Putin will be defeated if Nato follows Trump’s lead | World in 10

[@Daniel-td3ke]

It’s a disgrace to have weakened ourselves so much

[@danmayberry1185]

You're not alone. Most in the western hemisphere have only known peacetime. Complacency does not go unobserved.

[@roysmith8002]

The doves just don't get it. Peace is only achieved through strength.

[@geofo60]

We have completely taken our eyes off the ball. That said, when Putin first arrived on the World Stage, he seemed to be looking towards the West with a view to encouraging investment and improving the lives of everyday Russians. He was the complete opposite of the man who now sits in the Kremlin. Now he desires to go to war with the very Countries that stepped in and supported Russia and increased its wealth. He's obsessed with rebuilding the old USSR and becoming the Tsar of the 21st Century. Something happened to him during Covid and he's the polar opposite of the man who stepped into power following Yeltsin.

[@mugenmugen9632]

Were you weakened when you were instigating regime change ops worldwide? You've just met your match this time, that's all there is to it.

[@tommygun5038]

​@@mugenmugen9632.... They haven't met their match at all. The EU could crush Russian conventional forces. They've just put their money into other things.

[@James-i4z4s]

Tax the rich. Fund the army.

[@BryanW-bp3le]

I’ll never understand how people think like this, like it’s that easy. If you just “tax the rich to fund the army” the rich will just leave the country at an even faster rate. The UK has a millionaire leaving the country every 45 mins on average right now. I think the only country loosing millionaires faster is China. Pretty soon there will be no one left to fund the government, army, health, etc..

[@criticalThinkerLad]

Not feesable we will make do with the general budget of all state income sources.

[@uncleghandi5771]

The problem with heavily taxing the rich is it triggers capital flight because the rich can afford to up sticks to another country.

[@julianmansell2379]

Tax the rich and get the poor working, how about that?

[@mugenmugen9632]

@@James-i4z4s the rich will flee with their wealth. I'm sure you'd like that very much

[@tureytayno3154]

I will believe it when I see it. But I will not hold my breath.

[@bullwinkle60]

This is one of the best Times Radio broadcasts I have seen.

[@nonameinsouthafrica3315]

😂😂😂😂 The west has lost touch with reality it's hilarious

[@richiecooke69]

@@nonameinsouthafrica3315 What a dumb pointless comment. Well done....

[@robertnewhart3547]

Naw, you got BullWinkled.

[@DATSUN-zo1bv]

Kook,,don't get slapped by America 🇺🇸it'll hurt little one​@nonameinsouthafrica3315

[@albatros12]

@@nonameinsouthafrica3315 OK Pootin warmonger!

[@nmihaylove]

Well, Putin cannot defeat a non NATO country. I would say going against NATO would be madness in military terms. Especialyy now, when his army is depleted of equipment and personnel.

[@Jimmy-ye3wg]

Then why doesn't NATO intervene directly?..... Because Russian and indeed the Soviet military doctrine for dealing with NATO was through the use of tactical nuclear weapons, hence why Russia and the Soviet Union had such an extensive and diverse arsenal of TNWs and other WMDs. Today Russia can deliver these without warning with hypersonic weapons, IRBMs etc.

[@Norwegian733]

@@Jimmy-ye3wg Why not intervene directly? Its politicly suicide to deside that NATO is sending its own troops to a war we are not directly involved in. But if NATO had desided, Russia would be defeated pretty quickly. Russia has shown itself to be pretty weak and unsophisticated. In militaries around the world they are stunned of how weak Russia is. Its WW2 level. And hardly that.

[@elenadunn15]

Russian army has been fighting with shovels since 2023, according to Western "specialists" and "experts".

[@elenadunn15]

@@Norwegian733 NATO has been in Ukraine since 2014! Wake up, darling.

[@Norwegian733]

@ A few hundred soldiers to train ukrainians does not mean anything. If they did, Russia would be on its knees, son.

[@Charles-yq8vv]

How does the whole of the UK only have 32 pieces of artillery 😮 That's insane.

[@bryandimery6509]

The rest are smoldering in ukraine....they dont tell you this

[@charlesburgoyne-probyn6044]

It wasn't seen as particularly relevant until Russia invaded Ukraine

[@ragingmonk6080]

The west does not fight like Russia and Ukraine. We do not rely on artillery so much because that is WWII fighting. We use combined arms maneuver and air superiority.

[@Scaleyback317]

Where did you find that figure? L118 light gun. 105mm towed artillery - this equips five artillery regiments. Each regiment will have approx 24 guns. AS-90 155mm SPH we have about 60 of these equipping two regiments. These are beginning to be replaced by the RCH 155M version of the which can be mounted onto the Boxer vehicle when required. Archer 155mm SPH. There were 14 purchased to serve as an interim solution to cover the transfer of 32 AS-90's to Ukraine in 2023. Not sure if further order will be made as although this is one of the most effective gun and carriage combos available it is also extortionately expensive apparently. M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System there are currently 29 of them in service with 40 or so more arriving by 2029. These will equip 3 arty regts. Of course I have no knowledge of any further cuts to be made or even additional equipment to be purchased so the figures above are possibly not 100% accurate but no matter how you wish to play with the figures it's substantially higher than you would have others believe. I understand UK is also looking to order a number of 120mm mounted mortars but that could be wild speculation and rumour. Having said all of this, these figure are abysmally inadequate should we find ourselves in a divisional size deployment to the likes of Ukraine and there does not seem to be any great rush by our politicians and bean counters to rectify the shortages in ammo let alone the shortage in tubes to deliver that ammo. Our politicians of all parties have since 1946 continuously cut our armed forces to the bone in order to buy social programmes to make the section of the populace who continuously want something free from the government in exchange for their next vote. Ultimately it's we the population having unrealistic expectations and yet a credible defence in an ever more insecure world and not wanting to pay for it who are to blame. Something for nothing seems to rule all decisions made in this country and there may yet come a time we will have to pay the price for that folly.

[@Scaleyback317]

@@bryandimery6509 I smell a Kremtroll! Give us the facts on that please.

[@Dougohere]

I agree with Lord Dannatt, better to invest in credible deterrence now than to face the enormous cost of fighting a full scale war. This message must be repeated constantly.

[@darrencorrigan8505]

Thanks, Times Roman.

[@ThePaddymagan]

Excellent interview- very informative on the GDP point, especially the 46% in 1940 in the UK.

[@charlesburgoyne-probyn6044]

We are just not the society economy of 1940 although plenty of waffle as though we are

[@user-ez1go3ce1u]

Well said sir.

[@duncanwarner]

Well said.

[@julianmansell2379]

You got loads of homeless people roaming the steets in the UK doing nothing. Open up the munitions factories and get these people to work.

[@kellychuba]

sure, pal

[@julianmansell2379]

@kellychuba Lots of unused manpower there

[@danielculpepper9258]

😂😂😂

[@dpelpal]

I am Russian, from Samara, and many in my Russian know this war is losed. 800000 men lost and not even 15% of Ukraine conquer. Russia has been humiloate and will return to 1990s years. Soon😢

[@dpelpal]

@sOycaptian I am from Samara but I live Tblisi

[@dpelpal]

@Charlennemorra199818 I use VPN so as not to become trouble person for my words

[@cyuiyuwyguiyui]

The evil will soon be gone my friend!

[@dpelpal]

@cyuiguy Thanks u😊. I hoping so

[@elenadunn15]

You have nothing to do with Russia. You put "California, USA" in your profile, then say you live in Georgia. You are a liar.

[@rcgunner7086]

Glory hallelujah, FINALLY! An expert on Times Radio who actually GETS IT. There might yet be hope for NATO. We need NATO to pulls its weight so that the US can focus on China and the far east. That war is looming and we HAVE to be ready. We NEED NATO to sort things out in Europe so that we can get our act together and perhaps, perhaps, make the PRC think twice about Taiwan.

[@danielculpepper9258]

I don’t know on what drug you are but please go ranting somewhere else

[@thanewalton6740]

Get my Canada up to 5 percent to! We are a disgrace!

[@MrThegrimsleys]

This fellow knows his stuff

[@thegoat11111]

Lots of defence cuts with the exemption of the top brass along with their perks and staff cars.

[@KameraShy]

Impose tariffs on countries that do not meet defense spending obligations and direct those funds to defense.

[@AndyM_323YYY]

We could spend more on defence if we built all our weapons, so the money spent boosted the UK's economy rather than being lost from it.

[@tammysouza236]

This mess needs to stop period !

[@robertnewhart3547]

"Chiner". (Excessive throat clearing/ grunts) "Right, Chiner, pip pip, Cherrio".

[@elonslawsuit5004]

The AS 90 was outdated 10 years ago - was costing a fortune to maintain and upkeep - we couldn't wait to get rid. Successive governments have stripped the defense budget bare- its about time we spent some proper money in updating and defending this country properly. 5% is about what we should be spending.

[@WendyWindows]

On immigration and hotels

[@charlesburgoyne-probyn6044]

Where an Islamic legion gathers to help defend against Russia

[@nitrodad5775]

You finally interviewed someone who knows what he’s talking about….👍

[@jammydodger888]

Employ employ employ , how many unemployed? Were at war why arnt they making weapons now, wheres the preparation training , protection, wheres the planning

[@stephenhill545]

For those who think it's too expensive, Britain spent 40% of its GDP on defense in each year of world war 2, and came out with debt at 400% of GDP. Spending 3% would take 80 years at hot war rates, but without the 425,000 dead Britons and trillion pounds of material damage, plus we wouldn't be risking mass starvation.

[@stevenphillipson3101]

Labour ain’t been in government for at least sixteen years

[@liadh_x]

we do need to replace the 400 challenger tanks labour gave to jordan for free

[@william_marshal]

Educate yourself on the truth ... Jordan bought 300 tanks and were given 100 free!!!, these were tanks that were obsolete in a modern British army !!!

[@liadh_x]

@@william_marshal obsolete ? and yet we still use challenger tanks albeit upgraded to cr2/3

[@PassTheSpuds]

If the government did on time and on budget they’d fund everything.

[@robratcliffe7114]

I agree that all nato nations should use 5% of their gpd. I'm in the uk and means we would have to dubble our defense spending

[@bikergirluk8059]

We definitely need to build up our defences so that we are not dependent on the US for anything. Sure we can be allies, but we cannot be in a position where someone like Trump can dictate terms to other NATO countries.

[@WendyWindows]

To late and we have been protected by the USA since WW2. USA has the largest military base in the UK. We do have to put money into our military not migrant hotels and europe union payments but USA still wont allow us to become a risk on thier doorstep.

[@bikergirluk8059]

@ kzbin.info/www/bejne/boXLf4B7rLF5bdUsi=99aqRVedpNYQNpT1

[@user-rv8wb1nl1b]

putler will make rushya pay reparations for DECADES . . . . . then maybe sanctions can be lifted .

[@jammydodger888]

TIME TO COME HOME TO SCOTLAND MAYBE ,,,

[@MoralScienceEducation]

🇬🇧 UK❤️

[@drgonzo305]

Starmer is 100% gonna be a chamberlain

[@markstevenson7884]

Beat me to it

[@bikechainmic]

Hes a chamber pot...a real igiot...and I didnmt vote for the sad little twit

[@PEHowland]

… after a long line of Conservative Chamberlains. It was not the current government that reduced defence spending year on year to fund tax cuts for the wealthy.

[@davman115]

More like a Lord Haw Haw. Starmer is importing those who would harm us on an industrial scale.

[@WendyWindows]

Chabermaid

[@bauer9101]

Trump is undiplomatic, brash, arrogant and sometimes rude. He does however speak some home truths.

[@MarcoDollenz]

Brash and arrogant enough to make Putin seem cordial

[@richardgrimbleby7853]

​@@MarcoDollenzthat's Donald 👏

[@ryanwalters6184]

Sounds American

[@tureytayno3154]

And which "truths" are those, Bauer?

[@MarcoDollenz]

@ very useful in dealing with Putin in any case

[@ivarb629]

With all the economists saying the tariffs will only burden the average American consumer, why are countries afraid of Trumps threats of tariffs? 😂 Someone is obviously wrong here lol

[@pgr3290]

They don't want a trade war. Reciprocal tariffs makes everyone poorer.

[@marisabenson1222]

It hurts everyone

[@dukeallen432]

He just blurts out what his ignorant followers want to hear.

[@carrie5490]

Tell me you don’t understand how economies function without telling me 😂 trade wars are a detriment to all. No wonder you support trump with that lack of knowledge on how anything works.

[@ivarb629]

@carrie5490 the fact you actually read yet don't even understand my comment speaks volumes about you 🤣

[@Lilian-n6i1c]

the war started ALREADY

[@KameraShy]

Pootin will never be deterred.

[@kizzmiaz]

Maybe Corporal Clumbsy by the upstairs window can do it.

[@Scaleyback317]

Correct, but he will be defeated and then defenestrated!

[@petruflorintofoleanu5865]

BLUE SKY EVERYDAY

[@yogi1kenobi]

We are now a tiny woke force this is one of the men who oversaw that decline

[@wkwojti]

We must answer for ourselves what is more important to us: building the army and our security, or is it better to continue spending this money on maintaining and importing illegal immigrants?

[@tages_matuna]

Let's be realistic, you want deterrent? then Germany, Sweden Finland and Poland (and probably Ukraine too) must get what I cannot write here in this comment section. But you can imagine what it is...

[@cyuiyuwyguiyui]

Starts with N and ends with S..

[@user-pe9qg3hg3k]

isn't immigration a problem though

[@markeh1971]

I believe the USA will sell whatever Ukraine or other countries want in terms of armaments just as we do with our Nuclear Deterrent. The difference is that they will be funded with loans not aid and the American public would go for this. Take care M.

[@mugenmugen9632]

The Russians will detect the movement and take preemptive action. We've already seen the worst that NATO can do under the leadership of an old man without a future to look forward to. Now Trump is a businessman who wants a peaceful world to boss over. That's not going to happen.

[@nonameinsouthafrica3315]

​@@cyuiyuwyguiyui😂😂😂😂 I am sure that's the least of your problems. You should seriously consider re-colonising Africa with the little power you still have before it's too late.

[@oscaruriartejr5439]

the reality is, he’s already defeated.

[@stephenhill545]

His population does not know it because they only see the war on TV.

[@WendyWindows]

What this country needs to do is stop running on History Guilt and Empathy that is crippling the country.

[@charlesburgoyne-probyn6044]

It benefits certain special interests and agendas

[@robertelbrnd2003]

Let's assume that from now on we completely refrain from buying American weapons. This will of course require large investments in the arms industry, but it also means jobs and tax revenue. The same applies to future purchases of exclusively European-made weapons. Does anyone have an educated guess as to how many % will be returned to the treasury that way

[@hymns4ever197]

One would think that considering the shopping lists of needed arms, ammunition, and personnel it would be easy to hit 3%. BTW, NATO is a mutual defense pact. Spain can't help defend anybody while spending only 1%.

[@Aubury]

. Let’s see if NATO responses to any threat to Greenland.

[@Rio.Motel.84]

What's the point of rearming if putin just walks around Europe and nobody does anything about it.

[@mugenmugen9632]

What do you want to do about it? 😂

[@michaelsandy3353]

At present, our defence spending assumes that the nuclear forces provide a deterrent to both nuclear and conventional attack. They don’t; nuclear weapons only deter nuclear attack. By sitting under the nuclear threshold, we are exposed to non nuclear attack with no response and Putin knows this. Trump must insist that our defence budget must be five percent on conventional forces with nuclear in addition. Our conventional forces must alone be able to deter conventional attack.

[@charlesburgoyne-probyn6044]

As it stands Russia nuclear weapons hasn't deterred Ukraine backed by NATO from causing no end of losses. Thus by the same measure UK nuclear weapons won't prevent a non nuclear attack

[@mukkaar]

I agree on Europe strengthening itself. But last thing we should do is listen to Trump. If anyone has seen news lately he's absolutely belligerent. I mean hes currently freaking applying tariffs to Taiwan... Yes, we do need to strengthen European defense, especially defense industry, that means stopping buying American weapons. Ultimately, Europe becoming more independent will be huge loss for US, be it for trade, politics and influence. As European, I do think it's good thing, but it's also pretty sad, things were pretty good even till US went crazy.

[@Philip-Knows]

remember Trump proofing NATO? 😂 You guys have no morals at all have you?

[@jackcat3745]

In the battle of Singapore, Japan lost 1700 soldiers and took almost 100,000 British POWs.

[@Scaleyback317]

And a couple of years later the British Army inflicted two of the worst defeats they have ever suffered and forced them into the longest retreat, killing them the whole way, ever inflicted upon any Japanese force in their history. Sometimes in life what goes around comes around in plain view - yet you wish to see only a part of that. I have to wonder why?

[@mtam7575]

U. S is currently spending 3.5% on defence.

[@JamesMunge]

e.u, nato, u.n, u.k, g-7, fink, hildebrand, and the w.e.f forums might want too be careful with what they wish for!!!

[@raymondmiddleton3264]

Trumps not needed 🤔putin needs a window 🛴⚰️

[@govinda102000]

And Trump will try to catch the evil leader Putin. Liberty for Ukraine and if the EU makes it clear and loud that they will help Ukraine long enough for for the Russian economy to collapse, putin will be deposed and the invaders will return leaving their equipment behind.

[@fredrikh9299]

Soo true. Clash of the egos.

[@mugenmugen9632]

Trump is here to stay, so take your orders like a good beech puppet like you've always been.

[@nonameinsouthafrica3315]

Keep dreaming while the world leaves you behind

[@nonameinsouthafrica3315]

Keep dreaming while the world leaves you behind

[@DavidMartin-ws9es]

I'd be interested to know where we're going to get the personal from, to man our expanded armed forces? Can naval surface ships survive in todays world? Upgrading and replacement of weapons systems and platforms is urgently needed, but we need to consider the lessons of the conflict in Ukraine.

[@MorrisFilmPhoto]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thanks for clear answers! Hopefully UK wakes up before the Rest of EUrope stays FREE while UK is overtaken by Anti-Freedom of Speech Politicians, thus more important and funds given to run after those speaking their minds than protection of UK nation ... which clearly currently is and gas fallen apart ...

The first duty of Labour is Illegal immigrants hotel and legal aid bills, then ignoring those same immigrants lurking around schools.

[@Hoodwinked-4-2-long]

A disgrace yes, I have some reservations for this guy letting Putin know exactly what we have, need, where is weakest and what is possible to get a grip and make us safer my god what a joke

[@mikeprior464]

We're up to the eyeballs in debt in the West... To fund 3.5%, bottom line, everyone has to pay more tax...

[@chrissenior11]

Doubtless an unpopular opinion - but the medical sector is disgracefully wasteful and should be reviewed and overhauled. This applies not just in the UK but practically everywhere. They focus on treating symptoms instead of curing root causes. This is encouraged by the pharma companies of course because in their world view a patient cured is a customer lost. They're still spouting the wrong dietary advice which also pushes people into eating the wrong things. The obesity and diabetes epidemics will be tough to fix but could take millions of patients off harmful meds and out of hospitals. It requires a massive education campaign to make a shift to cut down sugars and starches and highly processed junk foods. Cutting the medicine bills and improving health outcomes is one obvious source of savings in the mid to long term. Seeing reports of water company waste and underperformance there's clearly something to be dealt with there. Sounds like the privatisations of the 80s and 90s didn't get done on the right terms.

[@okeriot]

EU should invest in EU defensive industry and not waste a single Euro on US weapons. The liability is gone when trump threatens allies.

[@h2oocean]

Is this wiith us funding?

[@Bramfly]

EU must build its combined defense industry asap. EU/NATO countries must decide their defense needs and corresponding budgets themselves, not the US. Spending on EU produced military equipment etc. must be prioritized over US equipment.

[@notme9816]

If you get rid of every thing that came and continue to come across the canal you would of save ALOT of money!

[@jackcat3745]

In the battle of Hong Kong, Japan lost 700 soldiers and took 10,000 British POWs.

[@PUR3KKarma]

The current mainstream narrative on Trump regarding Ukraine/Russia has flipped 180 compared to the elections

[@AceGame2006]

Everyone is saying it would be great if European countries up their defence spending to 5% But if America then just reduces its defence spending by the same amount then just give that away to billionaires in tax cuts then Putin will be laughing all the way to Kiev

[@s0ycapitan]

"If wishes were horses beggars would ride" NATO has no chance against Russia in the foreseeable future, let alone Russia and allies. Fortunately Russia has no intention of attacking NATO except in self defense.

[@Finnman-s7q]

Ruzzia fear Nato more than anything, they know they have no chance against the greatest military alliance of all times.

[@Хитти-ъ5й]

​@@Finnman-s7q😂😂😂

[@jammydodger888]

Pootins red line is the bridge , to crimea ,,

[@garykirkham4253]

The MOD waste billions .

[@hautmedoc7382]

Come on Starmer be a Churchill.

[@s0ycapitan]

He's more of a wannabe Stalin like the rest of the WEF acolytes.

[@charlesburgoyne-probyn6044]

😩

[@CarlosRomero-u6h]

He's trying to but unfortunately he hasn't got 2.6 M Indian troops plus Anzacs, Canadians, Caribbeans etc etc to throw in.

[@seanlander9321]

Just get on with looking after yourselves, because in Australia we’ve had a gut full of the costs of propping up NATO.

[@PEHowland]

What costs would those be?

[@seanlander9321]

@ Five Eyes for a start. Just building and operating that component with the Americans costs more than some European countries have put into NATO.

[@PEHowland]

Five Eyes has nothing to do with NATO. The name gives it away: NATO is 32 eyes, of which 29 are not part of Five Eyes and 2 of the 5 eyes are not in NATO 😂

[@seanlander9321]

@ Are you mental? Five Eyes is devoted to monitoring for NATO and additionally the Australian-American component is the only reason the cueing system can target missile response. Even the UK is downstream on the intelligence flow from Pine Gap. Do catch up.

[@AndyM_323YYY]

"Just get on with looking after yourselves". Because you don't need any help against China? Really?

[@Quickrex]

I think the Nordic countries should make there own Alliance, maybe uk and Holland would be interested,.

[@leifiseland1218]

Both those arrangements are pretty much already in place, they are NB8 ( which Poland seems to be looking at joining), & JEF.🧐

[@ospehu1]

Ever heard of NORDEFCO and JEF ?

[@liadh_x]

I think the north sea empire still exist if not in name or flag it is there none the less

[@Quickrex]

Yes I have have, some quick reaction force about 10000 marines, elite regiments and special forces. Two aircraft carrier, sub's and missiles Corvette's. 80 + plans. Uk, Holland and all the Nordic countries, nuclear ready as well, thanks to the UK. We don't need the united States or NATO for security.

[@Quickrex]

@@ospehu1 yes

[@michaelhelbrow7906]

there is no doubt that we must increase our defence spending to atleast 3.5 % of gdp and donald trump is right that the american tax payer shouldnt be funding our protection. if trump were too succeed in a peace deal with both ukraine and russia then thats all well good if it works but not if once trump leaves office in 29 and then russia goes for ukraine again after rebuilding its forces. and thats without considering the chinese equation.

[@dantae2711]

This headline is very unlike times radio. Whats going on

[@bikechainmic]

Putler like his idiol Hutler is too far round the bend to realise hes a gonna, a has been, or as jJezzer would put it, A LOOSER

[@yogi1kenobi]

Russia was goaded into this war..

[@jammydodger888]

I will say ,, trump could of handled this with people better but because of the urgency hes had to bark loud saying what he wants that he will get and should

[@richardm68]

Nato could beat Russia right now , just look at what 1 small non NATO country is doing to them ! Ukraine has shown the world how weak the Russian military really is .

[@Twister743]

And lost their county trying. Russia will keep all the regions they want and Blackrock will rob the Ukrainian’s of the rest to pay back their war debt.

[@JaneSoole]

Ditto to the comment below.

[@paulsabucchi]

Increasing defence budget when national budgets are already tight is next to impossible, the UK could decide to do so by increasing national debt while for EU countries there is an extra hurdle: the EU economy regulations, if their finances get further in the red in breach of guidelines they get fined/penalised - so funding the increase of the defence ends up costing twice as much. It has been suggested that, at least temporarily, defence budget should not be accounted under EU financial guidelines

[@dukeallen432]

Not impossible. Wt#

[@jammydodger888]

Trump ,,,, / America has woke up 😂

[@alexanderlazarev3570]

Several times a day for years we are hearing all this ifs and buts on Trash Radio that always transforming them into candles and nuts.

[@Chrisjames504]

NATO+ has given all its got and what did the ungrateful Jewkrainian do Sell it on the black market Ukraines own military are saying they only have months left

[@davidvalyear8408]

Who cares what Trump thinks 😊

[@StephenSipe]

The UK specifically needs to increase its Army to 250,000 troops and focus its Naval. How? The UK should turn over all Pacific and Indian Ocean Island possessions to Australia, New Zealand, or the US. The UK Naval focus would on the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean and Mediterranean Seas. The Army currently has 25,000 Reservists. It should increase this by adding 125,000 more. Adding mostly part time soldiers will lessen the cost while pumping money into many local economies. Even with pensions after 20 years payable at age 60, the savings over full time troops is about 75%.

[@markeh1971]

We are led by Morons. They cant see the war coming. Poland and the baltic states and Finland can. Social programs wont do a thing when the nukes drop or conventional war takes place. Take care M.

[@nonameinsouthafrica3315]

You think 250k can defeat Russia?

[@markeh1971]

@ Hi, it’s way better than we are now, and if all the NATO countries increase the we stand a chance. Take care M.

[@georgemurray2901]

@@nonameinsouthafrica3315 yes if trained ,but you need to be willing to pay a decent wage to service people to get the numbers to utilise new weapons.

[@PEHowland]

@@nonameinsouthafrica3315 Russia is doing quite a good job of defeating itself...

[@brianrichardson8298]

Who says that Trump wants to defeat Putin.

[@u.z.9383]

Putin who? The menace is Trump.

[@ronaldlindeman6136]

See, trump is going to get Europeans up to 5 percent by scaring them.

[@rogeri2468]

Which countries has Trump invaded? Now do a list for Putin.

[@FrankSchenker]

Yeeeees❤

[@mrbamfo5000]

You guys sure put a lot of trust into Fascist p0s????

[@dukeallen432]

Hear hear

[@timglasser2766]

Another old duffer Russia expert. Where do you get these guys?

[@tatiannaannunaki2027]

Really? Defunding and empty sanctions threats will end the fighting? You lot lack any sense.

[@fredrikh9299]

Russias economy still doing great Putin?

[@Infopirates]

Of course 🤓🤓🤓🤓

[@danmayberry1185]

Right now Denmark is shoring up its defense in case of a US incursion. I suggest Article 5 be amended to protect from within.

[@elenadunn15]

Denmark has called on the EU and NATO not to respond to US President Donald Trump's threats to take control of Greenland, and they have "taken a vow of silence". Copenhagen has closely coordinated with Brussels a strategy to avoid a public confrontation with Trump, underscoring US allies' attempt to cope with the Republican's aggressive diplomacy (c) Financial Times I suggest that the Danish authorities buy a truckload of K-Y. This will further "underscore the US allies' attempt to cope with Trump's aggressive diplomacy."

[@markeh1971]

The USA can just pull back from Europe and leave it to Putin. The manpower and equipment from the USA is the only thing preventing war. In fact it has already started with the cutting of undersea cables. In Europe not in the USA. Take care M.

[@elenadunn15]

@@markeh1971 Two points: 1. A few days ago, Finland already confirmed that there was no "cutting of cables". 2. Why do you think Russia would want EU paupers?!!! So it can supply it with cheap energy, feed it, develop its industry, and sort out its education and medical care mess? No, no! Don't even dream of it!

[@Ak_agent47]

Liar

[@stephenhill545]

1990s are coming again, without the hope.

[@FrankSchenker]

Nato is witt his had in the sand?

[@markeh1971]

When DJT says I'm not behind you unless you stump up 5% they might think differently. Take care M.

[@billstewart976]

It's time to reconsider the CANZUK Alliance with Canada, Australia, New Zeeland and the UK.

[@uncleghandi5771]

CANZUK will never happen. The Aussies and Kiwis are not interested because they're heavily dependent on trade with China.

[@TroyYoung-hg8qd]

To say he’s not wrong(well he and the whole world’s leaders are wrong in fact).Don’t spend 5% on defense.Instead no-one should fight each other ever.All should spend that 5% GDP to defend ourselves from (our biggest problem)climate change .Think fast,act now and prosper (peace)❤

[@electricum-z8u]

Why people that talk on this panel never get challenge why should Europe pay for American private wars Russia has long opposed NATO's eastward expansion, viewing it as a threat to its sphere of influence. Ukraine’s aspirations to join NATO and strengthen ties with the European Union have heightened Russia’s fears of losing influence over its neighbor.

[@FN-hg2el]

Trump is not like Zelenskyy to be misled

[@dukeallen432]

Opposite