Ukraine must fight like the West to beat 'Soviet strategy' | Ben Wallace
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Defence secretary Ben Wallace tells #TimesRadio he's working to "ramp up production" of ammunition to continue supplying Ukraine. He also pledges to share what intelligence he can about potentially mysterious objects in UK airspace.
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I am grateful that Ben Wallace has been Secretary for Defence since 2019.
There have been numerous times that he's looked like the only adult in the Cabinet.
Def the adult in the room...
Poor Ben ..He still does not understand ...It is not a case "West to beat 'Soviet strategy" , but a case of certain "West countries " ( Brits +10- EU ) to exist as a "State" .... You declared war in 2014 ( Bandara coup ) and ever since ...sooooooo... Military 101 ..NEVER allow a defeated Enemy ( NATO in Ukraine ) to Rearm ... see Carthage and how to salt the earth .. your large mouth leave no choice ..erase all your hopes and dreams
Yeah, he's been impressive.
Well said
he's useless and a hopeless liar. "Russia is on the back foot, Russia is running out of missiles" month after month after month. deluded fool.
Probably the best and most honest politician we've has in the UK for many a year. Certainly the best Defence Secretary I can remember and I'm 66.
Well, you had that fireplace salesman and Tarantula keeper. That was an educated appointment by Ms May as PM......
Ben Wallace, a rare breed, a Conservative that can actually do the job.
No, he's like all the rest ... idiotic
Not quite correct ! A politician who knows what he’s talking about
Thank God for Ben Wallace 🙌
@@musicplay32 This is a joke, right ?
Ben Wallace is one of a very few politicians that actually knows what he is talking about, is intelligent and extremely good at formulating his thoughts
The man is a a former soldier is the long and short of it. The Health secretary should have a medical background, the Chancellor of exchequer a financial one, not just jobs for your loyal cronies. Thats what is wrong with government.
Was really hoping that he would run for PM, but i doubt he is a multi millionaire.
@@jumperpence You should have voted for Corbyn
He's just good at speaking English.
@@mariogmajner6549 you miss read his comment mate.
Ben Wallace is the best in government we have.. Ben for PM
@@ronin8926 Somebody who really wants the job is automatically totally unsuited to it - twas ever thus.
There is not much competition!!
Wallace was asked if he was interested and the answer was thankfully no. He's far too important to the survival of Ukraine. His latest initiative the UK will be the first country to supply long range weapons to Ukraine, the UK will start training Ukrainian pilots on 'standard NATO jets'., as announced by Sunak. Keeps the ball rolling and embarrassing other countries.Given his abilities and experience, I suspect he has good links with the USCOS Milley et al and may well be prompted in directions the US wants Europe to go.Just saying.
I'm not British, and I could be wrong, but Ben Wallace always comes across a competent defence minister. Perhaps all defence ministers should have actual military experience because there's been some shocking examples of incompetent one's that don't around the world including in my home country.
Good grief! Are you suggesting that ministers should actually know what they're doing? Possibly even be experts? That's crazy talk!
Oh you've got me curious now.
Are you in Russia?
Britain has spent billions on AJAX & Boxer programs but we still don't have a single working vehicle from either program.
We don't have enough ammunition to fight a war for longer than two weeks.
We can't produce anywhere near enough ammunition to fight a war.
It has a been a full year of fighting in Ukraine and we haven't built anymore production capacity, so we are having to tell Ukraine not to shoot so much.
Why didn't we invest in ammo production a year ago instead of waiting until we run out to recognise the problem?
What are they supposed to use, offensive language & pointy sticks?
@@geopolitix7770 I think he may be German. That's the terrible defence minister that comes to mind - Germanys 🇩🇪
He's one of the very few in the British Government that's actually competent and has some form of integrity. I personally wanted him to be PM after Boris, but he chose to stay as defense minister to see out the fight in Ukraine.
Appreciate a straight talking politician …. Thanks Ben👍🇬🇧
Yes he told us that Russia was running out of missiles ...
Lol - straight talking since Iraq's wmds and still people believe them.
Ben is almost a none politician, just actually getting on with the job at hand, how refreshing!
He does seem the odd one out, doesn't he. The rest are walking in stawberry fields forever with unicorns dancing around them.
He has always struck me as one of the few politicians who just DOES HIS JOB and doesn’t spend more time enriching himself by illegally agreeing policies with business magnates, selling them contracts, or selling the soul of London to Russian oligarchs. I bet the Cabinet room goes quiet every time he walks in . . . 😉
Ben Wallace,Warmonger/Hatemonger for the MIC ,nasty!
Ben Wallace is one of the few UK politicians I trust. Good job UK. Slava Ukraini 💪🇺🇦💪🇺🇦🇬🇧
Our armed forces are a shambles. You obviously dont now much about military matters.
There lies his weakness - he is competent, so the knives will be out from the incompetents
I like Mr Wallace. Would make a good PM one day.
@@mariogmajner6549 Is not as big a liar as you are Ivan.
@@mariogmajner6549 Hello Ivan, rubel burning in your pocket?
I totally agree! He would certainly get my vote.
@@gilh3947 Ivan doesn't have pockets anymore as he can't afford trousers.
A good propaganda minister
I hope Ben Wallace stays on as Defence Secretary - he is the one person in the Cabinet that I am certain is very good and competent at his job.
Lets go Ben Wallace you got all admiration from all romanians living in Uk.
Thank god theres someone in our Goverment who knows what he talks about.
Thank you UK and Ben Wallace for all that you do!!
For leading Ukraine over a cliff ?
@@robsurname4054 The Fall from a Cliff is Better than living under the Russian Dictator !! Not only does Ukraine want freedom but every post soviet nation wants to be free from the Dictator
@@Saldana197 You know very well that there are 5 former oblasts of Ukraine that want their freedom FROM Ukraine because Ukraine has persecuted them. They want to be part of Russia ... please allow them the freedom you so dearly love :)
@@Saldana197 on a lighter note :) czcams.com/video/L2UX1FbtHcE/video.html
haha very funny czcams.com/video/L2UX1FbtHcE/video.html
Politics needs more men like Wallace, men with integrity, men that give fact based answers, and men with an ethical agenda. The UK needs more of Ben Wallace.
He's a brilliant confidence trickster, he's fooled you completely!
@@bernardedwards8461 Especially with taxpayer's money.
What about peace, 🙏
If he had integrity he wouldnt keep lying to us, silly man, and he would press the PM to spend the money we presently sqander on crooked foreigners on giving a decent pay rise to nurses and other deserving cases. The government gives precedence to foreigners because most of them ARE foreigners!
I'm pleased hes on our side - He was right about the "Full Tonto
Nah not that
Ben Wallace is a solid leader 👌
The only solid thing about him is the bit between his ears.
He's probably the only one in the cabinet that knows what he's doing. Everyone else don't seem to have a clue.
Excellent commentary, thank you.
🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇦✌🏻
Ben Wallace just rocks on year after year...
Ben Wallace a very silly man.
Must be tiring working at the CCP comment farm, which labour camp do you belong to?
Ben Wallace minister for war.
Ben is Brilliant !! Right man in the right place at the right time !!
Ben Wallace is a highly competent Minister of Defence and the right man for the job. U.K. 🇬🇧 supports Ukraine 🇺🇦 💯!!!
Ben Wallace is a great defence minister for our UK. He always comes across as knowing what he's doing, talking about and sounds like he has a plan. Compared to other cabinet ministers he also sounds a lot more down to earth and sincere. Stay put Ben! We need you.
Out of all our current cabinet members, Mr. Wallace is the only one that I have respect for. He's doing a great job. It's a shame that his colleauges aren't as competent as he is. I think he'll make a great PM one day.
Agreed and yet he refused to stand at the last two "contests", pity but I guess he knows best.
This man gives me great confidence!
Giggle
This guy seems so decent. Can’t wrap my head around how he associated/aligns himself with the absolute idiots that constitute the rest of the conservatives.
Just a group of useful idiots he used to get him where he needed to be 😍
@@tonupharry How many idiots have got you to where you are today?
The idiots in the labour part are better?
Well every evil organisation has a token good teammate
Talking doesn’t translate into action 🌟😀
Ben Wallace is earning his salary and is very good.
Are you a friend or relative of his ?
My daughter's birthday was today and a number of red balloons have escaped and are heading via Bournemouth to London. Please don't worry, the images of unicorns integrated with flocks of seagulls may seem stealthy, But, I want you to know that they will both land. No need to escalate just put it in the bin when found, Many thanks
Ben Wallace is terrific 👍
I love Ben and he’s look on the current situation! UK you’ve got a good one there ✊🇺🇦🇺🇦🇦🇺
As a Polish citizen I would be very happy if Mr. Wallace became Secretary General of NATO. He is a very competent person.
I like the idea of Ben Wallace becoming NATO Sec Gen (although the Russians would probably prefer Gerhard Schröder.) 🤣
Finnish sergeant reservist 🇫🇮supports this👍
Calling NATO a defensive alliance is like calling Ukraine a democracy
When he says the west never planned to fight an artillarybwar but we are making ukraine do so because we won't help them close the air.
😤😡🤬
Russia is not Iraq or Afghanistan. They can shoot down nato planes 😂
@@realnapster1522 Agreed 👍.
The West CAN'T close the air. That's the problem.
Lots of respect for Ben
I'm a Labour voter but Wallace has been a superb Defence Secretary. Would be more than happy to see him as General Secretary of NATO.
This guy is brilliant ,should be PM !
The only UK politician Ide vote for!
I would put him in charge of nursery schools where he could spend his time telling fantasy stories to the children, Hansel and Gretel, that kind of stuff
On my opinion Ben Wallace is one of the best Secretary of Defence within the world. UK inhabitants can be proud of him. I'am not British but European.
This guy communicates so well. Next british PM?
Allways fun to hear someone who's up to date and willing to explain himself
I mean Ukraine seem to be doing a dam good job tbh and have even adapted to situations and came up with ideas the west never thought of before.
you call losing 1/3 of ukraine a good job
@@frankrenda2519 go back to your cave troll.
@@frankrenda2519but Ukraine has done far better than most thought most said the hole country would be taken over in the first weeks of war that didn’t happen and they have a good chance now of taking all the lost land back and I think they will
@@russellr6089 Ukraine has absolutely no chance of taking back anything. They have suffered horrendous casualties, their armour is mostly destroyed, they have no ammunition and what is being sent is obsolete junk, too little, too late. After making a mistake early on, Russia conducted this war brilliantly. Putin said his aim was not territory but the demilitarisation and denazification of the most corrupt country in Europe. The meat grinder has been hard at work all year and now Ukraine is on its last gasp. The plans of the Pentagon warmongers are in tatters. The proxy war they cooked up has backfired on them in spectacular fashion.
@@frankrenda2519 Are you including the Donbass and Crimea that russia took in 2014?
Ben Wallace is my vote for PM, whether he wants the job or not! I've been firmly Labour all my days but this is not about Political preference. This is about stoic common sense and pragmatic leadership in a world of geopolitical Chaos. HE IS THE MAN
Ben Wallace for secretary of NATO
Selfishly I hope that he stays in his current job. We need good men like him.
Slava Ukraine. 🇺🇦🇬🇧
Calling NATO a defensive alliance is like calling Ukraine a democracy
NATO SHOULD BE DISMANTLE. IT'S A WARMONGERING ORGANISATION.
Mr. Wallace knows what's at stake.
His bank account.
The Russians know what is at stake .. they feel that they are being threatened and will fight to the end for their freedom
@@robsurname4054 Too much RT on that head. I'll save my time. Whenever I need to check Kremlin propaganda I go to the source.
what ?he didnt say what ,? ON STAKE are poore people from both sides , untill those who knows whats on stake , make billions , Thats is what on stake .
@@bartsimpson8616 That's profound.
Bimbling around love it. My new go to phrase.
Can see why Ben Wallace has this job. A sharp mind and a good chatter.
Very trustworthy too.
If Starmer was clever he'd announce that after a Labour victory he'd offer the role of DS to Wallace. Wallace is seen as competent, he's respected by the ranks and the public and it would reinforce Ukraine as not being party political.
We're all blessed that there is such an intelligent, capable man in this position at this moment in time.
Are you Ben's Mum?
Very good
Thanks for your report. Much appreciated.
He speaks the truth. Mage we could ramp up?
Fascinating at the end there about the cables, very interesting.
The UK Defence website was talking about this being trialled months back. Already up and running pre Nordstream.
@@casteretpollux I didn't know, all good news then.
@@danielraiter Well yes . But by some oversight appeared to leave the job to the US and Norway.
A few things must go together : Fighting with Western tactics couple with Western weapons and Western supports. All of these, particularly the later 2 which are not quite there with the incremental and tardy supports.
BW is the best.
thank you for your service🙏
I love the British and everything about them ❤
Should never have sold or scrapped the Harriers.A bit vunerable but still better than sending biplanes. Because that is all we have
I love how the Times can ask hard/uncomfortable questions and then sign off with more light-hearted questions.
it sure is a great source of information and opinions. Cannot say I have ever listened to a interview that screamed: I, as the moderator have a different opinion and I will make you crumble.
-> like on CNN
@@PharisaerWatch I gave up on CNN and Fox a long time ago as an American. I like Telegraph and The Times plus DW (German) and TVP (Pole)
I think you're missing the point. This is a Ben appreciation channel.
Ben Wallace , brilliant Secretary of Defence, good luck in the new job!
He should be Prime Minister comes across as a man of great integrity and garners great confidence when he speaks ..
Literally the only Tory with half a brain cell.
But still way way better than any Labour candidates.
@@longandshort6639 !!!
you are right, half a brain cell
@@ronin8926 haha .. you will like this guy, he is funny czcams.com/video/L2UX1FbtHcE/video.html
Ha ha ha ha
Competent politician...well whaddya know
Much clarity, thanks good interview
Top bloke, no doubt about that.
Western way of fighting is relying on aviation. But if we have no ability to help with aviation and can't provide enough artillery we are asking Ukraine to take more casualties by using mobile infantry.
No army can fight without artillery. He is simply lying.
@@realnapster1522 you can fight but you will loose lot's of troops and fighting is not winning.
Soviet strategy is not illogical, it was developed to fight wars on the vast plains of the Russian steppe which covers all of Eastern-Southern Ukraine. Germany attempted its blitzkrieg strategy and failed because of the vast territory and terrain involved.
I wouldn't say the Nazis failed due to vast territory and terrain.
If anything, its blitzkrieg tactics were highly effective the more vast the terrain was with minimal obstacles.
No, the Nazis failed due to political leadership getting involved in military decisions, weather and limitations of the times doing such things as logistics which the Germans were very good at but lacked the technology to do it better.
Yeah it doesn’t work. We are not in WW2 anymore. There are drones and satellites now which can detect any large scale maneuvers.
@@tonysu8860 they lost because of the red army. stop buying Halder Group narratives that it was all only them, and show some class and thanks to the saviors of the world who did all of the work and sacrifice to stop f4sclsm
Top bloke Ben. Would love to see him as PM.
Mr Wallace understands the situation and is capable. Would hate to see him leave. Good men are hard to find.
A10 Thunderbolt 🔥for Ukraines offensive
Suicidal. They need radar and air cover. There isn't any.
Seems like Ben Wallace is the only adult in this shabby Govt.
Well and cogently put sir.
Ben..................RUN FOR PM IN 2024.......................YOU'D HAVE MY VOTE!!!
It's very simple, individual NATO countries are weak but together are strong (obviously with the US in charge). No NATO European countrty on their own has more than 2 weeks ammo max to defend themselves, but Ukraine is holding out for a year against mighty Russia??
The Russians can go after deep undersea cables? So who destroyed NordStream? This guy is speaking doublespeak worthy of Big Brother!
Nordstream was a pair of pipelines not a cable. Just to clarify in case you don't understand the difference,: pipelines carry liquid or gas; cables carry electrical or laser signals 🤔
@@geoffreycodnett6570 Just to clarify, since you seem to be slow on the uptake: Warmonger Wallace is insuating that Russia might attack undersea infrastructure of critical importance to the West. Yet all indications are that the US was the one to do so. Whereby the victim was not only Russia, but also the USA's own allies, particularly Germany!
Yes, tricky one that
Excellent video 📹
Ukraine has to fight smart 🤓 like USA and UK.
Ben Wallace - top man. Slava Ukraine!
In addition to the Bradley, the ferry unloaded 90 Strykers in Bremerhaven (Germany); in general, the entire batch of military equipment that arrived at the port, has 440 combat vehicles of various classes, is ready for shipment to Ukraine
for human wave attacks you need air support of MASSES of any artillery, not a nice accurate shot from a few guns. You need lots of arty firing and landing within 100 m of some target
I hope Labour keeps him as Defense Secretary after 2024.
Winter barbecue has started, orcs in thousands Daily Got grilled😂….. slava Ukraine 🇺🇦✌️
Ben said the entire Russian army is fighting in Ukraine. Sound like he knows what he is talking about.
Maybe 15% of the Russian military is fighting in Ukraine. But not much more than that.
Hahaha
Russia still only using about 20 % of its forces
@@robsurname4054 lol
@@harmless6813 Glad you have a sense of humour .. you will like this guy he is funny czcams.com/video/L2UX1FbtHcE/video.html
That remark about his hair line, as British as it gets 😂
It's a chally
For second time watching Ben Wallace on You Tube. Gives me the good vibe. Not so much smart talk and talking a lot saying nothing. Where ever he goes he will do great job.
Ben Wallace a sound ex Army Officer who's truthful open honest and has a sense of humour. We are fortunate to have him at this time.
Chris Bamborough, As you are indeed fortunate to have a comedian installed in Ukraine.
So the idea of training Ukraine on Western operations, strategy tactics and operational level maneuvers, is all fine and okay if Ukraine had the tools to implement such a doctrine. One of the reasons we do not use an ammunition heavy doctrine is precisely because we have certain tools that we are denying Ukraine. This includes long distance reach, on the operational and tactical level like for example the use of ATACMS. And the fact that we wouldn't be limited by borders when we did use these weapon systems. But the biggest system that we are not giving Ukraine and have bent over backwards not to give them, are aircraft. We should have been ramping up training and the appropriate weapon system a year ago. Even if we went with a hodgepodge of different weapon systems like for example using a typhoon, F-16, or the Gripen, we should have just like the ammunition been working on this a year ago. We should have already right after the invasion started started laying foundations for new factory for XYZ aircraft. Another one for anti-air systems both longer range and shorter range, including tactically efficient anti-air. Pushed our industries to create the capacity for long-term ammunition use the scale of which has been shown to us during NATO exercises never mind the real world case of Ukraine... This has been a failure in long-term thinking and is the reason why the Russians specifically Putin think they can outlast us
"This has been a failure in long-term thinking and is the reason why the Russians specifically Putin think they can outlast us" Putin can and will outlast the US and NATO war mongers. It's over.
I completely disagree with your assessment.
Regarding manned aircraft, any additions would suffer the same fate as the existing and past in the Ukraine war as long as ground based air defenses (particularly the S-300 employed by both sides are so dominant. Until something can be done to suppress and destroy the opposing air defense, manned aircraft can't be flown in those areas else would suffer the fate of all those who came before. Better to send Ukraine surface to surface missiles, something like the HIMARS and various artillery that have already been sent to Ukraine or drones like the TB-2 that are somewhat harder to detect, track and destroy than manned aircraft.
Your other suggestion to send longer range weapons would not have as much effect as you might believe. Already, HIMARS and similar have enough range to destroy targets within about half a day's or a full day's transport to the front (Assuming the HIMARS would launch from near the front). That's already pretty significant in degrading Russian ability to keep their troops supplied and to swap out troops. What effect would there be to have greater range? Well, there might be a few more targets. It might be a bit harder still for Russians to re-supply. But I don't know that the balance of power would change.
If Ben Wallace wasn't clear, the point he was making is that Russian doctrine is the result of having a big supply of inaccurate artillery. When the Russians want to advance, they pulverize the other sie with massive amounts of artillery fire until there's nothing left to defend, and only then send the troops forward to occupy the totally destroyed ground. This doctrine requires massive amounts of artillery and moves forward only a few inches or meters at a time. West doctrine doesn't pulverize the other side before advancing, it's based on weakening the other side by denying food, ammunition and weapons, then breaking through so you can attack the enemy from behind. This type of fighting relies on high mobility and fighting smart, and less brute force destruction.
Russia can shoot down all NATO fighter jets. They have trained for this. Won’t make any difference.
@@tonysu8860 Russia can also undertake tank warfare. They tried it and saw that it doesn’t work due to drones and satellites. Nature of warfare has changed and Russia is adapting.
@@tonysu8860 I agree. One additional point...bringing HIMARS to the front in order to strike the Russians in depth has been tried and failed. The Russians spot them and take them out. There are now insufficient launchers and more importantly ammunition, to resupply Ukraine.
This guy is talking an awful lot of sense for a Tory
Are you joking ?
good banter!
Agree with most comments here about Ben’s competence. Along with the’ other Ben’ Ben Hodges, imagine if they we left to run NATO… proof that good people are out there.
All this training is wonderful , but how about the weapons ?
Warm words hugs and praise will not win this war for ukraine.
Great interview! May Blessed Velychkovsky and St Mary MacKillop, St Cyril and Methodius, intercede with the Almighty for an end to this terrible war with a just peace for Ukraine (Return of all Ukrainian territory including Crimea). May Our Lady of Perpetual Help comfort all who have lost loved ones and be with those who have been injured. May all Ukrainians who have died Rest in Peace.
why you and mackiloop togather with Velichkovsky do that what you saying here ?
GtFOH with your fairytales 🙄
Ben Wallace , so glad its him that is our defense minister now at this present time.
Of all uk politicians he is my favourite. At least he gives intelligent answers
Arms for Ukraine Today and Tommorows !!!
They need soldiers now
Nuff love Ukraine from the U.K
Ben Wallace puts other m p's to shame , this is how its done .
I'm a big fan of Ben Wallace. He's the best Minister of Defence we've ever had, I appreciate the way he makes regular press updates to the public and the way he speaks frankly, and also his sense of humour. Great all round guy. Pity there's not much Ministers and politicians like him. You can tell he genuinely cares about keeping the British public updated at every step and is passionate about the job he does which is a very important one...
The UK has been leading the way in Europe and in NATO in general in arming Ukraine, and as a direct consequence of that has faced continued nuclear threats and provocations from Russia which are alarming to the British public, especially when we see Russian nuclear armed battleships sailing close to British territorial waters or nuclear armed Russian war planes flying close to British airspace..and also open debates on Russian State TV advocating a nuclear strike on London by Moscow in response for Britain's efforts at NATO's escalation in arms supply used for an attack on Russian territory, or across the border at Russia itself, which under Russian first-use nuclear doctrine, a nuclear response is fully justified. Russian government officials are openly advocating for and making the case for a nuclear response to the UK.
Very enjoyable.
Atacms and Aviation F16/ A10 Thunderbolt would break the bone to putins orcs. Why hesitating?
Probably because world leaders are walking a fine line between supporting ukraine and instagting WW3
This guy, for once as a Conservative Minister of Defence, speaks of his own expertise in the defence field, a pity that he is on his own in this government!
Heroes + Palantir = Victory. Faith in the virtuous
A true statesman.
What does statesman mean bro