Dearlove suggests Trump's administration has been less difficult for UK relations than Obama's was.
“I think I could make a convincing argument that in some respects Trump's administration in terms of their relations with The UK have not been altogether as difficult as Obama.”
Dearlove argues Trump's relations with the UK have been less difficult than Obama's in some respects.
“I mean, I I think I could make a convincing argument that in some respects Trump's administration in terms of their relations with The UK have not been altogether as difficult as Obama.”
Dearlove says the UK-US relationship extends beyond defense and security to trading terms.
“I think we need to think more broadly. We have a very close relationship with The United States, not only in defense and security terms, but also in trading terms.”
Dearlove agrees with Trump's China policy and says an international explanation is needed for what happened.
“I think there's a lot about his China policy that's right, because we need an explanation from the Chinese as to what happened.”
Dearlove agrees with Trump's hard line on China, saying an international inquiry into the pandemic is needed.
“But I think there's a lot about his China policy that's right, because we need an explanation from the Chinese as to what happened. We need an international inquiry.”
Dearlove agrees with Trump's hard line on China and calls for international inquiry into pandemic origins.
“We need an international inquiry. And yes, I do, on this issue, agree with Trump's hard line, and I think we should support it.”
Dearlove says chemistry between Trump and Zelensky is terrible and US can force ceasefire by cutting intelligence.
“It's quite clear you know that the chemistry between Trump and Zelensky is terrible. They don't like each other, they don't get on with each other and that's been clear for some time but if you want to force Zelensky to accept a ceasefire, if you switch off the intelligence”
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 Trump and Russia want Zelenskyy removed and replaced with a Manchurian candidate.
“And what they want well, what the Russians want is a Manchurian candidate who does not appear to be a Manchurian candidate at all,”
Dearlove links Trump's eight-day intelligence cutoff to Russian gains at Kharkiv Salient.
“Trump did cut it off briefly at one point for eight days, and that is when the Kharkiv Salient Yeah. Was basically regained by the Russians.”
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 argues Trump is a historical aberration in American politics who will come and go.
“I take the view, I think, and I spent a lot of time in The States, both professionally and privately, that Trump probably is a historical historical aberration.”
Dearlove proposes Denmark lease Greenland to the US for a hundred years.
“Why the hell don't the Danes lease them, Iceland, for a sorry, Greenland for a hundred years. I mean, there used to be a big NATO”
Dearlove suggests Denmark could lease Greenland to the US for a hundred years.
“Why the hell don't the Danes lease them, Iceland, for a sorry, Greenland for a hundred years. I mean, there used to be a big NATO American base Keflavik in Iceland.”
Dearlove says American deterrence is standing up on the world stage in an extraordinary and unexpected way.
“American deterrence, whether we like Trump or not, is suddenly standing up on the world stage in a rather extraordinary way, which probably none of us had imagined would happen.”
Dearlove calls the present US administration something of an aberration.
“the present administration in The US I think we regard as something of an aberration.”