Frontline: The War in Ukraine and Global Security
Times Radio
The sharpest minds and analysis on the frontline of the war in Ukraine - and related conflicts - on Times Radio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 7, 2025 • 23min
US sanctions progress threatens to force Putin out of war in months as Trump steps aside | Frontline
President Trump's muted response to Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia suggests he's not willing to step in and protect Putin from US sanctions, says Kurt Volker, former US special envoy to Ukraine on Times Radio's Frontline. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 7, 2025 • 30min
How Ukraine's 'SAS-style' attack destroyed Putin's favourite bomber and put his regime at risk | Frontline
"Putin was photographed, in a Tupolev Tu 160, the supersonic bomber, and closely aligned himself with it. The fact that the Ukrainians are now picking them off almost at will picks away at that entire Russian sense of self and of Putin at the top of this." Putin's position has been damaged with the destruction of the bombers that represented his power, says retired Air Marshal Ed Stringer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 5, 2025 • 20min
How Ukraine tore Putin's air capability apart in audacious drone attacks | Maxim Tucker on Frontline
“They’re certainly not going to be able to put as many aircrafts into the air… it will have an impact.”Ukraine proves it has “opportunities and abilities to strike Russia where it hurts” with their audacious airfield drone attacks, says The Times’s Maxim Tucker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 4, 2025 • 38min
Kerch Bridge attack is a 'devastating' threat to Putin and his military | Operator Starsky
"It will be a very, very, very big impact. Considering Russia's military presence in Crimea and their capacity of delivering their supplies, to other spans of the frontline."A renewed campaign to destroy the Kerch Bridge would be devastating to Putin and very damaging to the Russian invasion, Operator Starsky tells Philip Ingram on Frontline. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 4, 2025 • 34min
Putin 'cannot win' as Ukraine launches new drone attacks on Kerch Bridge and strategic bomber bases
Days of bombing and drone attacks on crucial Russian strategic targets including the Kerch Bridge and Russian nuclear bomber bases show Putin "cannot win" against Ukrainian asymmetric warfare, says Malcolm Nance, Former US Naval intelligence officer speaking to Philip Ingram on Times Radio's Frontline. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
