth7951]

We-NATO, the United States, and allies-should step up STRONGLY and do all we can to prevent the loss of Ukrainian land to Putin. For his misjudgment in picking this fight, for all the death and destruction he has caused, HE DESERVES NO REWARD!

[@petehowett2854]

Firstly Russia,never started this conflict.The first shot,was fired by the US,in 2014,Russia has only since REACTED TO ALL ESCALATIONS IMPOSED,by the West