Top notch interview. Thank you Times.

Thanks for having an Aussie on, much obliged from us down under! Appreciate his insights on Ukraine, AUKUS and Australia's passiveness in supplying Ukraine (we've done some, but defo could do more). Agreed that democracies are a precious, new thing, that should be defended anywhere in the world, esp in places that are strategically important (like Ukraine, Eastern Europe, Taiwan etc).

Ahahahah ..... Russian trolls in the comments are trying to convince us that the bridge is civilian and is not used for military purposes :))))

I think Ukraine is in a War Economy unlike any I've seen in my lifetime. Different than anything seen since World War II. It is their single focus. I didn't think any people could be this determined and focused in the present day. I'm extremely impressed and envious of their integrity and clarity of purpose.

Interesting to hear an Australian point of view on these issues. Thank you.

This is excellent truth; I appreciate this kind of reporting. Keep doing it!

Keep supporting Ukraine, you can even donate as an individual to individuals on the ground in Ukraine. This is important too

Somewhere in the last 1/3 of this he makes some profound remarks about defending democracy. That is often brushed aside, or treated very passively by all of Europe, the US, in fact most of NATO. That's got to stop.

Some brilliant observations and warnings from your Australian expert. Many thanks.

Queen Putina called Biden for a chat and started shouting and screaming about a dream he had had. Putina says “I dreamt that the US was in tatters, people starving, rioting on the streets, the dollar collapsing, the Dow jones down 50% and Trump as President. Biden replied that he too has had a dream. Biden said “I dreamt of Moscow, It was a city full of happy smiling people, all driving around in the latest German cars, dressed in chic Italian fashions and dining in exclusive French restaurants, looking at the latest American Tech. The Building were covered in advertising signs with many colorful slogans being displayed. Putina jumps in “What did the slogans say?” Biden replies “Sorry, I don’t know, I don’t Speak Ukrainian

Europe needs to step WAY up because they are next.

Kate, a very well-conducted interview. I very much appreciate your succinct questions and then your penchant for 'shutting up' and letting your interviewee speak at length. This is the way it's supposed to work. I wish more American interviewers would take your lessons to heart.

The Budapest Memorandum gives the US and UK juridiction to military intervene to defend Ukraine. They should act as they promises by treaty to defend UK territory.

Love Kate and her guests. Gen Paul Ryans' comment that "democracies are precious" is a little unexpected from a military person but much appreciated. This is why this war in Ukraine is important. All suffering should be prevented if possible but, if not possible, then democracies are more precious ones because once saved it will most likely prosper like the South Koreans and not needed to be saved again in another war.

The problem Russia has is that, even though they will make marginal gains this year, they do not have the resources to keep them. It is difficult to convey the extent to which the Russian economy is exhausted.

Great interview Kate! I hope the tide is turning and democracies realize how beneficial the investment is in fully supporting Ukraine to defeat Russia, and all authoritarian countries.

speaking words of wisdom. let it be ( Ukraine's victory, that is)

It's great to see Kate again. In my opinion one of the best interviewers there is.

Japan also manufactures its own ships, submarines, and aircraft. In fact, it's been doing this for many years. Australia, some years ago, had intended to buy its submarines from Japan before a change in government put paid to such a deal.

Crimea River, Putin!

As a student of societal change, including government and wars, I have come to believe that even if Ukraine pushes Russia out of its national borders, under Putin Russia will still fight. Unfortunately, the problem is Putin, the Russians like him, and will suffer much before they can be alienated from this affection. Realistically, if Russia is to change, it must suffer an unconditional surrender similar to Germany and Japan ending WWII.

Multi storm shadows at a set of pillars on the bridge could bring it down in conjunction to a seaborne invasion assuming all s400 systems have been taken out with atacms… would make a good way to go….

Times Radio I know your people are making these videos at home but for goodness sakes please provide them with some decent audio equipment.

Crimea belongs to Ukraine!

Great interview

Thanks, it was interesting to hear what Mr Ryan had to say

Very insightful. You see, my fellow Kiwis, there are some very intelligent Australians. Forgive me for the running joke. It's banter born of brotherly love. To be fair, Australians, by and large, tend to be taking the threat a lot more seriously than the Hobbits of New Zealand, and have contributed a lot more meaningfully and materially. New Zealand needs to grow a spine and stop pretending that we don't owe Australia a great deal of gratitude for defending us.

Simple answer to your question . Russians out and security guarantees that work .

Orcus VP Homunculus will bring his country back to the Middle Ages. 🤣🤣😂😂

Times needs to adjust the modulation up on their volume, the guests volume is fine.

Instead of risks, we should talk about opportunities

Another outstanding interview. Thank you so much

When your strategic goals rely on magical thinking you've already lost.

Russia is a banana republic without bananas.

"Putin outrage, crimea at risk, Russia is at panic, Ukraine is winning" etc.etc.etc.

Great Interview. Thanks

Short and potent!

Thanks

Look at what Politicians do not at what they say they will do

Russia is drowning.

Always these introductions that last minutes to stipulate how heroic the speakers are.

The Ukrainian military and government know that they have enough munitions to regain their territory sooner than later and we looking in from the outside have to see that also. Just because Russia is gaining ground it doesn't mean that they are going to be able to keep it. With the help that is coming Russia doesn't have anything to defeat it and they will have to retreat. Slava Ukraini

Listening to the above: What happened to loose words costs lives?

We should just have a joint coalition spanning South Asia / Japan, South Korea and Australia as well as Europe. We're in it together anyway, so why not formalize it? View coming from Sweden - just about opposite position on the globe. But we are VERY dependant on what happens on "the other side of the globe". We need and should defend ourselves together!

About high time. No pun intended.

As an Australian I can confirm that this guy is certainly Australian. The interviewer missed a wonderful chance to ask if she could call him Bruce to keep things simple.

Ukraine soon will be planting ‘little green men.’

This dude looks like the John Henry Terminator from sarah connor chronicles

On this very channel it was explained that Atacms warhead is not suitable for the bridge.

American human rights activist Ajamu Baraka: Ukrainians finally realized that they were being prepared for destruction for the sake of the geostrategic interests of the United States, which have nothing to do with them. The result is massive capitulations on the front line and people avoiding conscription.

Thanks, Times Radio.

Ryan sums it up well. I'm glad Australia has been supporting Ukraine. I will vote for the same politicians again. 🦘🦘🦘🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

The wetern alliance and USA need to get serious about matching Russias shell stocks.

I love his accent. Well I pretty much like all your accents.

Take away Russia's new 'warm water' port, or simply deny him the use of it, and that will hurt Putin where it hurts, in his megalomania.

Europe needs to provide much more support to Ukraine

I was listening to this KZfaq clip on my cell phone earlier today and when the guest said that Ukraine had not been rotating brigades earlier in the war but recently they had started to rotate them; and then, he offered his personal opinion that this was good, I first thought it was funny and then I thought maybe he was saying generally speaking earlier in the war, Ukraine had not rotated brigades, but that sometimes they did rotate brigades. Maybe brigade rotations were few and far in between, but it did happen, in other words. Maybe he was pressed for time and needed to be clear that for the most part brigades were not being rotated but such rotations were now the practice rather than the exception. I remember on July 11, 2023, I drove to a spot where a brigade rotation occurred right in front of my eyes. This spot was a couple towns/villages from Kramatorsk. Mobile Howitzers and many other vehicles were driving down the highway in the direction to Bakhmut. Mobile howitzers were being removed by trailer and those arriving drove down the road to Bakhmut. If you were to draw a straight line from Bakhmut to where I was, I was 10 miles from the front. I later was told by a Ukrainian NYT interpreter that a brigade rotation was taking place and unbeknownst to the interpreter (unless I had mentioned what I had observed - I can't remember) I had observed it for more than 2 hours ten miles from the front. It was not a line of vehicles one right after another. It was a vehicle here and there. There was a stationary tank behind some trees apparently waiting for orders and likely securing the area. There were a number of check points that I went through before I reached my last check point. There was a check point maybe 50 yards in front of me from where I observed the rotation. There was a light rain shower that refreshed the area during the warm afternoon. I found it rather interesting that I found what would be similar to U.S. army K-rations hidden away from the road under some brush. I had used the spot near it as a latrine when I came across five or six blue packagings.

What would AUKUS be abrieviated as if Japan joined? JAUKUS, AJUKUS?

Time to look at how to seek a resolution to this conflict and stop the killing and NATO has to accept responsibility for goading both sides into a fight

The audio dropouts were very annoying,and made listening to an interesting discussion difficult in parts.

🤔it was always at risk !

WERE are the Australian slingers???? Cheap effective anti drone systems

Thank you! Very good material, but very poor sound balancing. Cheap solutions there folks! Ask an expert!

I was in Ukraine 25 years. And Crimea 2000 to 2012.

Long live Australia 🇦🇺

Is this the guy that runs the Perun channel?

Marjorie Taylor green has a new logo muga make Ukraine great again

Slava Ukraine

Wait! Was that guest, the youtuber, Perun?

Does anyone else think this guy might be @perun?

Dont worry they will find away to share them with the russians

All to optimistic. Sorry to say

He is a Perun?

Wish the guy would quit rocking back and forth!

I hope that bridge comes down on or before next Tuesday, May 7th, when Putin is re-inaugurated, and two days before his victory extravaganza. Would Vlad survive? Anyway, congratulations to Times Radio for its very thoughtful and popular coverage. In large part, Kate is to blame. She's so much more than just a pretty face. 💋

Thinking outside the box as a child does eg there’s is ‘flooding in part of the world and drought in another, why can’t we move the water’. Extrapolating that into adulthood, why can’t we have a Berlin Wall globally between peoples that want freedom and choice in their lives (Democracy) and peoples that want to be told or instructed in their lives (Autocracies). Have a visa system if you you think the grass is greener on the other side!

A "much leveler playing field"?

A very good up to date analysis of the latest military situation. I very much fear Russia will never give up the land they've taken from Ukraine. Russia may have lost upwards of 50,000 young soldiers already. And Putin will just keep pumping manpower to the front line. This could go on for decades.

Putin is bombing puppy shelters in Ukraine. That's the quality of Times Radio journalism.

❤Ukrainian ❤

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Last few centuries? Ever heard about ancient Greece?

Thanks to other countries, Ukraine will win!

Laucnhed by Ukraine but supplied by the UK, which gives permission to use them against Russia, right? That makes them a direct war participant, no?

The BRIDGE 🌉 The BRIDGE 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🔥🔥🔥🚀🔥🚀🚀🚀

Ukraine made history -- the only Nation in History supported by 50 powers of the world including the US -yet lost miserably

This would have to be the most unqualified guest you could have selected- is everyone else refusing to come on - way out of his depth

Oh, but Ukraine isn’t frustrated over Europe’s incompetence and inability to help. It’s all the American’s fault.

Britain still fighting the Crimean war since 1783

If you want people to take your channel seriously remove the ads. They're unnecessary

De-escalation is a poison. Destributed by the abuser....

I've been watching all the news reports and listening to all the different "military experts" since Russia invaded Ukraine and started the war. But what I can not understand is why all I hear is about the fight on the front lines!! Come on it's not rocket science, if Ukraine uses the storm shadow missiles, which they've had for a long time now, to blow the Korch bridge to smithereens and then attack the train lines on the land bridge and totally destroy the Russian supply lines and logistics Ukraine could win the war in a matter of weeks....what's stopping them for doing these obvious things? Is Putin doing his usual B.S. of saying he will use nuclear weapons if the Ukrainian's flattern the Korch bridge or what?

Convincing and Articulate guest.Will have to look him up!!

Russia was well capable of supplying Crimea well before the bridge was ever built.

Ukraine is winning. Ships lost: Ukr: 9 ships Russia : 73 ships Soldiers killed Ukraine: 3763 Russia: 996916 (almost 1 million) Mainly due to drones Oil refineries destroyed Russia: 286 Ukraine: 4 Crimea is now under Ukraine control but they don't want to declare.

No it isn't

The sound quality is awful.

I do think that later this year Europe will have to up their game as Trump will withdraw US support. So be it, we will need to step up. But in terms of Taiwan, US, this is on you in terms of messaging.

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