The Latest Breaking News from Tony Radakin

Defence Secretary: Vladimir Putin is now in a cage of his own making

‘President Putin is not the force he used to be,’ Ben Wallace has said.

The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2022

White House says the US has evidence that the war against Ukraine has been ‘a strategic disaster’ – as it happened

Germany, France and the UK reject Russia’s demand to pay for gas in roubles; Kremlin announces further sanctions for EU leaders

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2022

Vladimir Putin’s bid to take all of Ukraine has ‘fallen apart’, says UK military chief

The Chief of the Defence Staff said Russia’s president was a ‘weaker and more diminished figure today’ than he was before the invasion

Evening Standard · Mar 31, 2022

Putin has ‘already lost’ after major misjudgements in Ukraine, says UK Armed Forces chief

‘Diminished’ leader let himself be misled on Russian strength, says chief of defence staff

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022

Threat looms of Russian attack on undersea cables to shut down West’s internet

US President Joe Biden warned this week that Russia is considering attacks on critical infrastructure. One of the scenarios that has been mooted since the start of the war in Ukraine is that Moscow will attack undersea cables in order to cut off the world's internet. But this worst-case scenario…

France 24 · Mar 23, 2022

Queen holds audience with UK armed forces chief at Windsor

The monarch received Chief of the General Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin in person on Wednesday.

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022

Putin victory in Ukraine ‘no longer inevitable’ head of Britain’s Armed Forces says

Russia’s lead forces have been ‘decimated’ – but aggression could be ramped up with more indiscriminate killing, warns Admiral Sir Tony Radakin

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2022

No-fly zone would not help Ukraine, says UK armed forces chief

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin said the invasion in Ukraine ‘is not going well’ for the Kremlin.

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2022

Defence chief contradicts Liz Truss over idea of Britons going to fight in Ukraine

Sir Tony Radakin says it would be unlawful for individuals to travel to offer military help

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2022

No-fly zone over Ukraine ‘would not help’, says head of UK’s armed forces

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin said most of the offensive was coming from Russian artillery.

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2022