Vitaly Shevchenko

Vitaly, what's your take? Well, there are different degrees of victory and surrender in this war. The extreme version of defeat for Ukraine would, of course, be if Russia were to capture all of its territory. However, I don't think this is realistic or even something that Vladimir Putin will be seeking because controlling that vast territory, that's going to be difficult.

Vitaly, what's your take? Well, there are different degrees of victory and surrender in this war. The extreme version of defeat for Ukraine would, of course, be if Russia were to capture all of its territory. However, I don't think this is realistic or even something that Vladimir Putin will be seeking because controlling that vast territory, that's going to be difficult.

More realistic, he would be happier with controlling the four regions in Ukraine's southeast that Russia claims as its own, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia. Maybe a bit more. And the rest, it's not inconceivable to imagine a scenario where... Putin would be happy for it to be run by a pliable Ukrainian government.

More realistic, he would be happier with controlling the four regions in Ukraine's southeast that Russia claims as its own, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia. Maybe a bit more. And the rest, it's not inconceivable to imagine a scenario where... Putin would be happy for it to be run by a pliable Ukrainian government.

More realistic, he would be happier with controlling the four regions in Ukraine's southeast that Russia claims as its own, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia. Maybe a bit more. And the rest, it's not inconceivable to imagine a scenario where... Putin would be happy for it to be run by a pliable Ukrainian government.

After all, if we were to rewind history, this is how it was until, well, 2013-ish, 2014-ish, when Ukraine was perfectly happy to be in Russia's orbit. The moment Ukraine started looking westwards, Putin cut gas supplies to Ukraine, sent in troops. So that gives us an idea of what Vladimir Putin may realistically be seeking.

After all, if we were to rewind history, this is how it was until, well, 2013-ish, 2014-ish, when Ukraine was perfectly happy to be in Russia's orbit. The moment Ukraine started looking westwards, Putin cut gas supplies to Ukraine, sent in troops. So that gives us an idea of what Vladimir Putin may realistically be seeking.

After all, if we were to rewind history, this is how it was until, well, 2013-ish, 2014-ish, when Ukraine was perfectly happy to be in Russia's orbit. The moment Ukraine started looking westwards, Putin cut gas supplies to Ukraine, sent in troops. So that gives us an idea of what Vladimir Putin may realistically be seeking.

The fact is that America's military machine is the biggest in the world with the furthest outreach when it comes to satellites, intelligence gathering, intelligence sharing. This is just something that European countries would struggle to match, frankly.

The fact is that America's military machine is the biggest in the world with the furthest outreach when it comes to satellites, intelligence gathering, intelligence sharing. This is just something that European countries would struggle to match, frankly.

The fact is that America's military machine is the biggest in the world with the furthest outreach when it comes to satellites, intelligence gathering, intelligence sharing. This is just something that European countries would struggle to match, frankly.

Ukraine was getting the vast chunk, I believe 80% of its intelligence that helped it target Russian energy infrastructure, ammunition storage facilities, intercept missiles. 80% of that intelligence came from the United States. Replacing that would be an enormous challenge for Europe.

Ukraine was getting the vast chunk, I believe 80% of its intelligence that helped it target Russian energy infrastructure, ammunition storage facilities, intercept missiles. 80% of that intelligence came from the United States. Replacing that would be an enormous challenge for Europe.

Ukraine was getting the vast chunk, I believe 80% of its intelligence that helped it target Russian energy infrastructure, ammunition storage facilities, intercept missiles. 80% of that intelligence came from the United States. Replacing that would be an enormous challenge for Europe.

When it comes to producing weaponry, as we heard from Keir Starmer, there are plans to produce missiles in Northern Ireland. But that means new jobs, new production facilities. That takes a lot of time.

When it comes to producing weaponry, as we heard from Keir Starmer, there are plans to produce missiles in Northern Ireland. But that means new jobs, new production facilities. That takes a lot of time.

When it comes to producing weaponry, as we heard from Keir Starmer, there are plans to produce missiles in Northern Ireland. But that means new jobs, new production facilities. That takes a lot of time.

I wish we knew. At this moment in time, I don't think anyone outside of the White House and possibly even Kiev knows what's in the deal. The dictionary definition of the deal is that you get something, we get something. But most, if not all, of the talk... about the deal that we've been hearing from Washington is about what Ukraine should give.

I wish we knew. At this moment in time, I don't think anyone outside of the White House and possibly even Kiev knows what's in the deal. The dictionary definition of the deal is that you get something, we get something. But most, if not all, of the talk... about the deal that we've been hearing from Washington is about what Ukraine should give.

I wish we knew. At this moment in time, I don't think anyone outside of the White House and possibly even Kiev knows what's in the deal. The dictionary definition of the deal is that you get something, we get something. But most, if not all, of the talk... about the deal that we've been hearing from Washington is about what Ukraine should give.