Dearlove says UK defense spending must rise to 5% immediately, not 3.5% by 2035.
“And but but it's no good saying we should raise defense expenditure 3.5% by 2035. They've got to start now. 3.5% is not enough. It's 5%.”
Dearlove criticizes Trump's security statement for failing to explicitly name Russia as a global threat.
“you can't write a statement about security without including clear reference to Russia as a global threat.”
Dearlove estimates Russian casualties at 1.2 million with over 200,000 fatalities in Ukraine war.
“the we reckon the Russian figures now are one point one, 1,200,000. I don't know what the fatalities are within that figure, over two hundred thousand probably, maybe even more than that.”
Dearlove argues Trump and Russia both seek to replace Zelenskyy with a controllable Ukrainian leader.
“And what they want well, what the Russians want is a Manchurian candidate who does not appear to be a Manchurian candidate at all, who looks like a loyal Ukrainian,”
Dearlove says Russians want a Manchurian candidate in Ukraine who appears loyal but will make concessions.
“what the Russians want is a Manchurian candidate who does not appear to be a Manchurian candidate at all, who looks like a loyal Ukrainian, but after the election, will make the concessions that Zelensky may not have made or probably won't have made already.”
Dearlove says the UK is in a state of grey warfare with Russia over Ukraine.
“I mean if you just take one player, maybe it's a more clear cut example than one we're talking about which is Russia.”
Dearlove states the UK is in a state of grey warfare with Russia over Ukraine targeting critical infrastructure.
“You know as far as the Russians are concerned because of Ukraine we're in a state of grey warfare with them and they are using all sorts of means which are beneath the level of open conflict to cause, well, mayhem in aspects of the West's daily critical infrastructure,”
Dearlove says Palantir's intellectual property must be of massive interest to Russians and Chinese, requiring protective organization.
“But for example, your intellectual property must be of massive interest to the Russians and the Chinese. So you almost need a sort of protective organization.”
Dearlove predicts Russians are currently offering intelligence services to the West over Ukraine disagreements.
“There will be, for sure, Russians who will be offering their services to the Americans or to other Western nations because they so fundamentally disagree with Russian policy.”