Commodore Steve Jermy
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first heard Jul 2026
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And I think that would be done not for military reasons, but for political reasons.
And if the Kiev government were to collapse, then I think at that stage, I think it would be game over.
So Russia would never mention it, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's been something they've thought through as a possible course of action.
I think he's under significant pressure.
But I actually took the time when the war kicked off to listen to Oliver Stone's interviews with Putin to get to know the man.
And I also took the time to actually read Philip Short's biography of him.
And then I came out of that thinking, this is a man who's extremely strategic and
And whatever you think about him, due to what you heard in the press, this is a person who deserves significant respect.
So if I had been thinking about this, I would say we need to think very carefully because this is a strategic leader who deserves significant respect.
I think he is under pressure, but equally I think he's the sort of man who will be able to resist this pressure and do what he thinks best, which is what I think he's been doing until now.
So although I often hear people say, oh, why hasn't Putin... I hear podcasters and people in the alternative media saying that Putin is not being affected, he should have responded by now.
I have a strong intuition that's supported by the general staff.
And when I went to Afghanistan, before I went there, I read the Russian general staff's analysis of their Afghan campaign.
They did a 10-year campaign and got out in good order after 10 years.
And the structures they left there took two years before actually things started to pick up again.
We got out after 20 years, much more money expended.
Things were collapsing around us as we got out.
I was really impressed by what the Russian general staff.
So I would think that actually he's going to be very well advised as well by the Russian general staff.
So I would think he's the sort of man who will be able to hold his nerve.
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