Ukraine's target list for new NATO weapons puts Putin's invasion at risk | Frontline 

Russia uses Chinese, North Korea, and iran weapons on Ukraine, it's ok. But ukraine is not allowed to use Western weapons on Russia to defend itself?

I am very opposed to war in general. But when Putin has attacked Ukraine, it is only fair that Ukraine gets effective weapons to defend itself with.

New NATO weapons should include air power!

ATACMS are in service since 1991. What we sent to Ukraine are the old weapons that we had to dispose in any case.

Poo-tin! You cannot crush the Ukrainians spirit no matter what you do! You see, they are not like you !

Putin cant even defend his oil refineries or black sea fleet 😂😂😂😂😂

CS gas is a real nightmare fellas. The West must rectify this problem.

When will gas masks be sent to the front line??????

I wouldn't be hanging around on the Kerch Bridge in the next little while 😂

The ten to one ratio of artillery rounds fired (in favour of russia) has existed for at least a year now. One conclusion to be drawn from that is what it says about Ukrainian resilience. It is one factor.

Narcissist never play fair.

Why are LukOil gas stations still operating in the US?

Excellent video with great reporting with interview.

What good are laws of war if there are no consequences of breaking them (e.g. CS gas)?

Where are the F 16’s?

Thanks Times Radio, you are NAILING IT!

USA could provide air superiority and defense to make all this possible.

I'm sure Putins security team is getting very nerves in Russia. Time isn't on Putins side .

I don't see how Ukraine could be safe in future if the Russians keep Crimea. I want the western allies to make sure that Ukraine gets ALL of its legal land back. If that means helping in a more direct way, then now is probably the critical time for it. Ukraine has suffered terribly and I do not want to see them suffering for years to come. Also Russia has lost so many people that I think putting a stop to Putin's aggression is probably crucial to their future ability to keep going as a country. Finally, the stress on the west in terms of providing so much ammo etc is another reason to put a stop to this battle soon. The tricky bit will be NOT to do anything that reinforces Russia for its aggression. They must lose unambiguously and be forced to pay reparations to Ukraine. Consequences are critical to learning, and Russia has a lot to learn. The US and Germany also need to accept an obvious fact --that "negotiating" with psychopathic dictators is a farce. Not the way to go. No way, no how.

I like Mr. Gordon. True expert, far sighted, comprehensive assessments and sincerely humane.

If only the Ukraine army could stop the bridge.

Putin is contemplating the epitaph for his tombstone.

Times Radio is my go for comedy chanel,hilarious

Thanks Kate,amazing interview's 😊

I've already seen this interview

Thank you for all the laughs again, you never disappoint. Lordy lordy.

thank you

An excellent interview, and an interesting interviewee.

Shame on Russia

Canadian prepper store has plenty of gas mask..They should be considered by canadian government to send to Ukraine..

I do not know why someone can attach your home and you cannot attach that person home as well?

The US has always emphasised taking Crimea as being the primary objective for Ukraine to go after which is obviously based on good well informed intelligence and strategic analysis

Operator Starsky, Your a great guest. I always look forward to hearing from you.

Always a pleasure to stumble across a Hamish interview.

As an American I'll just Pikachu face while you talk about gas war crimes

Why does times radio keep rerelessing the same interview with another title a few days later?

❤Ukrainians ❤

So CS gas is illegal to use on soldiers in war but is allowed to be used on civilians in peace times😂😂..The hypocrisy

Ukraine should make Rostov on Don a priority! If Rostov on Don falls the war is over. Period

It’s a nightmare to think Putin had to resort to Chemical Weapons 😢. I Truly hope the Soldiers are Safe🇺🇸💙

ATACMS are not longer top secret the moment you said they were top secret

We must not allow the world to be a place where it is acceptable for the strong to humiliate the weak at will.

Incredible that this couldnt have been foreseen in a trench warfare scenario. Given history and given what this enemy is capable of and the amount of known, chemical and bio stockpiles it has.

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Whoa! Why always underestimate Ukrainians?????

I think Ukraine need more experienced manpower to use that "new" incoming weapons. Or is there sufficient trainers (coachs) along with those stuff? And what about the maintenance organization?

Wise up

this guy is in a fantasy world

Please save Ukraine! The Free World Needs Ukraine and Ukrainians.

Video #622 in the latest _'Ukraine could do this to Russia/Putin'_ fairytale and as usual, all we see from reality is the entire Ukraine frontline collapsing. *_#cos_**_-facts-actually-matter-in-warfare_*

What's wrong with you? Haven't you heard that Russia just shot down the atacms.

The first guy is a fool. Ukraine needs to completely defeat Russia.

Time for peace ✌️

What wonder weapon is it this week?

CS gas is incapacitating. In the U.S. (in 1985). we were made to walk into a shack filled with CS. We would remove our gas masks and answer questions asked by our drill instructors. We inhaled a lot and it was if we were being strangled.

During the Cold War, defence spending by NATO allies routinely averaged more than 3%. Yes, spending dropped everywhere due to taking advantage of the "peace dividend" at the end of the Cold War and also after the GFC in 2008. This applied not least in the US, in fact US defence spending is currently at a near historical low. The 2% of GDP spending target was not even mentioned in the NATO Charter and is not a payment to NATO but was a loose guideline, introduced at a NATO meeting in 2006, for how much to spend on your military. At the Wales NATO summit in 2014 it was ALREADY agreed to achieve that target by 2024. Most NATO members in 2024 spend at or above the 2% mark. The invasions started the process and gave it a boost, Trump had nothing to do with it. He always tries to take credit for something he didn't do. Given that US defence spending is now at an all time low I tend to think that Trump's finger pointing at Europe was a deflection. He who points first wins the game.

They were taking Crimea this time last year, in the great offensive

Europe needs to provide direct support

Why does this keep coming up as three hours ago

What are you talking about? Crimea ? It's long way to the Crimea...

What a Bunch of deluDed dribble

The aid package is incredibly important and so badly needed. What happens in 2025? USA really needs to set up a follow up plan than can happen regardless of who wins the White House next year.

I would disagree with him - I think the Ukraine should get Crimea back, and that if they don’t, Russia would use it to launch future attacks.

you are wanting it.

Planes Planes and Drones

Crimea, if for no other reason than the symbolic need to show that no country can invade a sovereign territory, needs to be retaken as well as preventing Russia from having a launchpad into Ukraine.

I dislike guests who say Ukraine won't be hold again.

just one question, all due respect but what color is the sky in your world?

There is no "all of US aid" It is a continuous stream of materials. Europe must suppliment the deliveries with greater and greater munitions to enhance the support input.

You fools. Stop now.

ATACMS is a ballistic missile and Storm Shadow is a cruise missile. I don't see how those two weapons can be any way like each other. One is ground launched fro a HIMARS launcher and the other from a Su-24. The only similarity is they both go 💥when they impact the orc target (unless it's a dud).

Salva Ukraine 🇺🇦 ♥️ AZ USA 🇺🇸 ♥️ ❤️

Another delusional report.

Ukraine doesn’t have to retake territory fighting. They need to make it untenable for the Russian troops to stay.

ATACMS...Straight from the Sunderland factory.☺😀😂

Wrong! It was declared by the Constitution and the President: return to 1991 borders!!

Only in Times alternative universe is Crimea up for grabs.

when you think ukraine is figting overwhelming odds remember the 300 spartans who fought of thousands of persians and showed the world numbers dont count for anything.also david and goliath once again the odds where taken down by a small boy jesus is with you ukraine.

The light brigade is on strikeby

Who do the people from Crimea want to be aligned with? just like who did the people of the Donbas want to align with considering mostly 85% spoke Russian and were persecuted since 2014 in Ukraine.

No sleep till... MOSCOW!

ATACMS Mgm-140 price $820,000 wow us debt is amazing while we cant even secure are own border

Pipe dreams, Ukraine lost the war before it even began.

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I think we need to be very careful of being too dogmatic about the use of ‘combined arms warfare’ in the way that NATO doctrine would suggest, some of the public criticism of Ukrainian tactics - for example by Germany - were unhelpful and misguided. The bottom line is that Ukraine has much more experience than anyone else of fighting the modern Russian army. There are at least two reasons why we may have to think how we do combined arms - both to do with drones, and other very new systems. The first is the assumption that if you have ‘air superiority’ that is a major requirement for success in ground operations. What happens if you have are operating under a sky full of friendly multi-million dollar aircraft, but are being pulverized my many drones operating at low level ? In this situation air superiority is not enough, and the assumption that air superiority, or supremacy is enough to support successful ground operations is not correct. The second issue is that the ‘classic’ way of breaking through enemy lines is to build up a mass of armour and then ‘punch through’ … this worked in an age when you could build up such a force and attack before the enemy was really able to respond . However in the modern battlefield, this approach just gives the enemy a ‘target rich environment’ where they can use cheap systems to destroy large numbers of very expensive tanks , and similar. What all this means is that the dogmatic version of ‘combined arms warfare’ which is espoused by some is already outdated , and if done wrongly, it could be highly counterproductive. The Ukrainians are learning these lessons in real-time, and we should take note.

Not the same as WW1, when the Canadians took Vimy Ridge they fired a million rounds. That is one battle, the scale of artillery in WW1 is incomparable.

A Ukrainian Abramas commander said them pulling the tanks out is a lie.

idiotic to compare sinking a ship to taking territory........ no connection whatsoever

Are these people sleep talking 🤔? This Crimea obsession. 🤦 bridge is just one way! there is a land bridge, there are ferries and there is the airport. How many cm does Ukraine even have? The bridge needs 30-50 simultaneous missiles. It means at least 15 fighter jets are needed to launch it or should be launched from the ground. Such scale attack is easy to notice and intercept

The irony is - Russia complains about support from the West, but it didn't mind when it was being supplied weaponry during WW2 and of course how they had their own pilots in the Korean War and providing weapons during many of the conflicts during the 20th Century against the West.

If ukraine can gain air superiority, get long range weapons, destroy the kurch bridge, gets the artillery shells that it needs and if they can recruit something like 500 000 to 1 million men then they could seriously beat russia

You might as well say that Warsaw is a historical part of Russia if you say that Crimea is

British comedy is well and alive on this channel

Macron was right boots on the ground now not in a weeks time now.

May be it is not too late, the NATO countries had committed the weapons and ammunition necessary to stop the invader, they did not comply. Today the invader advances without problems!

If Ukraine doesn't get Crimea back and loses port access to the sea of Azov , and access to the Black Sea and the natural resources just off shore, they're going to be economically hamstrung whilst owing the West a shitload of money. People either don't know where tend to forget that the south and the east are the most resource-rich areas of Ukraine, Visa V all the areas occupied by Russia sorry about any misspelling I'm using talk to text

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*Abstract* This discussion analyzes the current state of the war in Ukraine, focusing on recent developments in military aid, battlefield tactics, and potential future scenarios. Key points include the significance of the recently approved US aid package, the challenges posed by Russia's unethical use of chemical weapons, and the potential for Ukraine to retake Crimea. The conversation also explores the West's concerns about escalation, the implications for global security, and the potential expansion of the AUKUS partnership. Additionally, it delves into domestic concerns within Russia, China's role in supporting Russia, and the potential risks and opportunities associated with supplying Ukraine with more advanced weaponry. The discussion highlights the complex and evolving nature of the conflict, emphasizing the need for continued support for Ukraine and a nuanced understanding of the multifaceted challenges facing the international community. *Ukraine War Update and Global Implications* *Current Situation in Ukraine* - 0:00 Crimea is a potential target for Ukraine to recapture, especially if they receive sufficient military aid like the "Ukraine Iron Dome". The latest top-secret AAMS missiles (with a range of 300-400km) are already deployed in the region, targeting airfields in Crimea and strategic positions within Russia. - 1:35 The recently approved aid package includes crucial weaponry like Storm Shadow missiles and ATACMS, which Ukraine will use to target strategic assets like rail hubs, bridges, and the Kerch bridge connecting Russia to Crimea. - 2:15 Aside from sophisticated weaponry, Ukraine critically needs more conventional artillery and tank ammunition as Russia currently outguns them 10 to 1. The intensity of the conflict resembles trench warfare of the past, highlighting the importance of ammunition supply. - 3:06 Concerns remain about a new Russian ground offensive due to the sheer number of troops deployed and the unethical use of CS gas as a chemical weapon. Russia's CS gas attacks force Ukrainian soldiers to abandon their positions, enabling Russian advancements. - 4:51 Ukrainian forces face challenges from Russian offensives and attacks from cheap, commercially available drones equipped with grenades. Some Western tanks, including Abrams, were withdrawn from the front line to address this threat and possibly to develop a mobile armored defense. - 5:34 The next 6-8 weeks are critical for Ukraine to hold its ground until restocked. Ukrainian counteroffensives are expected with a focus on deep strikes using ATACMS and Storm Shadow missiles to disrupt Russian supply lines. *International Response and Escalation Concerns* - 6:57 The international community needs to respond to Russia's CS gas attacks. Supplying gas masks to Ukrainian soldiers is a simple yet effective solution to counter this illegal chemical weapon usage. - 7:57 The West's fear of escalating the conflict has led to delays in supplying Ukraine with much-needed weaponry. A bolder approach, similar to French President Macron's recent statements, is needed to deter Putin. - 19:57 The US has accused China of crossing red lines by supplying dual-use technologies to Russia. The Biden Administration needs to respond with concrete actions to address this issue, going beyond mere statements and warnings. - 21:12 Potential actions against China could include further sanctions on technology exports and pressure on companies involved in such transfers. The US needs to demonstrate its commitment to defending its interests and supporting its allies. *Global Ramifications and Future Outlook* - 22:09 The potential expansion of the AUKUS partnership to include South Korea is a positive development for regional security. It strengthens alliances and counters China's attempts to isolate individual nations. - 24:15 The war in Ukraine has become a testing ground for new technologies and warfare strategies. These learnings, especially regarding information warfare and drone usage, will have implications for the Indo-Pacific region. - 25:25 While Putin has so far resisted a large-scale conscription of young people from major cities, the situation may change depending on the war's trajectory and the demand for new troops. Public opinion within Russia is a crucial factor in this decision. - 27:26 The risk of Putin resorting to tactical nuclear weapons remains, although China's warnings and potential internal unrest in Russia serve as deterrents. The international community must continue to emphasize the severe consequences of such actions. - 28:08 Western nations' involvement in training and assisting Ukrainian troops with advanced weaponry, despite official denials of direct military involvement, highlights the delicate balance in this conflict. - 29:15 The definition of victory for Ukraine remains complex. While retaking all occupied territories, including Crimea, seems unlikely, demonstrating the failure of Russia's objectives and ensuring Ukrainian independence could be considered a significant win. - 36:23 Crimea's vulnerability makes it a prime target for Ukraine's counteroffensive. Continued attacks on strategic assets in Crimea, coupled with the potential recapture of Kherson, will put immense pressure on Putin. *Domestic Concerns and Future Predictions* - 33:51 Trump's argument regarding Europe's inadequate defense spending resonates with the ongoing calls for increased contributions from NATO members, especially in light of the war in Ukraine. This war has exposed the weaknesses in Europe's defense capabilities. - 41:18 A successful May for Ukraine involves strengthening defensive lines, stockpiling resources, and preparing for a new counteroffensive despite facing ammunition shortages and troop fatigue. - 44:26 The full impact of the new US military aid is contingent on timely delivery and the ability to counter Russia's attempts to disrupt supply lines. The West must remain proactive in supporting Ukraine and ensure continuous aid flow. - 44:44 While the provision of Taurus missiles by Germany could significantly aid Ukraine's efforts, political obstacles remain, and alternative forms of military support are expected, including establishing ammunition production facilities. - 48:05 The argument about not provoking Russia and escalating the conflict needs to be weighed against Ukraine's right to defend itself and the potential consequences of inaction. The threat of nuclear weapons usage underscores the complexity of this situation. - 49:54 China's reaction to the US foreign aid bill that includes funds for Taiwan is likely to involve an intensification of grey zone tactics, such as increased military exercises, cyberattacks, and information warfare, rather than a direct military confrontation. - 53:12 China, despite its stated willingness to use force to assert its claim over Taiwan, currently prioritizes peaceful reunification. The upcoming change in Taiwan's political landscape, with a more China-friendly opposition party potentially gaining more power, could influence future developments. - 57:38 China's stockpiling of gold, while potentially aimed at mitigating the impact of US sanctions, also reflects the deep-seated paranoia within the Chinese Communist Party and its efforts to project an image of strength and resilience in a challenging international environment. i used gemini 1.5 pro to summarize the transcript

The US army is going to get so much new kit. Send HUMVEE, buy a JLTV, send an ATACMS, buy a Precision Strike Missile. Wonder if we are getting a Bradley replacement. We had so many MRAPS.

Russia always starts a war and then pauses only to cone back later.