How Putin ran out of options to defend Crimea | Keir Giles 

West will support Ukraine 'till Russia is kicked out of Ukraine, Crimea included.

Sharp questions, love this woman's interviews!

Victory to Ukraine. From the UK. We must support 100% to the END.

I am ukranian Crimean who had to leave peninsula in 2014 ! We all waiting to liberate our land from rascists, cos to live along side with them like a torcher. 🇺🇦Crimea is Ukraine!!!🇺🇦

Keir Giles stands out as a very eloquent and thoughtful person.

The west should support any Ukrainian effort to retake Crimea. Slava Ukraini!! 🇺🇦

Thank you for yet another illuminating interview. Consistently among the very best.

I love your show so much. Always interesting and news I cannot get in the US news media

Give Ukraine what it needs to get this job done. Victory to Ukraine.

1989 began the end of the Soviet Union. 2022 began the end of the Russian Federation. Lather, rinse, repeat.

My thanks to Keir Giles. Lucid, convincing, informative analysis.

Take Crimea. Send them the much needed heavy ordnance to win. Slava Ukraini! 🇨🇦🇺🇦

Great interview again Kate. Mr Giles is well informed and articulate.

Exactly. Diplomacy and negotiation doesn't work when you're dealing with psychopaths. The only language they will understand is military strength. Keep the weapons flowing to Ukraine, and let them finish this properly.

Mr Giles' answers contain an impressive amount of very clear information per square foot. I hope you'll have him on again.

Russia getting stomped in Crimea....and Ukrainian troops arent even in Crimea yet😂

One of the best interviews I watched on this war, alongside Bill Browder in my opinion. Thanks 😊

The securing of the naval base in Sevastopol was - I guess - the driving motive of the 2014 occupation of Crimea and Sevastopol. The stuff about ethnic Russians being persecuted in the Donbass is just smoke.

“The old days…when Russia mattered for something else than simply committing genocide” THAT PART 👆🏻Russia’s future is BLEAK. Deservedly so.

Excellent interview - Kier Giles allways direct to the point

Another excellent journalism piece of work.

Glory and lasting peace to the brave country of Ukraine... ❤ 🇺🇦

SLAVA TO THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMAN OF UKRAINIAN ARMY GOD BLESS STAY SAFE ///💙💛💙💛✌✌

"Wherever russia can reach, it touches lives in a terrible way." Preach. Slava Ukraini.

Kate is one of my favorite journalists in the biz. Brings out the most insightful information from her guests.

Go Ukraine Go, May God be with them (all Ukrainians) in their fight for FREEDOM

Thank you - excellent, intelligent presentation with many insights!

Great interview . Feel very sorry for average Joe in Russia . Years of misery under ever growing dictatorship. Only employment to look forward to, as evidenced on here, is perhaps a job as a troll or bot operator

Very good interview. I wish to add that for Europe and other neighbouring countries it is not only important to increase the production of weapons, but also to decarbonize our energy infrastructure. Such, we could avoid being dependent on and pumping billion after billion into Russia. Once a new decarbonized energy infrastructure would be established in the Western world, we swiftly should offer it to the other countries. It would be a project of tens of years, but it would greatly hamper Russias efforts to rebuild it's military.

"Russia doesn't live up to expectations, Russia live _down_ to expectations." 😆😆😆

Sensible , articulate and convincing presentation done so well it appeared to be read from a script. Great work

Great guest - many thanks

Yes, Sevastopol was hit pretty hard, and no nuclear rhetoric. The submarine and landing ship were legitimate targets and they won't sail again. That was a very impressive operation.

My God, you have the BEST guests. Thank you. !❤

Thank you Kate. 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇧

Wonderful , exact & precise analysis of the russian mindset ! Why is it that the people with the real understanding of the russian mentality don't have the power to deal with it ! All the people that are in power have been distracted & weakened by russian propaganda . russia only respects strength & it seems that Ukraine stands alone in this regard . SLAVA UKRAINI - HEROYAM SLAVA ❤❤

When Kate flashes those dark eyes I just melt.😍🥰 What an absolutely super person, in every way.

Yes!!! The more people who see this video, the better. Politicians need to get this message.

Brilliant! Thank you!

Nicely done! Solid insight.

Love Giles input

Love this guy. He has no illusion that Russia will change its tune.

Ironically, the advent of sea-based drones and the use of smart long-range munitions by UKR is undercutting the supposed value of having Sevastopol as a military port. The Black Sea fleet is looking more and more like fish in a bathtub.

Listening to an intelligent and knowledgeable person like Keir Giles is a pleasure, and the interviewer thankfully only asks necessary questions. Thus Times Radio continues its outstanding coverage of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Thank you very much!

Refreshing to hear such a frank and realistic perspective of Russian policy and behaviour which had largely been ignored by the West Hoping that Ukraine will now become a Nato member as their only security against any ongoing future attacks after the Ukrainian victory .

This sentence is worth repeating; "Wherever Russia can reach it touches lives in a terrible way", which is so true. What good have Russia done for the world. Is it like leaving ruined allies behind once their usefulness no longer is of need? How is it even possible to trust their word

This is one of the best. Thank you !

China isn’t watching the west get weakened - this guy clearly doesn’t understand combat arms. The experience being gained and insight to innovation places western military far ahead of China

More anti missile and aircraft batteries coupled with F 16 jets,. Air superiority forces out Russia regardless of how many bodies are thrown into the grinder. Give Ukraine what they need to complete the job, it would actually save lives.

Thank you Sir and The Times for a great informative interview.

A clear, concise conversation. Thank you both. As to Ruscia, yes, it is high time that the West stopped projecting its 21st century values onto a malfeasant society with a 19th century mindset. "All nations have personalities, Ruscia has malignant narcissistic personality disorder." ~ Sigmund Fried

Another illuminating interview. Thanks.

You know, I have the suspicion this man doesn't like Russia very much!

Is it 1905 again already? How time flies.

Allowing Putin to keep Crimea will be like letting the bank robber keep the cash after robbing the bank and avoid being sent to prison.

What Crimea (and to a lesser extent Bahkmut) represents is Putin's credibility in Russia.

One more very important “wake-up-call” is how Elon Musk and some other private companies act. Things concerning the safety of a country, simply shouldn’t lie in the hands of jerks like Musk. If you don’t support Putler, then simply don’t buy a Tesla… When private companies act against our own safety, against democracy, then we certainly get a “wake-up-call” on what we have created. No one minds private companies, but they shouldn’t act in all spheres and certainly not in spheres concerning safety of democratic states.

Keir Giles is spot on here I believe . I recently read his book and it’s clear he’s been a long time watcher of Russian events and politics.

Excellent work. Thanks Keir & Kate

Most excellent. Very insightful.

Giles makes some good points. One in particular was that Crimea will be hard to defend from either side. Another was that the war even after Russia is removed from Ukraine could continue for Russia in sending missiles and drones into Ukraine could continue for a very long time. On the other hand he suggested that the West was comparable to Russia in its supply of defenses for Ukraine, but I doubt that in that the West is economically 20 times the size of Russia and given the sanctions on Russia we will see that the West can continue to supply Ukraine while Russia falters in around two years.

His last statement is really powerful.

Terrific interview as usual. Hope some of the politicians are listening.

Keir Giles, magnificent analysis! How right you are! Romney has been warning about the danger of the Russia with Putin for more than 10 years and he pointed out that Bush, Obama, Trump missed it with catastrophic consequences. We have even Trump who praise Putler!

Outstanding analysis, especially with regards to the endless number of so called „ red lines“ certain Western politicians won‘t get tired of employing , even if just for a monent. Ukraine needs and merits more support NOW.

Awesome interview, and intellect.

i so look forward to your offerings, kate.

Excellent analogy.

Great discussion.Thanks

I disagree. The US has started ramping up its production of weapons it is sending to Ukraine. Especially artillery shells, tubes and shoulder launched AA and anti-tank rockets. Improved models too since there would be no reason to build old models for restocking stored ammo that is being sent to Ukraine. Other nations are doing the same.

Be nice to have the volume of you guest speakers turned up, can hear studio fine, many people have this problem with home speakers, thank you.

We should be listening this man.

the weapons from the cold war is rather antigue,and the russian weapon industry was corrupt,and didnt produce much innovation .

Special operation goes downward🤣😂😏😈Slava Ukraini💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛✌✌✌✌✌(NL)

Thank you so much for your insight.

Very interesting post, thank you.

convincing, logic, according own conviction, indisputable - yet why are such thoughts and arguments not to be heard in German language? Germany's sleepwalking into a historic disaster is just distressing. Britain - what can be done before it is too late?

Very interesting and informative. ❤

He says it like it is!

Brilliant analysis

Again an excellent interview. I am thoroughly impressed by this lady and the guests / experts she invites.

"Благодаря невероятно успешной внешней политике путина у нас всегда будут полные холодильники! " - заявил директор Ростовского морга 🇷🇺 ...

Excellent and informative. There are some points that I have not heard anyone address: For the sake of discussion - supposing Russia was able to fully occupy Ukraine they would be faced by unrelenting and savage partisan resistance that would make Afghanistan look like a cake walk. Has Putin failed to learn the lessons of history? Ukraine cannot be held. Poland seems to be inclined to get involved in the event of an unfavourable turn of events. How might this play out? It occurs to me that Polish forces could occupy the Ukrainian land to the north of the E373, thus creating a cordon sanitaire against invasion from Belarus whilst not engaging directly with Russian forces and freeing Ukrainian forces for redeployment elsewhere. Or would this directly precipitate WW3? How are we to understand the talk amongst some European and other leaders in favour of territorial compromise? Given what the USSR did to Hungary (1956) and Slovakia - why is there any Russophile sentiment in those countries?

well done kate..you stay out of the brand mess

AMAZING DISCUSSION.RUSSIA MUST BE DISUADED OF BEING AN EMPIRE. POR THE SAKE OF EUROPE AND ALL OF US. SALAVA UKRAINE❤❤🇺🇦🇺🇦🇬🇧🇬🇧🇺🇲🇺🇲

What this chap referred to in the last 20/30 years and was foolishly referred to as the ‘peace dividend’ was in fact disarmament similar to that between WW1 and WW2. We all know how that turned out🤔🇺🇦👍🇺🇦👍

Another excellent interview that hits on the pertinent points.

Thank you ATP 😊. Ive become quite outspoken these last month and like to share my thoughts at time. Thoughts on China falling. I think that like the "pain" of dealing with the loss of russian products the world needs to brace for impact and allow its failure. First i think it be better for the world at large to see the failure of monster governments led by these tyrants failing. That despite vast resources and people that a government by the people fares better. It grow and flourishes tho with with bumps and bruises. Second like weakening russia i think China needs to be put in check and weakened. Falling on itself is the best way i feel. No outside evil western government brings it down but its own failures due to its government

ie call putins bluff at every stage.

Endlich mal jemand der Russland richtig einschätzt. Finally someone who correctly assesses Russia.

Every independent analysis, tells a completely different story.

This guest has a different starting point to 80% of the world’s.

What a well reasoned analysis of Russia.

China recently resusitated its demand for the return of the Primorski Kray or northern Manchuria which includes Vladivostok, on a State issued map. Russia grabbed that territory in the 19th century, later than UK taking Hong Kong. Does China have plans to take Siberia?

Well done, good show

Excellent interview! Thank you.

He goes into long and technical explanations of Russia's poor performance on the battlefield and yet the answer is so simple and obvious. Corruption is at the route cause and it is corruption from the top down that erodes the ability to not only preform but more insidiously it crushes moral, hence all the posts we see about not being paid, fed, equipped properly and lied to. With that background, even when they do get into the fight they dont have the equipment, training or the will to fight.

Russia is falling apart ,their planes are starting to crash land in fields due to lack of servicing,lots of their cars are no longer serviced due brands pulling out,they are unable to get tyres for their supply trucks same goes for bearings for their trains the list is long and getting longer….

Great show❤

How hard can it be to COMPLETELY take out Putin's bridge to Crimea and leave the place 100% cut off from Russia by rail or road?