Can Boris convince Nato to send tanks?

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🗓️ 31 March 2022

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We've learnt from a speech this morning from GCHQ director Jeremy Fleming that the Russian army is in even more disarray than was previously thought. This has led some to think that not only could the Ukrainians succeed in holding the Russians at bay but even opens up the possibility of them retaking some of the lands that the Kremlin has already captured. But to be successful in this they would need to be sent more offensive weaponry than the UK and Nato have given so far. Boris Johnson seems keen to help in this manner but will other allies be as enthusiastic?

Isabel Hardman talks to James Forsyth and Katy Balls.

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0:21.2	Hello and welcome to Coffee House Shots,
0:22.9	the Spectators' Daily Politics Podcast.
0:25.2	I'm Isabel Harbman and I'm joined by James Versailles and Katie Balls.
0:29.5	Well this morning we have had a speech from GCHQ Director Jeremy Fleming,
0:34.0	who has been talking about the progress or lack of of Russia's war in Ukraine.
0:39.3	James, what's he been saying?
0:40.8	So I think this is part of a concerted five-ice attempt.
0:44.3	He's made the speech in Australia to release more and more intelligence.
0:48.9	As a kind of almost the way I've seen it, the Russians, we know what you're up to
0:51.9	and also I think as a specter so discord in Russian ranks.
0:55.4	He says that they've seen evidence of Russian forces sabotaging their own vehicles
1:01.2	so that they don't have to go into the fight.
1:03.5	He says that they've accidentally shot down their own planes by mistake
1:06.8	because they're such a lack of communication.
1:09.3	And then both of the US and the UK are saying that
1:13.8	Vladimir Putin has not been told the truth by his advisors
1:17.5	about the state of the military campaign going on there
1:20.0	and that there is growing tensions between the Kremlin and the Russian Ministry of Defense.
1:25.6	The Russians have come out and said this is rubbish.
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