uh, vote on youtube, at the end of the program we will sum up this vote, well , next, then we have a colonel of the british army in the glend grand reserve on the phone. mr. colonel, i congratulate you and i am glad to see you on our air. thank you very much. mr. colonel, the daily telegram, citing a high-ranking military official, says that in britain. it has run out of weapons it can send to ukraine. according to the unnamed official, kyiv needs anti-aircraft defense and artillery munitions in the next stage of the supply war, which britain cannot now provide, we gave everything we could afford - this official told reporters. can britain run out of weapons that it can send to ukraine, should we believe... what the daily telegram writes,

of course, yes, because we are talking about the needs that ukraine has, and because when we say, that great britain has been providing weapons for a year and a half, accordingly, at a certain stage we understand that those stocks that were in warehouses just for... are running out, sir colonel, can we say that russia has been methodically and for decades preparing for a major attack on ukraine and has been accumulating a large number of weapons in its stockpiles since the time of the soviet union, and this makes it easier for them in the current war, so much more than for the countries of the west, who helped us now. because no one

in the west thought that there could be a war of this magnitude, a war that is the biggest since world war ii on the european continent? such a broad question, there are so many such tricks, i want to say that you are absolutely right , they did not spend and did not sell to the countries of africa or the countries of the near east, of course, we understand that these weapons are unfortunately in a bad condition. secondly, i want to say that, and the west, the collective west, they thought that russia would become a country that would still gravitate towards the west, but again, we didn't... and

again, we didn't think about the fact that the general staff of russia itself hated the west, and when the war broke out, they began to blame the countries of the west for the soviet union collapsed. and the last thing i want to say is that we understand that western countries still strive for quality, because we need it. quality, in particular, when we talk about the wars in afghanistan, iraq, sierra leone, and even the first gulf war, to some extent, that is, quality above all, it's not about quantity, and that's why the defense industries, they scaled back , as well as the power to create and produce the quantity that we now urgently need, if we are talking about a conflict with such a resource-rich country as russia.

mr. colonel, does this mean that the countries of western europe and the whole world should revise their plans for armaments, for the production of weapons, for the accumulation of these weapons, for the proportions of these weapons, for the number of these weapons that should be in europe, in eastern europe, in western europe, depending on the threats that are now coming from russia. i think it's happening in different ways, we actually think it's not happening that fast, and different countries have that opinion, but again we think it 's necessary, to be honest, i want to say that there are a lot of politicians who think that they can settle this issue without spending additional resources on it, but if we look at poland, for example, some.

countries take russian threats and russian actions quite seriously, and poland is an example of this, and therefore they understand what exactly they need to build up, we also understand... that certain lessons were learned in japan and in taiwan, and they are preparing for war , they are building up their military-industrial complex, they are acting quickly. today the deputy minister of defense james hippie of great britain stated at the warsaw security forum that ukraine had achieved the functional defeat of russia's black sea fleet. er, and gippy urged not to underestimate ukraine in its capabilities. er, mr. colonel, how do you assess the situation on the battlefield in ukraine today, and please tell us what you thought about ukraine's capabilities in

the first days of the great war, starting on february 24, 2024, and what you now think about ukraine and its possibilities. as of october 3 , 2023? very good question, quite difficult, first of all, i want to say, if we are talking about the black sea fleet, as well as the services, they made a very significant effort to drive the russian black sea, black sea fleet away from the main... and actions, that is, you see how they are hiding, in particular in the sea of ​​azov, that is, what we are currently observing, our ukrainian fleet, representatives of the naval forces, they should be applauded, because they have done an exceptional

job. when we talk about ground combat, yes, the situation has changed dramatically, because it was quite tough. and we understood what was the situation around the capital, that is, it was people against people, now everything has become much more complicated , more complex, we understand that the ukrainians have acquired and received supplies of western weapons, and they also now have the opportunity to conduct better maneuvers on the battlefield, but there is but and this is quite fat, there is a lot of money invested... not in mortars, machine guns, artillery shells, that is, this is what is a gap, because through such artillery strikes and missile strikes, a lot of casualties can be obtained , also we

we know what the situation is with air defense means, we know that kyiv is equipped with modern anti-aircraft defense systems, but ukraine needs more, after all. tactical fighters, military helicopters of the enemy, they can fly and destroy the same military targets, so there is still a lot that needs to be done in order to improve the solution, and in particular for the infantry, for individual private soldiers, we say how important it is to equip ordinary soldiers, give them better night vision devices, bigger and better mortars, because each brigade, each... must have its own mortars that can conduct direct fire, so we still need to work in this direction. mr. colonel, the united states army is ready to provide long-range atakams missiles equipped with cluster munitions to ukraine, but

for now the army is waiting for what the president of the united states of america, joseph biden, will say, the assistant secretary of defense for procurement of the united states said in an interview dach bush, which in your opinion restrains biden in giving, long-range missiles, although we know that great britain has already provided us with missiles that fly at a fairly long distance, why is washington delaying these missiles? i think that we are dealing with two points, the first is the internal one. politics and there are a lot of internal discussions within the white house, there are people who are afraid, yes , they are afraid of russia's response, they are afraid of the escalation of the war, they are afraid that the united states will become

involved or be involved in some way in the conflict with russia, so they somehow not are in a hurry with this, we understand that britain. always ready to give back to fight, but america is a somewhat different country, it, it behaves quite so cautiously, secondly, i want to say that it is possible, it is about, in particular, reducing, for example, the level, they intend to reduce the level of corruption, which are now in ukraine, they want to put pressure on zelenskyi so that he nevertheless ensures the fulfillment of what the usa demanded from ukraine. we are also talking about the general level of corruption in ukraine. colonel, great britain is our largest partner in the army cooperation, since the beginning of the great war, we value it very much in ukraine.

at the same time, we are watching what is happening in the congress of the united states of america, in particular, the decision on the temporary budget, which was passed by the congress for 45 days, and there was no money, additional money for military aid to ukraine. like decisions made in london and decisions made in washington. can be interconnected, how does what biden does in washington affect what the uk does, what decisions it makes regarding ukraine, whether it will affect britain or not, a very good question, so i want to say , first of all, that there is no need to worry too much about what the congress takes, what the decisions of the congress are, we understand that yes, and the congress

is famous for the fact that they always delay certain funding, and this is not the first time this has happened, and we have already seen this, so i would not worry too much about it, but it is important that these funds were allocated for ukraine, again, he said, saying that this is the money that was previously allocated for ukraine it's just after all. the funds have been spent, the ministry has received a certain number of billions of dollars, which, again, have not yet been used, so i think there will not be a major breakthrough in this regard, in relation to great britain, i am sure that both great britain and other countries, who see that there is again some interruption in the supply of finance or the provision of moral support. the united states, it affects other countries as well, but again, i'm not sure that

it will affect, say, the overall unity of the european union, but i'm sure that efforts will continue, efforts to help ukraine. mr. colonel, during all the days that have passed since the beginning of the great war in ukraine, we hear from. the kremlin, that we will strike not only on the territory of ukraine, but also on the territory of those countries that are helping ukraine in the current war, and the deputy head of the security council of the russian federation, dmitry medvidev, says that the intention of britain to deploy troops in ukraine, to train the soldiers of the armed forces there, as well as statements by the bundestag that kyiv can strike on the territory of the russian federation with taurus missiles, that all

these statements show that russia is being pushed to the third world war, they are so constantly talking about this third world war and about russia's war against nato that they already have almost one foot in this war. tell me, please, the power and capabilities that the countries that are part of nato and the countries that are part of the conventional civilized world that opposes the russian federation have, these resources are enough to put russia in its place without a major world war , if so, why does the west not do it? i i will answer yes, so first of all.

it must be remembered that russia, again, it is, in fact, all the reserves are not connected with the fact that they will be able to withstand, for example, this third world war, they are now trying with their efforts to undermine the aid provided to ukraine, others the governments of other countries, they are trying to sow doubt, they want to reduce the defense power of ukraine, that is , they are waging... a hybrid war, they want to undermine everything that people are doing now, secondly, i want to say that with regard to the resources of nato countries, they have and they will find more more, if we must, we remember what happened during the second world war , when the united states turned engineering companies and plants and factories into those that actually made weapons, that is , again, we understand, we know how quickly

people can mobilize when needed, that is, industry, european power and american... south korea , taiwan, and other countries, we understand how important and huge their potential is, we are talking about things that are many times tens of times more when we talk about production than what russia is capable of, but they won't ramp up their efforts until they feel that they need to do so, so we understand that right now i don't think anyone will ramp up, they don't have any interest? british intelligence, mr. colonel, testifies and says that russia is preparing to fight for several more years, and sergey shoigu himself says that the war against ukraine will last until the end of 2025. british intelligence says that the leaked

documents in their possession testify to the fact that defense spending in russia can increase to 68% compared to 2023 , this means that it will reach about 30% of all budget spending, but at the expense of other areas of the economy, uh, how long do you think russia can constantly play for promotion and how long russia can increase its defensive capabilities, because we remember the experience. of the soviet union, for whom the arms race ended simply in disintegration and economic collapse, and the war in afghanistan simply squeezed out the soviet union completely, as a result of which that country ceased to exist, can it happen to the russian federation that they will spend a lot of money on weapons, and as a result they will lose, because

they will go bankrupt, because they simply will not have other expenses. it is quite a multifaceted question, so with regard to the bankruptcy of the russian federation, if they continue to raise rates and in this way they will stop paying salaries, let's say, to educators, doctors and the like, then yes, there will indeed be a certain collapse. and so when we talk about people who start arming themselves, preparing the very first thing to defend themselves against putin, yes, they, i'm not sure, actually , how true it is, yes, but there is information that someone, something can be happening inside russia, so, with the example of north korea, we understand where it can lead the country itself, even to the point that its people will starve,

but we know what kind of love putin has for russians, none, he sends people away. to the front line, sends equipment there, so the question of bankruptcy is really important, and he will then refer, again, to china, and to india, and to iran, because they support them. mr. colonel, the former defense minister of great britain, ben wallace, said that ukraine should call up more young people to the army in order to prevent a decrease in the pace of the counteroffensive, in a comment to the telegram publication. he said that kyiv cannot stop for a day, i will quote what ben wallace said. the average age of fighters at the front is over 40 years. i understand the desire of president zelensky to preserve the youth for the future, but the fact is that russia mobilizes the entire country from below. putin knows what a pause will give him time to create a new army, therefore, as

britain did in 39-41, it may be time to reassess the scale of... mobilization of ukraine. considering the fact that ukraine is not a large country, compared to russia, different ee, different number of inhabitants and different number of those who can be mobilized into the army, is it necessary to continue in this war with these large mobilized armies, or is it still necessary to move to another stage that was not seen in the second world war, namely with the use of the latest weapons that the allies can give us in anti-putin coalition or does the resource base of these mobilized people decide everything in your way now? yes

, i think that it is necessary to mobilize without interruption, because there are always victims, this is a war, so there must be soldiers who have undergone proper training, and accordingly, such people must go to the front. they have, we understand that this is not about the number, no, this is actually about not even some new weapons, this is about proper, proper equipping of soldiers, in particular infantrymen, and in order for them to correctly use what what is because indeed there is a lack of soldiers, they lack specific means, and some, we understand, like what russia is doing, they are actually now acting in the style of the first. war, they act en masse, yes, but the ukrainians need more of this basic equipment, basic equipment

, so the infantrymen go, for example, but they lack weapons, they actually go with their bare hands, and because of this there are great casualties, but if you properly equip, give them everything they need, proper training, proper education, that is, it is necessary to spend on this not only military energy, but also political energy. precisely for the proper equipment of the fighters, and then we will not talk about the need to increase mobilization, but we will talk about the high-quality performance of combat tasks, about the fact that there will be no additional mobilization in russia, says the minister of defense of the russian federation serhii shoigu, let's listen, what shoigu said. all callsigns, including from new regions. will not be sent to the combat zone, there are no plans for additional mobilization in the general staff, the armed forces have the necessary amount

servicemen to carry out a special military operation. mr. colonel, you can't trust sheig, and neither can putin, it's already been proven, and it's clear that in this situation, it's just an illustration. what they say in the russian federation, considering the war that we are witnessing and participating in, what do you say about the future security architecture in the world, because it is all destroyed on february 24 , 2022, it is gone, that is, it means that the world has to build a new security system that would take into account the aggressiveness of the russian federation and the danger that russia now carries not only to ukraine, but to the whole world, what

should it look like, you as a military man, a former military man, what do you say, how to properly build this security system, in your opinion? so, i want to say that we cannot change. nations, it will remain as it is, secondly, you cannot change nato as an alliance, it will remain as it is, don't forget that putin has not yet attacked nato member countries, yes there have been deterrence measures, but in fact he does not want to change what is, therefore, there should be such a closer connection with the north atlantic alliance, with other democratic countries in the world, and so now we are looking for just such a structure that would really involve democratic countries like

australia, new zealand, korea, south korea, and asian countries, those where democracy is flourishing, to involve them in this buildings, this is how you can strengthen nato, this is how you can strengthen the system, security architecture. that is already a sign of improvement, but again, i don't see anything radical, even if we talk about security guarantees and other things, there is only one guarantee, the guarantee of application article five, we know that this is a matter of collective security, if you are attacked, i, your ally, will come to your aid, i will protect you, and there is already a lot of talk about this , they say, there is no such thing in other organizations, well and since you have already started talking... therefore, the question of joining the north atlantic alliance is relevant for ukraine, it is clear that there is a war now, it is clear that

there is a risk of the involvement of... other countries in this war in the event of ukraine joining nato is very large and it is clear that most members of the north atlantic alliance are putting it off questions for later. however, could the decision on ukraine's accession to nato end the war or accelerate the fall of putin's regime, because... this bit made it clear to putin that no one in this world would joke with him, and that this issue which can put an end not only to his political career, but also to his life, i don't think it will happen, to be honest, people talk a lot about the war.

must end, that is, until then ukraine will not be able to become a member of nato, and this will indeed be the case, no one will open the door for ukraine to nato and no, unless russia attacked nato countries. in this case, we understand that the reaction will be like this, then everyone will think in a completely different way, because if putin has not yet attacked nato countries, then come on. ukraine must wait, ukraine must end this war, and only then will we talk about ukraine joining nato. and secondly, i also want to say that if we allow it, we understand that if we allow ukraine to join nato, we understand that the entire legal system will actually collapse, and ukraine must carry out appropriate reforms, we know that the reforms are ongoing, but

again, we understand how important it is that and what kind, what is the government in the country, what is the situation in the country, corruption, yes, that is, it is unacceptable, and that is why it is necessary to fight against it, and it is not entirely clear to people in the west, chile is struggling with such problems, is he ignoring their appeals, is he perhaps playing some kind of game with them, that is, again, this is very important, because these comments coming from nato member countries must be listened to, because it is a political organization after all thank you colonel you for participating. in the program, i wish you good health and see you in the next broadcasts. thank you, good bye. so, friends, we are live on tv channel, as well as on our youtube and facebook platforms, for those who are currently watching us live on youtube. we are conducting a survey today and asking you about the following. do you support the idea of ​​strengthening the powers of the president of ukraine? as of now 86%. of our viewers who

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