Exclusive interview: former head of RAF Intelligence Edward Stringer | Ukraine: The Latest | Podcast 

Im not normally a fan of the Torygraph but this is fantastic reporting, great job I listen to every episode!

I really love this show. Excellent discussion as always ❤

My (RB Senior) worked as a United States Air Force exchange officer with RAF Intelligence in London from 1961-1964. He always raved about the dedication and intelligence of those he worked with there. I see from this interview with Air Marshall Stringer that both remain. Thanks so much for making this available to non-subscribers here in the U.S.

Excellent, as always. The guest was astoundingly good.

I really liked listening to this guy. Because he supports my belief system.😊

The reports, comments, and concerns expressed in this edition are the best I have heard in a while. Ukraine is paying an enormous price. The west has the responsibility to accelerate the end. The free world is at stake.

I really liked listening to this guy - he was great. Hope he comes back in the future!

Bring Edward back. What a valuable resource

Excelent interview

Excellent interview 👏

Really thoughtful discussion

what a guy! on another level to most we listen to.

A lot of expert effort put into making Ukraine The Latest an excellent podcast regarding the war of ruZ aggression in Ukraine. Top notch very informative interviewees, quick on-point questioning, all round great journalism. 👍👍

It's a pity that our whole defence community couldn't think like this guy. I fear that most of our military top brass are more like the caricatures portrayed by John Bird. I felt like giving him a standing ovation after his passage beginning at 56:18. It is a potentially system changing war and no one can afford to be asleep at the wheel.

one of the best talkers so far

Thanks for today's fascinating description on how the militaries of other countries are arranged or funded

FREE THE LEOPARDS!!!

Three British ministries became the Ministry of Defence, spring 1963 if I remember correctly, because things were going to change.

Very good discussion and democratizing of not only information, but exposing the kleptocracy of totalitarians which includes China and lesser lights.

As far as Britain's readiness for war I think of 2 old quotes. Hope for peace prepare for war or walk softly but carry a big stick. Ukraine is a prime example of utilizing these quotes.

Edward Stringer is a name ill remember.

The punch 🥊 up over funding 😂🤣. British idioms are endlessly entertaining.

There's a lot to be said for giving the lot Challie-2 to UA. However, given Edwards principles we (the UK) should do both scenarios. 1, Make an order with Germany (closer and more reliable) for an off-the-shelf. 2, While UK designs a tank to maintain knowledge, skill and experience to establish sovereignty (there a lot to be said for this) Meanwhile drip feed the full compliment of Challie-2 to UA. Great Poddy all👏👏👏

Good interview. Answered many of my questions, however I disagree on Ukraine having to compromise an end to war. I hope he keeps going and Ru is pushed back to home and Putler is dethroned from a crashed economy.

Brilliant.

fascinating thankyou

Secret was let out on the end Ukraine is winning on the internet.

What about the interview? I saw today of Ukrainian residents, saying that their own tanks are firing into the city? It’s on Redacted.

37:15 “How we are going to scale British (and NATO) capacity…?” - Air Marshal Edward Stringer

In other words this is a NATO proxy war. Thanks for the confimation from our man in MI5/6

Really enjoyed Richard Price, Reform UK is my choice at the next election

Considering we are at war with Russia, this is not exactly unbiased Scott Ritter former US weapons inspector or Douglas Macgregor former white house adviser explain what's really going on and more importantly why. Highly recommended.

The aggressor is UK/USA, EU, NATO!

Imagine all the UK privatised/franchised rail operators being faced with running a railway service in the way Ukraine manages in the middle of a war....

Wow someone who actually knows what he's saying, fantastic,why can't we have someone like this in charge and not the endless bunch we always get ,they remind me of the old generals in the first world war keep sending in men into battle ,never thinking doing the same mistakes over and over again,we must have this or that because we always have done it this way ,yes get K2 tank ,yes get k9 howitzers , joining with Poland ,yes give Ukraine all our challengers , warriors etc but it will never happen because of the old generals attitude in charge and old generals attitude in Whitehall and government ,that's why we endlessly spend more than anyone else and get less , but that would be too much to ask , lions led by donkeys

Ukraine are getting a tanking ffs

Hyperinflation does not start slow and slowly build. As in Germany in the 1920s, one year it is non-existant. The next like a typhoon. 2023 will be the beginning of Russia's headaches.

If the other NATO countries that have leopard tanks , change a couple parts on their leopard tanks, doesn’t that break the Patent and than call the tank Panther and send it to Ukraine???

I wonder if our man in MI5/6 has any info on the mysterious British ‘Aid Workers’ who recently died in Bahkmut?

Why not call for peace and agree to the Minks agreement.. life just that simple

Wow! You’d actually put up a paywall to access this content? I thought this particular segment was supposed to be something akin to Radio Free Europe. To combat disinformation and, more importantly, potentially reach listeners on the opposing side. To monetise and profiteer of this conflict is absolutely disgusting!

Why is Germany not allowing other nations to send Leopard2 Tanks to Ukraine? What would happen if Poland just sent Leopard2 Tanks without "permission?"

What an embarrassment Ukraine shot it down over civilian area causing it to crash into the apartment block. 🤷‍♂️

UK should get a piece of its own medicine. Russia should help with the decolonization of Great Britain.

Thanks Brits!

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I must have missed it. How many tanks are we sending them??

Well, being a negotiator for Ukraine is not for the timid. The Ukrainian government murdered the man who was their negotiator in Spring 2022. Yikes what a crowd.

Possibly a bit of a hurdle, well, that's me informed.

LIE'S, Ukraine is getting battered 😂😂😂😂

Yeah but before we as either Americans or Brits start coming up with a "theory of winning," aren't we obliged to consult the Ukrainians about such a theory. After all, this is Zelenskyy's show. We're just extras in this show. Before we start planning things, perhaps we should consult the director - Vlodymir Zelenskyy.

Strange how all the tanks are in Poland isn't it???

😂😂😂😂😂 Swedish ambassador to the USA, let slip that Sweden joining NATO now means Sweden will only have to spend 2% of GDP on defence instead of 4% of GDP….. The Fin’d to…😂😂😂😂😂😂

Crikey. Move over heresay and become informed. Well done.

Highly likely from British intelligence. Wars were started for less.

Send this to your friends.

'ousting Saddam Hussein': turned out well, that... otherwise, superb show

Both Brits and Yanks need to restore the Merchant Marine. There needs to be ships available for logistics: refueler tankers, roll on roll off vehicle carriers, container ships of all sizes ready to go, undersea fiber optic and pipeline support. This is start.

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and would this person by any chance be working for a fancy names think tank filled with people who stand to earn a ton of money rom this war. I hope not

Give up our tank building capacity? No! We can build Challenger 3 from scratch if necessary.

Crimea is getting hit well and often serious damage done. I think taking Crimea is near.

Thank god Russia is running out of precision missiles since March.

53:42 "...the proof of that is the speed with which Finland and Sweden joined NATO". Turkey hasn't said they can join yet and isn't likely to until May.

That was really excellent! … They should get my old flat mate Wiggy on the show! ….He’s now the head of the RAF Sir Mike Wigston 😂👍

I find it startl8ng every time he says "JEFF". MY NAME JEFF

Um, Sweden and Finland are not in NATO yet...

The UK should give everything to Ukraine after explaining they don’t have anything to give nurses 🤣

Why not ALL tanks in UK? they are not needed at home. Plus, the more they have the more competent the Ukrainian operators become and there will be more parts available cannibalized from damaged machines.

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even if europe all started giving all their best tanks over to ukraine they still will likely lose in the end as they dont have enough of them collectively, wont be able to keep up with them, and their collective production capacity is dwarfed by the russians. and these guys know it.

Why is it at this vital moment ? Its only been 11 months, not as if it was 20 like we had in the middle east eh

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I think if someone could play close to the end of Monty Python's Life of Brian to Olaf Schultz telling him that Germany is the PFJ (People's Front, not the Popular Front - Splitters) in this scenario I think he might get the message concerning his response to permitting Leopard tanks to Ukraine. I remember the sarcastic complaints of "sipping tea in Brussels" with respect to the formation of the EU. Nothing has reminded me of this until now, however, it is not labeling cheese, but people's lives in the balance. The words from this program I liken to those of St Augustine to a cloistered monk. "This is the first war of the information age" is a statement of such profundity worthy of my setting up a cot in the basement of the ISW to emerge months later with an equivalent to a PhD thesis in hand. I strongly hope the youths at Sandhurst are hanging on ever word and debating at every opportunity. Thanks for your world class reporting.

Loyd Austin quote " till the last drop of Ukrainian blood" slave Ukraine 🇺🇦 ♥

jerry cans, ball bearings and liberty ships

Nice going Edward Stringer. Go in and biff the Russians now when they are on the ropes and worry about what is going to happen, ten years in the future. The Challenger is an old and close to being a dead duck with nobody wanting its gun or ammo, so use it when there is some use left in it then buy something new and more useful and adaptable for the British forces and its commitments.

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There is another narrative circulating and that is the Russian missile was en route to a military infrastructure target when it was shot down by air defences located near the civilian residential building. Russias intention is to demilitarize Ukraine, not decivilianize the country. Civilians don't pose a threat where as a hostile military does so why would Russia lob a million dollar missile on a civilian target when it serves no purpose and would be a public relations setback. This report may be completely wrong but there is a certain reasonable logic to it. If the US spent 100 billion dollars looking after the welfare of its own people and not interfering in the domestic affairs of other countries by way of coups and proxy and not so proxy wars, US population would be 100 billion dollars better of with free schools, hospitals, affordable housing for the working American poor, US infrastructure like rapid rail and functional public transport systems and the rest of the world wouldn't be guessing who is the next country on the US list to destroy. God bless the vulnerable and poor in the US and we pray that at some point the war criminals who have slithered their way into influential government positions will finally behave like responsible adults and abandon the cold War paranoias that were beaten into them from childhood and see the rest of the world as potential friends rather than enemies to slaughter.

15:05 Neither Finland nor Sweden are considered "Baltic States". Other than that, very informative, but the adds every 7 minutes are atrocious.

Interview with a umpire

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Well Biggles from the RAF obviously doesn’t know much, otherwise he’d know that Zelensky is *forbidden* by Ukrainian law to negotiate a truce, ceasefire or peace with Russia…

Usual bias reporting.

No information - just repeating the prop aganda of a failing empire.

My reply comments: 1: Ramstein (in private) will change everything for Ukraine. The US is prepared to send a full Combined Arms Brigade by the end of March. If Europe does not do its part, a 2ND CA Brigade will be deployed by the end of May. These will be the spearhead of 2 Ukrainian Offensive Divisions of 4 CA Brigades each. The US would like a UK CA Brigade including Warriors and a EU CB Brigade of Leopard 2s and Marders. We will see when everything is deployed. Euro Talk is plentiful and cheap. The US talks softly and carriers the biggest stick. 2: UKs future military development can go one of 3 ways: UK only; UK partners with US; UK partners with Poland. The UK is great at experimenting and development. It has a superiority in fire control, ammo, and armor. Poland will certainly absorb Ukrainian tank and IFV/APC factories as part of Ukrainian Reconstruction. UK should partner with Poland to ensure any future Polish-South Korean technology includes UK input built in part in the UK. If this is not done, the UK has to become a subsidiary of a US firm with government mandated production partly in the UK. 3: The UK, maybe in cooperation with Jordan, should supply Ukraine a full Combined Arms Brigade based on Challenger 2s, maybe Challenger 1s, and Warriors. The UK is training the Ukrainians to man this CB Brigade. 4: Post WW2 important events have both historical +/- than were described. A-Korea defined the Pacific. B-Arab/Israeli Wars displayed ew weapons and tactics used to this day. C-Russia’s Afghanistan combined with Reagan’s US arms build up accentuated by a Polish Pope all led to the Soviet Union collapse. D-Putin’s War On Ukraine is decisive immediately for Europe and possibly for the world if Russia has a regime change. 5: He only dropped a tidbit at the end about Ukrainian Reconstruction. Here is my quick fill in: A-Ukraine needs a defendable barrier border 3000M to 5000M deep with NO roads or railways crossing it. This will have wire, traps, mines, manned fighting positions, and cameras/sensors where it’s not manned. B-All bridges crossing the Dnipro River have to be rebuilt as drawbridges rising to the west. C-All Ukrainian railways have to be relayed to EU standard gauge. All engines and rolling stock need wheel adjustments. D-Both an Air Force base and Army base have to be built halfway between Kyiv and Odessa for US/NATO security guarantees for Ukraine.

Thank god Jeremy Corbyn wasn't in power. His UK contribution would've been to send the Ukraine some flowers to throw at Putins feet for his victory parade in Kiev.

41:10 / 1:10:36 contribution to containing China, Aukus has already shifted the strategic balance, Space and Cyber can be done from the UK 42:41 / 1:10:36 Gift all old legacy anti-soviet entire tank fleet, give it all to Ukraine? What is our Euro-Atlantic strategic policy re threat to our interests and way of life. Russia has declared its intent. Why would we not remove that threat. Why do we need to keep it on the shelf.

"The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation. In Kupyansk direction, artillery of the Western Military District has launched strikes at the units from 14th, 92nd mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), and 93rd Territorial Defence Brigade near Dvurechnoye, Krakhmalnoye (Kharkov region), and Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic). Over 60 Ukrainian personnel, one armoured personnel carrier, two pickups, two motor vehicles, and one U.S.-manufactured M-777 artillery system have been eliminated. In Krasny Liman direction, artillery of the Central Military District and Airborne Troops, Army and Ground-Attack Aviation have launched strikes at the concentrations of manpower of the units from 92nd Mechanised, 80th and 95th airborne assault brigades of the AFU near Stelmakhovka, Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic), as well as Serebryanskoye forestry. The AFU have lost a total of over 90 personnel, one infantry fighting vehicle, and three armoured fighting vehicles. Two U.S.-manufactured AN/TPQ-50 and AN/TPQ-48 counterbattery warfare radars, as well as one ST-68 target detection and tracking radar have been destroyed. In Donetsk direction, volunteers of assault detachments, supported by Operational-Tactical and Army Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Southern Military District, have liberated Sol (Donetsk People's Republic). Up to 90 Ukrainian personnel, three armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, one Msta-B howitzer, and one Grad multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS) have been eliminated. One AFU depot of ordnance for HIMARS and Grad MLRS has been destroyed near Kramatorsk. In South Donetsk direction, artillery units of the Eastern and Southern military districts, as well as the Pacific Fleet's marines, have frustrated the attempts made by up to three AFU assault groups to launch an attack towards Stepnoye, Sladkoye, and Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic). The enemy has lost up to 90 Ukrainian personnel, four armoured fighting vehicles, one pickup, and seven motor vehicles. Operational-Tactical Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised 76 AFU artillery units at their firing positions, manpower and hardware in 103 areas. Fighter Aviation of Russian Aerospace Forces have shot down one Su-25 airplane of Ukrainian Air Force near Yablonovka (Donetsk People's Republic). Air defence facilities shot down seven Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles near Krivosheyevka, Kremennaya, Chervonopopovka, and Krasnorechenskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), and intercepted one rocket launched by Olkha MLRS near Vladimirovka (Donetsk People's Republic). In total, 373 airplanes and 200 helicopters, 2,898 unmanned aerial vehicles, 401 air defence missile systems, 7,563 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 985 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 3,855 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 8,101 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation." Russian Defence Ministry Report for Wednesday 18th January 2023

Modi is in tough spot having signed purchase agreements with Russia it can never deliver or deliver effective weapons.

Imagine a situation where Russia allows China to take Taiwan and China allows Russia to take Ukraine?

For a different view give " The Duran " a listen

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The UK (and Poland) has truly picked up the Russian gauntlet and lead the righteous struggle against this fascist Russian regime. I hope to G_D that they go through with their plan to simply donate their entire legacy army equipment park to Ukraine and just start from scratch. That would be best for everyone.

head of raf intelligence is a contradiction in terms.

Apparently the Rusians mauled many of the British trained soldiers the Ukrainians had in their 36 or 46th airborne division in Soladar.

What happens to geopolitics and world dominance and the abuse of it, once Russia has lost this war? Will it make this world a safer and more free place for us, the people? Once the US is absolute hegemont over the world, who will protect us against the Americans? And what about China?

Major UPDATE RUSSIAN WARSHIPS IN RUSSIAN SUBS OFF THE EAST COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA AMERICA SITTING IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS