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Air defence package for Ukraine could work alongside F-16s to halt Putin's attacks
Jim Townsend joins Frontline on Times Radio to discuss how further U.S. air defense systems for Ukraine and Nato drills will be key to sending a message that Nato is committed...
By Jim Townsend
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Putin on the brink as Ukraine membership ‘irreversible’
“This is irreversible. This means it’s going to happen. Nato isn’t going to step back, it’s not going backwards on its commitment to Ukraine.” Live at the NATO Summit, Times ...
By Jim Townsend
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Trump allows US-Ukraine aid bill to pass
“He did not jump in there to support that minority, and they went down”. Donald Trump made “positive” statements about Ukraine on social media posts and did not support the R...
By Jim Townsend
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NATO discusses plans for Europe without the U.S. or Putin
"The concern, is can we strengthen ourselves so that should the Russians win in Ukraine and that is something that might happen, Ukraine is fighting hard, but should that happ...
By Jim Townsend
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Jim Townsend on the Importance of Funding Ukraine
Trump Republicans have “weaponised assistance to Ukraine” using it as “a tool to use against Biden” in the run up to the presidential campaign, says Jim Townsend, former Deput...
By Jim Townsend
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Wagner will be 'dismantled or reconstructed' into Putin's personal military
In the wake of Prigozhin's demise, questions are being raised regarding the future of his armed mercenary force, Wagner. Jim Townsend tells Frontline the group could turn into...
By Jim Townsend
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Putin 'needs to feel vulnerable to attacks from Ukraine'
"This offensive is beginning to really get some traction now because they've been able to to really get at the Russian artillery...that's been thinned out by Ukraine." Putin ...
By Jim Townsend
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Prigozhin ‘could come back like Napoleon’ to take Putin down
“How long will it take for this wounded leader to be taken down in another way, or by Prigozhin, who might come back like Napoleon.” Putin’s show of ‘weakness’ will leave the...
By Jim Townsend
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How Putin is using an alleged Kremlin drone strike to turn himself into a victim
Ukraine knows it isn’t in their interests to strike the Kremlin, which makes the allegations of a drone strike ‘mysterious,’ says Jim Townsend, Former Deputy Secretary of Defe...
By Jim Townsend
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Is It Too Late to Send Tanks and Jets to Ukraine?
Jim Townsend joined Times Radio to discuss tanks and jets being sent to Ukraine. “The tanks are going to take longer, but we've got to push those things fast so that the Ukrai...
By Jim Townsend
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The price would be 'steep' if President Putin uses nuclear weapons
Jim Townsend, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for European and NATO policy, speaks on CNBC's "Capital Connection" about NATO's plan to push ahead with planned nuc...
By Jim Townsend
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Has the West Run Out of Air-Defence for Ukraine?
Jim Townsend join Times Radio to discuss Putin's threat of nuclear use in Ukraine. "It's going to take a while to get it there. Hopefully, maybe we can find a workaround tha...
By Jim Townsend
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NATO Nuclear Exercises to Show Putin It Isn’t Afraid of His Saber-Rattling: Ex-U.S. Defense Official
By Jim Townsend
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China's military could take Taiwan 'if they wanted to'
Former US Assistant Deputy Defence Secretary Jim Townsend says China could force Taiwan to capitulate without a full scale invasion. Watch the full interview from Times Radio...
By Jim Townsend
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NATO sees Russia as a ‘direct threat,’ but not China, says think tank
Jim Townsend of the CNAS Transatlantic Security Program, who served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for Europe and NATO under the Obama administration, says Europe’s ...
By Jim Townsend
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Jim Townsend on New Day Weekend With Christi Paul and Boris Sanchez
On this segment of New Day Weekend, Jim Townsend offers his assessment on the unfolding events in Europe, and what President Biden's actions mean moving forward. Watch the f...
By Jim Townsend
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CNAS' Townsend on Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
Jim Townsend, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the CNAS Transatlantic Security Program, discusses the security and defense issues as Russia invades Ukraine. He speaks with Haidi Strou...
By Jim Townsend
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U.S. Plans For Russia Amid Fears Of Attack
In addition to putting U.S. troops on heightened alert, the White House has outlined its economic plans to deter Russia from invading Ukraine. Jim Townsend joins Jay Strubberg...
By Jim Townsend
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Russian Militarization in Arctic Could Lead to Offensive Action, Says Former Defense Official
During the June 2021 summit with the Russian president, President Biden talked to Putin about the Arctic remaining “a region of cooperation rather than conflict,” but there ha...
By Jim Townsend
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Russia tests missile system in the Arctic
As Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to expand military efforts in the Arctic region, experts say the country's advanced weapon system could pose a threat to US aircr...
By Jim Townsend