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  • Day 1,092.

    Today, we look at the fallout from the first talks between the US and Russia, consider the next emergency summit taking place in Paris, and look at one of Ukraine’s less talked about sectors, and its vital importance in this war. Later, our Defence Editor Danielle Sheridan is on the ground with British troops conducting a NATO exercise and hearing their reaction to reports that they could soon be deployed to Ukraine.


    Contributors:

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    Tom Mutch (War & Human Rights Journalist). @Tomethescribe on X.

    Andreas Flodström (Founder of IT Company, Beetroot)

    Danielle Sheridan (Defence Editor). @SheridanDani on X.


    With thanks to Brigadier Andy Watson.


    Content Referenced:

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    Link for Dani's piece: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/19/british-troops-prepare-protect-europe-russia-nato/


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  • Day 1,091.

    Today, as the US welcomes Russia back in from the diplomatic cold with so-called peace talks in Saudi Arabia, we ask who now speaks for Europe and we examine whether hybrid warfare could trigger Article 5. Plus, we discuss Trump’s demand for a $500bn (£400bn) “payback” from Ukraine.


    Contributors:

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    With thanks to Ilona Khmeleva (Secretary, Economic Security Council of Ukraine). @Ilona_Khmeleva on X.


    Content Referenced:

    Revealed: Trump’s confidential plan to put Ukraine in a stranglehold (The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/18/ukraine-russia-war-trump-zelensky-putin-latest-news/


    Battle Lines Episode Michael Ignatieff:

    https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/trump-edition-can-europe-defend-itself-without-america/id1712903296?i=1000692146137 


    Germany rejects Starmer’s Ukraine peace plan: (The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/17/germany-rejects-starmer-ukraine-peace-plan/


    Baerbock lets slip: Billions for Ukraine after the election (Berliner Zeitung)

    https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/wirtschaft-verantwortung/baerbock-verplappert-sich-nach-der-wahl-milliarden-fuer-ukraine-li.2295623


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  • Day 1,090.

    Today, just as the Munich Security Conference ends, two new summits begin: in Saudi Arabia – where the US will enter peace talks with the Russians – and in Paris, as European prime ministers and defence secretaries scramble to forge a collective position. Meanwhile, attacks continue in Ukraine and Russia, and we interview again the 2022 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize at Munich.


    Contributors:

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.

    With thanks to Oleksandra Matviichuk (Head of the Center for Civil Liberties - Ukraine). @avalaina on X.


    Content Referenced:

    Potentially putting Britons in harm’s way is a huge responsibility – but we must be ready to do our bit for Europe (British PM Keir Starmer in The Telegraph)

    The Telegraph Live Blog of today's developments:

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/17/ukraine-russia-war-starmer-paris-latest-news/


    This is how Ukraine’s war ends. But Trump’s plan for what comes next is even more radical (Roland Oliphant in The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/02/16/sir-keir-starmer-british-troops-ukraine/


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  • Day 1,087.

    Today, as the Munich Security Conference tops a critical diplomatic week for Ukraine, we examine the latest political manoeuvres, talk to the UN Senior Mine Action Advisor in Ukraine, and hear the latest on the underground war being waged in the occupied territories.


    Contributors:

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    Dr. Jade McGlynn (War Studies Department of King's College). @DrJadeMcGlynn on X.

    With thanks to Paul Heslop (Senior Mine Action Advisor for the United Nations in Ukraine). @UNMAS on X.


    Content Referenced:

    Munich Security Conference Live Blog (The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/14/russia-ukraine-zelensky-putin-war-latest-news-munich/


    How Trump’s Russia-Ukraine peace plan blindsided Europe (The Times):

    https://www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/article/nato-trump-ukraine-russia-peace-plan-gscjfhpm5


    Europe must respond to Trump ‘electroshock’, says Macron (The Financial Times):

    https://www.ft.com/content/1ee43b51-9d3a-47d2-adf6-3315c38e1c38


    Trump has put the ball back in Putin’s court on Ukraine (Lawrence Freedman in The Financial Times):

    https://www.ft.com/content/c81e2b9f-2ff5-4282-9f5a-8fa1a5b794da


    Sam Greene's Analysis:

    https://x.com/samagreene/status/1890172987024027709


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    Email: [email protected]


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  • Day 1,086.

    Today, we discuss what many are calling a “turning point” in the war and in Western foreign policy, as the Trump administration declares definitively the US will no longer be a primary guarantor of Europe's security, and seeks a deal with Russia over the heads of Kyiv and its allies. We hear the reaction from Brussels and Ukraine, and consider the options for those Western nations that remain committed to Ukrainian independence.


    Contributors:

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.

    With thanks to Svitlana Morenets (Staff Writer at the Spectator). @SvMorenets on X.


    Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest

    Email: [email protected]


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  • Day 1,085.


    Please note: today's episode was recorded hours before the phone call between President Trump and President Putin. This will be covered in detail in tomorrow's episode.


    Today, we report on the ballistic missiles that fell on Kyiv and other cities overnight, consider the American and Ukrainian approaches to forthcoming talks, and hear from a range of experts on the pivotal issues of the moment ahead of the Munich Security Conference.


    Contributors:

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    Ben Barry (Senior Fellow for Land Warfare).


    With thanks to our guests Meia Nouwens and Fenella McGerty.


    Content Referenced:

    Peace talks with Russia at risk after strike on Kyiv injures four (The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/12/nine-year-old-girl-injured-russian-missile-attack-kyiv/


    Putin’s Ukraine: The End of War and the Price of Russian Occupation (Foreign Affairs):

    https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/putins-ukraine


    The New American Imperialism (Francis Fukayami in Persuasion):

    https://www.persuasion.community/


    Zelensky: Europe cannot guarantee Ukraine’s security without America (The Guardian):

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/11/zelenskyy-europe-cannot-guarantee-ukraines-security-without-america


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  • Day 1,084.

    Today, The Telegraph reveals that the Trump administration has paused its peace plan for Ukraine in order to give Europe a seat at the negotiating table. Meanwhile, the American president says that Kyiv had agreed to sign a resource deal in exchange for military support. Finally, we we discuss Wagner troops in the Central African Republic and a Ukrainian photography exhibition in London.


    Contributors:

    Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Narrative Podcast Producer). @adeliepjz on X.

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    Mike Eckel (Senior International Correspondent, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty). @Mike_Eckel on X.

    With thanks to our guests Max Gorbatskyi and Viktoria Bavykina.


    Content Referenced:


    Trump envoy pauses Ukraine peace plan to hold talks with Nato allies (Joe Barnes in The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/10/trump-envoy-pauses-ukraine-peace-plan-talks-nato-allies/


    Trump announces $500 billion rare earth 'agreement' (Kyiv Independent):

    https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-may-be-russian-someday-trump-suggests-while-announcing-500-billion-rare-earth-agreement/


    Prevail Partners Report:

    https://www.prevail-partners.com/


    Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest

    Email: [email protected]


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  • Day 1,083.

    Today, we look to the Baltic Sea, where a Russian Shadow tanker exploded in “man-made incident”, as states disconnect the cables between Russia and Europe's power grid. Plus, Trump claims to have spoken to Vladimir Putin.


    Contributors:

    Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Narrative Podcast Producer). @adeliepjz on X.

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X

    With thanks to Tatiana Podchernina (Founder, Kharkiv Aid). tatiana_podchernina on IG.


    Content Referenced:

    Trump reveals he’s spoken with Putin by phone (New York Post):

    https://nypost.com/2025/02/08/us-news/trump-and-putin-in-talks-to-end-the-russia-ukraine-war/


    Baltic Nations Switch Off Russian Power Grid (The Moscow Times):

    https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/02/08/baltic-nations-switch-off-russian-power-grid-a87916


    Russia’s fears over ex-Soviet nations laid bare in leaked paper (Financial Times):

    https://www.ft.com/content/2bb87769-805a-4270-bab2-2382e0b84cec


    America's Soft Power Retreat (The New Yorker):

    https://www.newyorker.com/news/fault-lines/the-rise-of-chinas-soft-power 


    Learn more about Tatiana's organisation:

    https://www.instagram.com/kharkiv_aid_office


    Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest

    Email: [email protected]


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  • Day 1,080.

    Today, we talk about Ukrainian advances in Kursk, a potential leaked peace plan from the Trump administration, and the impact of the withdrawal of USAID on Ukrainian media.


    Contributors:

    Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Narrative Podcast Producer). @adeliepjz on X.

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former British Army Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X

    With thanks to Anastasiia Marushevska (editor-in-chief of Ukraїner International and co-founder of PR Army). @_little_grace_ on X.


    Content Referenced:


    Hamish de Bretton-Gordon in The Telegraph: Trump’s Gaza intervention must have Putin terrified

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/07/trump-gaza-putin-ukraine-peace-plan-terrified/


    Mail Online, 'Trump peace plan for Ukraine' is 'leaked'

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14367923/Trump-peace-plan-Ukraine-Putin-ceasefire-Easter-Zelensky-NATO.html


    The Cambridge Journal of Law, Politics and Art: Exploring Ukrainian Identity: In Conversation with Anastasiia Marushevska

    https://www.cjlpa.org/post/exploring-ukrainian-identity-in-conversation-with-anastasiia-marushevska


    Kyiv Independent: US foreign aid transformed Ukraine. Its suspension threatens decades of work

    https://kyivindependent.com/how-us-foreign-aid-transformed-ukraine-through-the-years/


    Ukraïner

    https://www.ukrainer.net/en/


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  • Day 1,079.

    Today, we mark the six month anniversary of the Kursk offensive, talk about how Russian spies may be involved in bombings at Ukrainian army recruitment offices, and discuss how politicians in Ukraine have been quietly pushing the profiles looking ahead to elections at the end of the war. We're also on the ground in Ukraine at the demining headquarters of Irpin.


    Contributors:

    Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Narrative Podcast Producer). @adeliepjz on X.

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.


    Content Referenced:


    On French fighter jets delivered to Ukraine:

    Le Monde: Can France's Mirage 2000-5 jets help the Ukrainian army?

    Le Monde: By sending Mirage fighters, France steps up support for Kyiv

    Kyiv Independent: First French Mirage fighter jets reportedly arrive in Ukraine — here's what they can do


    On the ‘unofficial’ presidential campaign underway in Ukraine:

    Le Monde: Unofficial presidential campaign gets underway in Ukraine

    Politico: Ukraine freaks out as US and Russia push for elections

    Kyiv Independent: Ukraine won't hold elections until Russia's war is over, Ukraine's envoy to US says


    East Piano, by Ukrainian musician and now soldier John Object, on BBC Radio 3: 

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0027db3


    Interview with John Object, musician turned solider, from 2022: 

    https://mixmag.net/feature/ukraine-kyiv-war-john-object-artist-producer-soldier-interview


    Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest

    Email: [email protected]


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  • Day 1,078.

    Today, as British Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrives for talks in Kyiv we hear how a special tribunal to prosecute Russia’s leadership for the crime of aggression against Ukraine gets a step closer, and we hear from Finland’s Foreign Minister who says that sanctions against the Kremlin are working and ‘serious cracks’ are starting to appear in Russia’s economy.


    Contributors:

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    Memphis Barker (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @MemphisBarker on X.

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor, Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.


    With special thanks to our friends at PEN Ukraine. @PENUkraine on X.

    https://pen.org.ua/en


    Content Referenced:

    Journalist Tim White on destroyed boats near Kherson

    https://x.com/TWMCLtd/status/1887044034465517988


    David Lammy promises £55m in support for Ukraine on visit to war-torn country

    https://news.sky.com/story/david-lammy-promises-55m-in-support-for-ukraine-on-visit-to-war-torn-country-13303301


    Kyiv Independent, Ukrainian FM calls Putin’s remarks on Zelensky’s legitimacy 'absurd'

    https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-fm-calls-putins-remarks-on-zelenskys-legitimacy-absurd/


    Episode from November 20th, where Francis Dearnley and Hanna Ustynova talk about David's memorial plaque in PEN Ukraine's offices and exhibition space, in Kyiv

    https://shows.acast.com/6583012e715d5300169dcdcb/episodes/673dd91593bec8617f2f26cf?


    Thread from PEN Ukraine's X account about David's memorial

    https://x.com/PenUkraine/status/1855248806217920530


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    Email: [email protected]


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  • Day 1,077.

    Today, we discuss the slashing of USAID and how Trump wants to access Ukraine’s rare minerals in exchange for military support, and we report on Russia having more losses over the last two months than at any other point since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.


    Contributors:

    Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Narrative Podcast Producer). @adeliepjz on X.

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor, Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    With special thanks to Asami Terajima (Reporter at The Kyiv Independent). @AsamiTerajima on X.


    Content Referenced:

    Battle Lines, our sister podcast, exploring wider global affairs:

    https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/trump-edition-americas-ai-war-with-china-what-his/id1712903296?i=1000687394662


    Trump wants Ukrainian rare earths deal in return for US military support (FT):

    https://www.ft.com/content/94efcd8a-93ce-4ca6-bd07-061bfed1fdbf?shareType=nongift


    Biden administration slowed Ukraine arms shipments until his term was nearly done (Reuters):

    https://www.reuters.com/investigations/biden-administration-beset-by-doubts-slowed-ukraine-weapons-shipments-until-2025-02-03/


    Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's article for Russia in Global Affairs magazine, “The UN Charter as the legal foundation of a multipolar world”:

    https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/1994357/?lang=en


    Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest

    Email: [email protected]


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  • Day 1,076.

    Today, as Britain’s Prime Minister prepares to hold defence and security talks with EU leaders for the first time since Brexit, we report from the front line near Pokrovsk in the Donbas and, later, interview a West Point Professor who says negotiating with Moscow is a doomed enterprise.


    Contributors:

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.

    Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.

    Inna Varenytsia (Ukrainian Journalist). @InnaVarenytsia on X.

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor, Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    With special thanks to our guest Dr. Robert Person (Associate Professor of International Relations at the United States Military Academy at West Point). @RTPerson3


    Content Referenced:

    Battle Lines, our sister podcast, exploring wider global affairs:

    https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/trump-edition-americas-ai-war-with-china-what-his/id1712903296?i=1000687394662


    Why Ukraine Shouldn’t Negotiate with Putin (Dr Robert Person in Journal of Democracy):

    https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/why-ukraine-shouldnt-negotiate-with-putin/


    UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine press release:

    https://ukraine.ohchr.org/en/Alarming-Rise-in-Executions-of-Captured-Ukrainian-Military-Personnel


    Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest

    Email: [email protected]


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  • Day 1,073.

    Today, we hear the latest acts of resistance in the occupied territories, report on new deep strikes into Russia – reaching as far as the city formerly called Stalingrad – and discuss deficiencies in military training, and how it needs to change.


    Contributors:

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X

    Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.

    Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former British Army Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X

    With thanks to Dr. Jade McGlynn (War Studies Department of King's College). @DrJadeMcGlynn on X.


    Content Referenced:

    Battle Lines, our sister podcast, exploring wider global affairs:

    https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/trump-edition-americas-ai-war-with-china-what-his/id1712903296?i=1000687394662


    Kyiv Independent launches fundraiser to support front-line media after US aid freeze:

    https://kyivindependent.com/kyiv-independent-launches-fundraiser-to-support-ukrainian-front-line-media-after-us-aid-freeze


    North Korean Troops No Longer Seen on Front Lines Fighting Ukraine (New York Times):

    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/world/europe/north-korea-troops-ukraine-russia.html


    Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest

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  • Day 1,072.

    Today, we join the dots of coordinated efforts to destroy Putin's war machine, discuss the opportunities of a Europe no longer dependent on Russian energy, hear about a mysterious ship trawling the coast of Britain, and learn about another podcast about Ukraine.


    Contributors:

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X

    Memphis Barker (Senior Foreign Correspondant). @memphisbarker on X

    With thanks to our guests Nate Darling and Dr Taras Mahlay of The Cleveland Ukraine Podcast. @cleuapodcast on X


    Content Referenced:


    Cleveland Ukraine Podcast:

    https://clevelandukrainepodcast.com/


    Cleveland Maidan Association:

    https://www.clevelandmaidan.info/


    The Ukrainian Museum-Archives in Cleveland:

    https://umacleveland.org/


    Media Development Foundation (Journalists Network in Ukraine):

    https://x.com/mediadvpt


    Ukrainian Action:

    https://www.ukrainianaction.com/ 


    Ukraine reels from ‘worst-case scenario’ suspension of US foreign aid (The Guardian):

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/29/ukraine-trump-suspension-us-foreign-aid-usaid


    The Russian spy ship in Britain’s waters preparing ground for war (Memphis in The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01/29/russian-spy-ship-british-waters-preparing-war/


    Ukraine is now on track to completely destroy russia’s oil industry (Kyiv Insider):

    https://kyivinsider.com/ukraine-is-now-on-track-to-completely-destroy-russias-oil-industry/


    EU debates return to Russian gas as part of Ukraine peace deal (Financial Times):

    https://www.ft.com/content/a19aa690-fb54-41ea-9885-10972b11ab24


    Top EU-US officials discuss war in Ukraine (Bloomberg):

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-28/top-eu-us-diplomats-discuss-pressuring-russia-over-ukraine-war


    Putin has "ground up" the entire legacy of the Soviet military-industrial complex (The Insider):

    https://theins.ru/politika/277994


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  • Day 1,071.

    Today, following the news a Ukrainian drone attack hit yet another oil depot last night, and as Trump threatens to lower the price of oil and stall Russian exports, we focus on oil. We also talk tank action with our guest Hamish De Bretton-Gordon.


    Contributors:

    Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Narrative Podcast Producer). @Adeliepjz on X.

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X.


    With special thanks to our guest, Dr. Yuri Shevchuk.


    Content Referenced:


    Economist Robin Brooks on Russian oil imports to Europe

    https://x.com/robin_j_brooks/status/1884215985357668862


    Reuters on China and India staling their imports of Russian oil https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/russia-oil-trade-china-india-stalls-sanctions-drive-up-shipping-costs-2025-01-28/


    The Kyiv Independent on Trump’s first week in office and what that means for Ukraine

    https://kyivindependent.com/what-trumps-first-week-in-office-says-about-his-stance-on-ukraine/


    Radio Free Europe on Putin refusing to engage in peace talks with ‘Illegitimate’ Zelensky

    https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-ready-peace-talks-not-with-illegitimate-zelenskiy-/33294979.html


    Trump urges Opec countries to slash oil prices

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c17ewl98kgvo


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  • Day 1,070.

    Today, we analyse Russian attempts at encirclement around Pokrovsk, hear of a North Korean retreat in Kursk, discuss new stories of Russian activities in the occupied territories, and hear how the landscape of Ukraine has been forever transformed by the violence of war.


    Contributors:

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor, Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    With thanks to Dr. Emily Channell-Justice, Director of the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program at Harvard.


    Content Referenced:


    Harvard Conference:

    Landscapes of War, Landscapes of Victory: Ukraine’s Changing Environment

    https://www.huri.harvard.edu/tcup-conference


    Russia introduces history textbook that redefines war against Ukraine as justified defense (Kyiv Independent):

    https://kyivindependent.com/russia-introduces-history-textbook-that-redefines-ukraine-war-as-justified-defense/?mc_cid=f937bbdadf&mc_eid=08d0680a95 


    The battle for the soul of Serbia (New Statesman):

    https://www.newstatesman.com/international-content/2025/01/serbia-mining-protest-environment-lithium



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  • Day 1,069.

    Today, on the 80th International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we report on an operation in Kursk Oblast last week that apparently saw a large number of Russian troops lured into a trap, and we look at the literally unbelievable election win for Lukashenko in Belarus - returned to power with, we are expected to believe, 87% of the vote.


    Contributors:

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor, Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    With thanks to Shashank Joshi (Defence editor at The Economist). @shashj on X.


    Articles Referenced:


    Israel ‘sends weapons captured in Lebanon to Ukraine’ (The Telegraph)

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/26/israel-sends-weapons-captured-from-lebanon-to-ukraine/


    Zelensky says allies should work on ‘format’ for peace talks with Russia (The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/25/russia-ukraine-war-zelensky-format-for-peace-talks-putin/


    Why is Ukraine struggling to mobilise its citizens to fight? (AlJazeera):

    https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/1/23/why-is-ukraine-struggling-to-mobilise-its-citizens-to-fight


    Russia focuses on Soviet victims of WW2 as officials not invited to Auschwitz ceremony (BBC):

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyw0vkzkzdo


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  • Day 1,066.

    Today, we discuss Trump’s latest threats to Putin and Moscow’s fears about the strategic outlook, why the pathways to a lasting peace are more complex that many realise, and our first new segment summarising resistance activities in the occupied territories.


    Contributors:

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor, Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former British Army Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X

    With thanks to Dr. Jade McGlynn (War Studies Department of King's College). @DrJadeMcGlynn on X.


    Content Referenced:


    Trump just gave Putin a wake-up call (Francis in The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01/24/trump-just-gave-putin-a-nasty-shock/


    US leadership on sanctions can bring an end to Putin’s war (Ben Marlow in The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/01/24/trump-can-defeat-putin-by-economic-sanctions-alone/


    When it comes to energy, Donald Trump risks being China’s useful idiot (Ambrose Evans-Pritchard in The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/01/24/when-it-comes-to-energy-donald-trump-is-chinas-useful-idiot/


    Video: 'He stared at me with a quarter of his head missing' - life in Russia's occupied territory The Telegraph):

    https://youtu.be/gi20lWX4Fyk?si=DO0MaB3prYE4kAeQ


    Exclusive: Putin growing concerned by Russia’s economy, as Trump pushes for Ukraine deal (Reuters):

    https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-growing-concerned-by-russias-economy-trump-mulls-more-sanctions-2025-01-23/


    Syria Terminates Russian Naval Base Deal – Reports (Moscow Times):

    https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/01/22/syria-terminates-russian-naval-base-deal-reports-a87690


    Inside Belarus’ secret program to undermine the EU (POLITICO):

    https://www.politico.eu/article/alexander-lukashenko-belarus-secret-program-to-undermine-the-eu/


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  • Day 1,065.

    Today, following fresh news from the frontline, we discuss Russian war crimes, Zelensky’s speech at Davos yesterday, and the upcoming German election.


    Contributors:

    Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Narrative Podcast Producer). @adeliepjz on X.

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor, Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    Adrian Blomfield (Foreign Correspondent). @adrianblomfield on X.

    Jessica Berlin (Senior Fellow at The Center for European Policy Analysis). @berlin_bridge on X.


    Content referenced: 


    Will Europe put ‘boots on the ground’ in Ukraine? (Financial Times):

    https://www.ft.com/content/609cfeac-1af4-4f40-a634-74d6c12e60b8 


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