The Minutes of Sir Richard Dearlove on russia https://minutesof.com/richard-dearlove/on/russia/ Everything Sir Richard Dearlove has said on Russia: 9 verbatim quotes between October 2001 and August 2026, each with a timestamp and a link to the… en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:23:24 +0000 Dearlove says UK defense spending must rise to 5% immediately, not 3.5% by 2035. https://minutesof.com/q/0c2fdcac-f080-42c3-9934-bcfcdbb5e01a/ https://minutesof.com/q/0c2fdcac-f080-42c3-9934-bcfcdbb5e01a/ “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%.” — TalkTV Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:15:01 +0000 russia Dearlove criticizes Trump's security statement for failing to explicitly name Russia as a global threat. https://minutesof.com/q/847e2352-2159-4711-bf5b-1a7e5f4478ef/ https://minutesof.com/q/847e2352-2159-4711-bf5b-1a7e5f4478ef/ “you can't write a statement about security without including clear reference to Russia as a global threat.” — One Decision Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:12:11 +0000 russia Dearlove estimates Russian casualties at 1.2 million with over 200,000 fatalities in Ukraine war. https://minutesof.com/q/d67bdf1f-66c5-4386-a619-9d51f15bc4bc/ https://minutesof.com/q/d67bdf1f-66c5-4386-a619-9d51f15bc4bc/ “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.” — One Decision Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:12:11 +0000 russia Dearlove argues Trump and Russia both seek to replace Zelenskyy with a controllable Ukrainian leader. https://minutesof.com/q/30f67679-1944-40f5-baa1-cbfbf7ac31b6/ https://minutesof.com/q/30f67679-1944-40f5-baa1-cbfbf7ac31b6/ “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,” — One Decision Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:12:11 +0000 russia Dearlove says Russians want a Manchurian candidate in Ukraine who appears loyal but will make concessions. https://minutesof.com/q/bf6877f8-f186-498a-b36d-641a08a9dab2/ https://minutesof.com/q/bf6877f8-f186-498a-b36d-641a08a9dab2/ “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.” — One Decision Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:12:11 +0000 russia Dearlove says the UK is in a state of grey warfare with Russia over Ukraine. https://minutesof.com/q/f11af726-cad9-4084-9fae-235ae8a78eec/ https://minutesof.com/q/f11af726-cad9-4084-9fae-235ae8a78eec/ “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.” — Sky News Thu, 16 Oct 2025 11:33:46 +0000 russia Dearlove states the UK is in a state of grey warfare with Russia over Ukraine targeting critical infrastructur https://minutesof.com/q/f0945d8b-4c61-434b-b1e2-623536b6463a/ https://minutesof.com/q/f0945d8b-4c61-434b-b1e2-623536b6463a/ “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,” — Sky News Thu, 16 Oct 2025 11:33:46 +0000 russia Dearlove says Palantir's intellectual property must be of massive interest to Russians and Chinese, requiring https://minutesof.com/q/9b00b640-2e61-4ee0-8d34-1d18759571d1/ https://minutesof.com/q/9b00b640-2e61-4ee0-8d34-1d18759571d1/ “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.” — One Decision Fri, 26 Sep 2025 18:01:45 +0000 russia Dearlove predicts Russians are currently offering intelligence services to the West over Ukraine disagreements https://minutesof.com/q/96119357-b5b2-4d20-a132-c5369ef9636c/ https://minutesof.com/q/96119357-b5b2-4d20-a132-c5369ef9636c/ “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.” — Hoover Institution Wed, 06 Jul 2022 20:21:01 +0000 russia