A FU to Russia from the UK! Enjoy finding an alternative dry dock for your remaining fleet!

Dom, great job pressing Adm Kirby on his hollow answers on the questions of providing weapons to Ukraine and how those decisions were made. It was clear that Adm Kirby could rationalize the USA policy of providing weapons as more than instead of giving all the weapons Ukraine needs to win the war as opposed to just providing the weapons that the USA determined Ukraine needed at the moment.

your Romney interview was brilliantly prepared.

Im really glad our US decision makers are listening to this podcast

Ive said this from the beginning, the ' divide' and partisanship in US politics regarding ukraine is overblown. It is the result of just a handful of people with microphones getting a lot of airtime. Any vote is going to be at least 75% voting in favor of ukraine.

Dom excellent comments on action inside Russia and arsekissing by Germany re Nordstream...the west made the monster...the truth is uncomfortable...that's why we respect the Telegraphs great work slava Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦👍

The only thing I don't like about this series is that I didn't start listening sooner.

Grateful The Telegraph brought this important program through the States.

Brilliant content guys - keep up the good work.

glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇲🙏🙏🙏

Give Ukraine everything it needs. NATO countries have spent seventy years spending and expecting to lose many thousands of lives when the time came to hold Russia back. The Ukraine are doing that for us, at tremendous cost and with tremendous valour. Surely spending your money on someone else doing the fighting damn well is better than spending the same money or more on your own soldiers doing the fighting. This is the best deal NATO nations are ever going to get, giving Ukraine what they want is a basement bargain win for the west.

Lord how I appreciate Admiral Kirby. Great interview UTL.

it’s honestly kind of disheartening to hear a senior US military official try to make the argument that the war in ukraine needs to stay in ukraine and never extend to russia. he knows as well as everyone else that america REGULARLY violates international borders to do drone strikes in other countries sovereign territory in targeted assassinations. and this is with countries america isn’t even at war with. the duplicity is concerning to say the least.

Your podcast is superb and has immeasurably bolstered international efforts to assist Ukraine by providing balanced, professional news reporting on the war front. Loved the closing tidbit on Barbie's run in Russia, "This one does take the biscuit... Its better to drink and fall asleep."

Give Ukraine more and better arms, help them defend their lands!

Been listening for months now, keep up the good work

Could have pressed Kirby a bit better on why it’s taken so long to send atacms, f16s, more sufficient numbers of night vision tools, and other advanced strategic fighting tools.

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Ukraine could request from the General Assembly of the UN the seat on the Security Council that Russia assumed after the dissolution of the USSR.

Good interview Dom

Every old bit of "kit" sent to Ukraine will be replaced as those countries upgrade to newer stuff, which is yet another way that investing in 🇺🇦 defense is benefiting the west. Sen. Kerry is absolutely right.

Go Dom! Respect

32:52 while I agree with many of John Kirby's statements, there is no way to say that we did not drop the ball on a few things. Among them is starting training for Ukrainians on f-15 and F-16 aircraft. Maintenance crews and pilots. We have also dropped the ball in that we took too long to actually decide to give other weapon systems that should have been given earlier. And then there's the issue of ammunition, we should have been setting up new lines of production long before we actually did, we waited a year before taking action on this, because there's this perception, or there was that is, that this could be a short war. In part because there's a mistake in the analysis dealing with the Kremlin and the boss of the Kremlin, and so much as the United States keeps on thinking they are going to act like any other reasonable normal governmental actor. At no point in history during the last 30 years, has this group of people ever shown that they act in the way that Washington thought they would... Regardless of how much I actually respect John Kirby and for that matter the Biden administration, we absolutely screwed up in being hesitant on many aspects of this, basically prolonging this war. This war should have ended in August, instead we're looking at least at another year maybe two... That, time blood and treasure, is the cost of hesitancy

LOVE Vans without Borders episode, the Ukraine podcast and this Vans series are the best on the market. Honestly listening to Kirby is like listening to fingers on a chalkboard. Like this guy needs to go. He literally makes so sense saying things like " historical situations aren't comparable" Like does he live in a different world then the rest of us. Time to find a more liberal, forward thinking person instead of Kirby

Shoigu - 'Comarade Putin, somebody stole all the ballistic missiles!, Putin - 'IC.

Awesome commentary from John Kirby.

Wonder if NK will send cannon fodder rather than cannon shells.

Super Pod❤

Germany and Japan should be added to the security council

Listening from Berlin. Great Podcast, as always👍☺

Great questions Dom!!

Take my hat off to the US. Europe needs to do more.

Best podcast online

Consistently excellent content. Will there be an event on the West Coast?

Really impressed and grateful for this very informative podcast and for the hard work of all involved.I have listened daily since the beginning of this awful conflict and will continue to do so .This is what quality informative journalism should be all about .Thankyou

Take the gloves off stop talking out of both sides of your mouth Kirby. Send long-range weapons now and stop tying Ukraine's hands.

2.5 hours of Ukraine the latest. Holy smokes guys, take a break!

The soldiers need to be told that they are fighting for the kind of society they see in Kyiv to continue. Under Russia this nice life will be no more. They are heroes preserving the life that Ukraine wants and there is much love for them all over Ukraine and the decent civilised world 💙💛🇺🇦

Thanks again for your excellent podcast. Great and varied episode.

Slava Slava Slava 💙💛🇺🇦🙏🇨🇦🔱💥🔥

Awesome reporting the way is suppose to be done. A breath of fresh air at great reporting.

Russia is now a paper bear

Reminds me that coulda-woulda-shoulda hindsight is 20/20.

❤ God Bless Ukraine 00.43

25:14 to the end. John Kirby makes crystal that USA's aid to Ukraine is limited by fear of Russia. I want leaders with more courage.

On-line

i mean, I definitely disagree that the war shouldn't take place on Russian territory. Yes, Ukraine shouldn't annex Russian territory, that would make things worse. But attacking strategic locations (like military factories, warehouses etc) should absolutely not be condemned. Ukraine must win.

We all need to push Kirby and the us like this until they change their shameful self deterring attitude. Poor leadership there. We need Reagan-like leadership back.

It's sad the US 🇺🇲 doesn't have a modern JKF who averted the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 from escalating into a full blown nuclear war. He was able to accomplish through diplomatic talks with Nakita Khrushchev. Today, our elected leaders in Washington DC possess no such diplomatic skills.

Kirby is spot on. He is correct in identifying the interviewer's patrntly false comparisons. The situation is what it is, the focus now must be on resolving the mess. Extracting ruzz forces from Ukraine in the most economical and humane way possible, given the circumstances is the priority. Ruzz then will have to live with its mistakes. The subsequent mission is to establish a strong border to prevent further incursions and strengthening the West more generally against challenges to liberal democracy. Finally the US does have a problem with its presidency. Biden has done a very good job and appears healthy, but as an eighty yo myself know at this stage of life things can change quickly. For Biden to run again carries a lot of risk, not just for the US but global security, all at a time when challenges to liberal democracy are mounting on many fronts. I would like to see a strong safe pair of hands like Petraeous run either as Biden's vice or possibly as the Republican candidate. At this point in time it is not so much which party is running things, but having smart, honourable people. To elect an elderly oddball would be a huge risk and very self indulgent.

The interview with Ukraine's representative on the board of the World Bank, Roman Kachur, was especially interesting but one question that was not asked was: 'if Russia is also a member of the WB, how is it possible for the board to agree financial aid to Ukraine without Russian objections and is Russia also receiving aid to support its shaky economy?' R (Australia)

Slava Ukraine

I don’t go along with ‘a lot’ of Democratic Party policy but I totally agree and support the Aid this US Govt has given to Ukraine. Not withstanding the Aid and support of all other ‘Allied’ Nations with what each Country can ‘give’ to this conflict on the side of 🇺🇦 Cheers from🇦🇺

Loved your comparison to the Gulf War. Double standards. Russia is a paper tiger. From Wayne in Australia.

When does it start?

Reality bites.

eva k bartlett and vanessa beeley. two journalists actually IN Ukraine.

Even though he ducked several questions, General Kirby put his finger on the facts that matter beyond Biden's age, especially at this moment in time. Biden has experience, relationships inside the country and abroad, and wisdom. It would take years for a younger, less experienced candidate. Younger people should be appreciated for their abilities and encouraged to move up, but if there isn't anyone on the horizon who can spin the platters of domestic, foreign, and military matters at a presidential level, why replace Biden at this time?

every time I watch my alternative media sources on youtube, without any clicking they attempt to brainwash me with the Telegraph's Ukraine: The Latest. Idon't even wait to the ads and just click away.

Mr Putin knows a honey trap when he sees it.

Would targeting apartments and town markets with missiles fall under "traditional" Russian values?

Kirby knows better than his assertions would have us believe. The one time when a country was attempting to push out an invading force and not hitting the invading force’s homeland, was our American war in Vietnam. How’d that fair with one hand tied…..😒 Ukraine should hit when, what and where they need to, to win.

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Kirby’s statements starting at 34:30 “making this a proxy war,” is assumptive and in error because the arms already provided can reach into Russia sovereign territory. Additionally, how can Ukraine fully expel Russian forces, with arms already supplied by the U.S., without firing across the border in those last few kilometers, meters, and millimeters?

There should be clear a listing of your affiliation and country on your posting. For example, would it be Telegraph Publications, UK etc?

I love your podcasts, A cheap shoot having a go at the president son , This shows your inexperience as a journalist ,English gutter press, which I haven’t heard here before, concerned European, who supports Ukraine 🇺🇦🇬🇧💙

All politicians are evasive and manipulative but I was impressed by J Kirby intelligence ,a nice break from the dumb sharks of the previous administration.

For every storm shadow in Russia there should be three missiles in England.Please.

Not Today though.They shot down four.

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Victory to Ukraine, victory to the heroes. Russia's losses 09/15/2023 Approximate evaluation Staff 271,440 +470 injured 814,320 100% 900,000 russian armed forces armored combat vehicles 8814 +4 13,758 russian armed forces 64.1% Tanks 4612 +13 3,300 russian armed forces 100% Artillery 5972 +28 5,689 russian armed forces 100% Aircraft 315 1,379 russian armed forces 22.8% helicopters 316 961 russian armed forces 32.9% Boats and vessels twenty 519 russian armed forces 3.9%

Valerie: 'cache' is pronounced 'cash' -- not 'caché'. The word has no acute accent in either French or English.

Send jordan peterson to the frontlines. He would make great cannon fodder.

Post sanctions period surely?

But, the English economy is performing good. Perhaps we can afford some concret for our scools.

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To reverse course now and leave Kiev hanging would be pure folly. Putin needs to go, it would benefit us as well as the Russian people, even if they don’t realise it

It's called S-200 in Russia 😉

Kirby. Like listening to a used car salesman selling older stock.

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A trustworthy podcast

"cash"

All these stories of local Ukrainian wins and ruzzian panic and retreat. And yet, the map changes very little. Frustrating. God speed Ukraine to victory.

Glory to RUSSIA !!!!❤️🇷🇺🇷🇺💪💪🥰🥰🥰🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺👍👍

Biden too slow,too little,too scared!

Absolutely the best journalism I have seen in years. Your team is amazing. Dom: there’s a pilot in the room😮

This war is going great for Ukraine. It’s much better country to live in now than it was when it was ruled by a pro Russian party. As Bandera has shown us, some self sacrifice is necessary to make Ukraine great again.

Valerie is excellent but I’m put off by the interrogative inflective and too many ‘actuallys’

I was very amused to hear about the 'Barbie' movie being popular in Russia. 🤣 I enjoyed it. Despite what some idiot commentators say, it does not plug grim, humourless feminism: those characters are NOT very sympathetic, and do NOT come over well. The characters displaying humanity, humour, and understanding are the ones audiences relate to.

Barbie, effin barbie, how low can western media go, absolute garbage.

Uk clime stormshadow bs…France claims Skalp, yet Ukraine demands it’s their own home built missile that hit Sevastopol…-mil. Trying to get the sales up again huh? 😂😂🤫🤫

Can Biden talk about anything, Really?

Biden wisdom?😂 He couldn't find his way out of a closet without his caretakers.

Russia economy according to world Bank was growing what 2%

Yea right

Yeah Joe Biden the dedicated public servant???? hahaha

9:49 oh boy, we're actually in Soviet iron curtain times again😂 bootleg Barbie making it big versus dour propaganda state-backed movie🤣🤣🤣🤣

Wreak havoc? A slight exaggeration. Typical British gutter press reporting. They are well known in Britain for it.

Lmao "wreaking havoc" 🤷🤣🤣 Not sure how damaging one ship out of 100's equals winning the war. 😂😂😂

This war is a horrible waste of lives and treasure. Russia will not give up. We need to stop the killing as soon as we humanly can. European wars have been waged forever, and always will be.