How the war in Ukraine turned into a 'strategic catastrophe' for Putin | James Heappey 

Kate is a great interviewer - asks pointed questions and then simply listens to the guest. Guest here was great too - gives pointed answers.

I wish we had this type of commentary here in the US on a regular basis. All we get are media companies throwing bags of mixed garbage to the public.

I have become a fan of James H very impressed Kate brilliant as ever!!

Make this guy in charge NOW! Talks total common sense on how to deal with Putin Someone with a spine.

The world needs a few dozen more leaders like this. Clear thinker, articulate and willing to stand up for principled positions.

Brilliant. Good to hear from a british military man, more than just a political analyst. He remembers history, too, which is of some relevance when talking of an existential war. Defending Ukraine today rings back to siding with Poland back in 1939. Unfortunately not in 1938 for Czechoslovakia, just like the West missed Chechnya, Abkhazia, Ossetia or Crimea loud alerts.

Quite right about offering Ukraine NATO membership. Unfortunately I don't think the USA has the intestinal fortitude to do that under Biden - and if Trump wins the general election, we're in for an even more horrendous future.

All of those deliberations and hesitation over supplying additional piece of equipment to Ukraine, have cost and still costing countless Ukrainian lives.

There is a reason why in Finnish verb "Ryssiä" (Muscovy) , roughly meaning "to totally fail something".

Frontline is indeed brilliant - best interviewer here!

As long as Ukraine wants to defend their homeland…. Give them the tools and untie their hands….

As a U.S. citizen, it is incredibly refreshing to hear a well educated, competent and clearly experienced member of political position (even if retired) clearly state the state of affairs at the moment.

Impressive seeing someone who speaks of the power of language. It is understated in 2024.

Great interview, with terrific guests. An infantryman with real world experience. Thankyou Kate !

Glad to see Times Radio showcasing British clear-headedness regarding Putin and the strategic view that only a show of uncompromizing military strength will put Putin and Russia to its place. As a Finn I strongly agree.

29:59 Excellent! You are an amazing host Kate. Clear, straight and sober analysis on the war in Ukraini, in particular: what it means victory in Ukranian and Western terms, possible future scenarios and the very appealing call for Ukraini in Nato now, given by the prestigious guest. Bravo Timeradio❤🇬🇧🇬🇧

"Everything is going according to plan" -Putin Yep, if complete disaster in the goal, EVERYTHING is great!

Russia is deploying its latest weapon. The Mk-I Tactical Tuc-Tuc. The world holds its breath.

This guy is one of the most reasonable, rational guests you’ve had. I learned a lot and share his most of his opinions.

Am I wrong in thinking that a country cannot join NATO while currently engaged in a territorial war.

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 ...

James lays it out perfectly. He's the man!!!

Has this channel no bit filter? It's raining bot's today ..🌧☂️

Mr Heappey gives a balanced overview of the military challenges facing the west from the CRINK nations.His observations help us understand the complexity underlying the wests apparant hesitancy in tackling Putins disastrous invasion of Ukraine. Looking forward to hearing more from him in the future

James Heappey delivers important insights on past and current issues in supporting Ukraine's existential fight while preventing Russia's aggression from destroying the West, politically and geopolitically.

brilliant guest! let's put him in charge!

The best guest you've had on. Easy to listen to and understand. Clear and concise language and right to the point.

I'm sure the Rooskies will be here any second to correct us all lol

Challenging times is right. I think women will be looking at the world and wonder whether they want to bring children into it. What will the future hold for children?

Excellent interview - thank you to both

Thank you Kate.

"That will take some time"? It's been TWO YEARS.

The ORCS are done 😅 Now it's about just how bad can it get for Mordor ? What did Machiavelli say about starting wars 🤷

Very interesting and very informative 👍 👌

Great , Kate !

putin should be removed before he destroys what is left of rusha. I would think rusha is now terminal and is on its last breath.

I did training with the British SAS as a member of CAF., and have great respect for these super soldiers.

Intelligent man. Very thoughtful views.

Pretty logical thinking!!! 👍👍👍👍👍 Well stated…

This man obviously knows what he is talking about, I am very hesitant about any peace offer to Russia that cedes Ukraine's territory. It's either ok to invade another country and annex territory, or it isn't. This is not a time of realpolitik.

Excellent pod. Excellent guest. Burp at 28:09 is a hoot.

All dictators have a same fate in history.

there were lots of young fighting age men at the European football championships enjoying themselves.... strange that!

Spot on my British cousin, and look, it's Kate Chabot!🙀😮

Thanks!

Interesting to listen to the motivations for Britain's behaviour.

How can putin deny Ukraine from joining NATO if has nothing to with Russia Ukraine could what ever they want simple

Putin wanted as much of Ukraine as he can get, but focusing on the eastern side to secure the sea of Azov and access between Rostov on Don and Sevastopol, linking these two important Russian military cities, by sea and land thus closing the loop through the Kerch Straight Bridge.

Funny he knows trump already won. I feel the same way even though I wish Trump wouldn't win. I feel like you could almost pick any 2 random people off the street and have a better chance of finding a better president.

The boil on Uncle Sam's backside, which is known as the U.K., speaks aggressively, but the boil has NOTHING to back it up. To paraphrase Eliza Doolittle, "words, words, words, we're so sick of words."

Great discussion

If you take graduated steps in war, you only drag it out. Wars are very wasteful of resources. So the best strategy is to deter first and, if that doesn't work, go big up front. We could have ended this early on if the West took a more unlimited strategy including direct involvement.

Good overview.

Putin’s physical appearance starts to look like the one’s who lost the second world war. Jus don’t remember who that was hmmm…

these takes are always v dope and high level, the times is so underrated. and its so not the goto paper either

29 jours et l'armée russes s'écroule totalement !

Heaven forbid that Ukraine may seek to harm Putin!

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Estonia sent javelins already before 24.22

Nice work ❤❤❤👍

Strategic catastroph yes, primarly for Europe. But it all goes according to plan, yeah?

"Militrees" means "one thousand trees", for Americans like me listening/watching. I like to translate UK to US English, and I'm really good at it.

It easy for James to say end the war - it's not his countries land that would be lost.

❤Ukrainian ❤

Getting adequate weapons in adequate quantities into Ukrainian’s hands is still as big an issue as any other.

Basically the US house Republican Party who is beholden to Russia held up the funding for 6months

I would advocate that any time any minister touches on anything remotely relating to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, they should start their remarks by reminding the public that Russian had previously agreed to respect the sovereign territory of Ukraine and to question the logic and rationale for the three day Special Military Operation, now in its third year.

The war was a really dumb idea but Putin!

I wish you guys would understand that probably 65% of Americans can’t find Germany on a map. Probably somewhere closer to 90% didn’t know where Ukraine was in the world in 2021. Our contribution is still more remarkable than you might think.

Was my MP, didn't contest the seat in 2024. Con. candidate now SPAD/CCHQ plant (female) who lives in Hammersmith and Chiswick - all you need to know.

Thank you. Tolmie, Victoria, Australia

Ukraine is paying a high price. Ifbwe had been more united behind them from the start with a quick and decisive response i believe many of the current problem would have been avoided. I blame the leaders of the US and Germany. Both leaders were in lock step and so together, Scholtz in Germany representing Europe and Biden in the US representing allies defending the rule of international law, cynically hedged their bets and responded tentatively and put Ukraine through so many hoops for every piece of military equipment even though in 2014 peace agreements were signed. Thank goodness that Zelenskyy is the leader that he is. Imagine if he were the slow moving older man in the White House. Which goes to another point. Ukrainians must feel exhausted and betrayed and whi could blame them. They believed in the EU and democracy and that they were fighting for their children's futures and what was our response? Maybe they feel that the price is too high and have become jaded. What a disgusting game politics it has an emetic effect. If Ukrainians have had enough then we can respect that. I think the proposal of giving putin anything is a recipe for disaster that will cause more problems down the line. I do however think that a trump victory must be factored in. Biden is now seen as a weak candidate and unfortunately I dont think he can win. Maybe the best thing he coukd do for his legacy is accept Ukraine into NATO they have earned it. We see the difference of the young courageous and creative leadership of Ukraine juxtaposed with the sclerotic leadership in international organisations and in the US. We need to get younger people into positions of power and harness that same innovation that Ukraine is demonstrating. The only way to fight creeping authoritarianism is with the energy and strength of those not part of the elite.

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Heappey should rely less on Ben Wallace’s jingoistic claptrap and more on Bill Burns’ earnest cable, ‘Nyet means Nyet’. Otherwise put, what’s good for the goose - including Washington’s relentless and steadfast application of the Monroe Doctrine - is good for the gander. Interview fails in any way to engage or put across serious counterpoints. Is TimesRadio imposing a political or editorial whip? Mutual publicising at the end neatly sums up all these two programs apparently wanted this ‘heart-to-heart’ to deliver. Less of an interview. More of an advertisement.

He's absolutely right, Vladolf Putler has utterly failed in every single strategic goal. Now, his only goal is personal survival. And he's of course willing to sacrifice hundreds of thousands of his countrymen for his personal survival and wealth. The fight over "dirt" is meaningless, without a goal beyond that. And mind you, the invasion is still the "easy part". It's the subsequent occupation that drives up the price to insane heights. That's where the failures of the great powers in the last 150 years resulted from: La Résistance, Partisans, Mujaheddin, Guerillas, Freedomfighters, Jihadis, etc., etc. They all drove up the cost to unsustainable levels.

If it wasn’t so serious I’d be laughing at this … now I just sigh and shake my head … We are heading for catastrophe

Isn’t finance the greatest weakness in Britain’s capacity to fight a war? There’s no money, men, munitions, food or weapons being donated by the Commonwealth in a future conflict, because those countries learnt that Britain doesn’t repay its debts.

Wall to wall eye-watering weakness from western leaders

A strategic catastrophe would be for the US,UK and the EU after Iraq, Syria,Libya, Lebanon, Afghanistan , Ukraine and Israel. If this is the calibre of an officer of the British Army no wonder we're effed.😢

I need some answers to a few questions: 1. How is rearmament coming along for the west? I know here in the US that rearmament is failing badly. What about Europe? 2. What is the West's strategic endgame, what do we want at the end of the day? I should think we want Russia ejected from all of Ukraine that is west of the Dnieper River as that natural obstacle makes for an excellent defensible border. 3. Is Ukraine being in NATO necessary for Ukraine's defense and the West's defense, or can it be obtained by other means that keep NATO from being committed to defending an indefensible border. 4. Are we taking steps to move Ukraine's electrical grid underground and streamlining logistics by making Ukraine's railroads compatible with Europe's railroad gauge. 5. Is the West prepared to maintain the economic sanctions on Russia so long as Russia is unwilling to renounce its imperialist intentions with Ukraine and Eastern Europe? These are all questions that we need answers to in order to make good policy.

I can't believe what he has just said, did he not listen to what Putin said

The UK and other European countries are one by one irrelevant. The main problem was of course the US Republicans, who blocked all aid for Ukraine for half an year. The Europeans are only relevant, if they work together. Brexit and the Nationalist governments of Poland and Hungary made the EU look weak and divided in the eyes of Putin. Brexit, Trump and the Republicans did make NATO look weak and irrelevant in the eyes of Putin.

Curly, Larry and Moe

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Theory of victory or defeat for Putin is just theory. It is reality on the ground that counts. Is the front moving East or West? Look at the map and you can put your theory in the bin.

Putin fell for Trump saying Europe is weak. Trump was right, but Europe needs to defend itself. So Putin has made Europe stronger.

When one believes they are a genius, they have already started to fall.

Afghanistan was horrendous. The country without war is bad enough. Crimea was a big loss. They wanted a strong influence in the Black Sea. Where is the air support from the west? Prisoners fighting, how will those already fighting welcome this?

The UK is only given 1.3 billion. That’s not paying your fair share. That’s what Donald Trump was talking about NATO countries paying their fair share to help one another not just relying on the damn United States for protection.

Nothing new here… but still fascinating to listen to

About 12:00 mins in he brushes off almost causing a diplomatic incident with other NATO members as "writing cheques my ministerial position wasn't sufficient to cash". His new programme on TR is good, he's definitely better at presenting than being in government, but a serious lack of personal responsibility gives me serious questions about his character as a person.

The British army is quite lucky this block isn't in it anymore. His conclusions are wishful thinking and, if he believes what he says he should be sent to the shrink.

I am no fan of this war, but how can one say an "utta fallacy" for NATO to want Ukraine in NATO when we keep hearing about them joining...am I the only one tired of spin....there's nothing wrong with NATO wanting to have Ukraine as part of it and vice versa...if everyone was in the same alliance there'd be no war

Thank you. Very refreshing to hear these shows here in the U.S.

If Russia hit ukraine and ukraine hits back than this is not surprise even if weapons are from outside ukraine

I'm Kate Shebo?

Germany's aid to Ukraine is double that of the UK's, but Germany believes in doing rather than publicizing

It really hasn't. You need to stop listening to this channel.

Good interview, thanks.

I fail to understand why Ukraine allows military aged female to leave in droves whereas the males are forced to stay there. Males are conscripted females are not. Why omit so many people - approx 50% - based on gender?