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The world’s most listened to, and award-winning, podcast covering the war in Ukraine.
Every weekday, the Telegraph's top journalists analyse the conflict from all angles – just as they have since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, when tanks, jets and troops crossed Ukraine's borders.
Downloaded over 120 million times and trusted by listeners worldwide, the team considers military strategy, history, weaponry, economics, refugee crises, culture, and daily life in Vladimir Putin's autocratic Russia and Volodymyr Zelensky's democratic Ukraine. Our correspondents on the ground talk to experts and civilians to cover every aspect of Russia's brutal invasion.
We are also available in both Ukrainian and Russian, so that people on both sides of the battle lines and across the region – including Central Asia and the Caucasus – have access to accurate reporting. We use cutting-edge AI technology to make this possible. Just search Україна: Останні Новини (Ukr) and Украина: Последние Новости (Ru) on your on your preferred podcast app to find them. Or find them here: https://linktr.ee/ukrainethelatest
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- 1053 - Zelensky ‘planning election and peace deal referendum’ & Winter Olympics threatens to disqualify Ukrainian athlete over 'remembrance helmet'
Day 1,448.
Today, we assess where things stand after mixed messaging has left Kyiv, Moscow and Western capitals confused over whether President Zelensky will use the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion to announce presidential elections or a referendum on a possible peace deal. We report on Russia’s fury over the reported Starlink switch-off, a communications crisis compounded by the Kremlin’s tightening restrictions on Telegram, and continue to follow the Olympic controversy surrounding Ukraine’s so-called “Helmet of Memory”. Later, we hear the latest analysis from our Russia-watcher.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
James Kilner (Foreign Analyst). @jkjourno on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Zelensky plans presidential elections and peace deal referendum (The Telegraph):
Ukrainian athletes defy IOC and double down in helmet protest against Russia (The Telegraph):
Behind the Guns: Western Tools, Russian Firepower (Front Intelligence):
https://frontelligence.substack.com/p/behind-the-guns-western-tools-russian
Chris O Starlink thread on X:
https://x.com/ChrisO_wiki/status/2021280155713294590?s=20
Zelensky won't announce elections on war anniversary amid talks of US-driven timeline, source says (Kyiv Independent):
https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-wont-announce-elections-on-invasion-anniversary/
Zelenskyy planning elections in Ukraine and vote on peace deal (Financial Times):
https://www.ft.com/content/50d3d86b-2d2a-4d06-845e-a4e089382cad
Elections in Ukraine — a guide for beginners (and US Presidents) (Kyiv Independent):
The Belarusian woman at the center of Epstein’s final days (Kyiv Independent):
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Wed, 11 Feb 2026 - 47min - 1052 - Rumours of 'Ukrainian counteroffensive' in the south & Japan aligns with NATO to support Ukraine in surprise move
Day 1,447.
Today, amid growing rumours that Ukraine may be preparing a new counteroffensive, we discuss how the Kremlin is attempting to play down expectations and undermine confidence in the ongoing peace talks. We then report on Japan’s move to join the PURL initiative, examine a diplomatic row that has erupted at the Winter Olympics, and sit down with Romania’s Foreign Minister, Oana Țoiu, to hear how the war in Ukraine is being viewed from Bucharest, on NATO and the EU’s eastern flank.
Contributors
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
With thanks to Oana Țoiu, Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs. @oana_toiu on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Zelensky backs athlete banned from wearing helmet bearing faces of war victims (The Telegraph):
Russia bombs Ukrainian pet shelter (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/06/russia-bombs-ukrainian-pet-shelter/
How to keep an elephant and a gorilla warm during Kyiv's coldest winter of the full-scale war (Kyiv Independent):
Kenya to confront Russia over 'unacceptable' use of its nationals in combat (BBC):
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0k1jzvrykro?xtor=AL-71-
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Tue, 10 Feb 2026 - 49min - 1051 - Revealed: Trump and Putin’s $12 trillion partnership plan & wargaming a Russian attack on NATO with Lt Gen Ben Hodges, former commander of US Army Europe
Day 1,446.
Today, in a rare public outburst against the Trump administration, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accuses the United States of “backtracking” on the so-called Anchorage Agreement, under which Washington allegedly agreed to pressure Ukraine into ceding parts of the Donbas that Russian forces have failed to capture after nearly four years of war. We examine President Zelensky’s comments suggesting that a new White House peace deadline may be linked to Donald Trump’s US midterm election campaign, and report on how Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is seeking to leverage the war in Ukraine to shore up domestic political support. And later, we speak to the former commander of US forces in Europe, retired Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, about the state of the war and how prepared Europe and NATO are for a potential Russian move on the Suwałki Gap.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to Lieutenant General (Retired) Ben Hodges (former commander of US forces in Europe). @general_ben on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
A small Russian force could break Nato, it’s being said. As a US general, here’s my take (Ben Hodges in The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02/05/russian-wargame-nato-defeat-suwalki-gap-general-ben/
Russia offered US £9tn co-operation deal, Zelensky says (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/07/us-gives-june-deadline-peace-ukraine-russia/
Would the US military obey Trump on Greenland? US General Ben Hodges answers (Battle Lines episode):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mcz_bDmXjE
The German wargame (Die Welt):
Russia accuses US of backing out of alleged Ukraine territory surrender agreement (The Telegraph):
https://kyivindependent.com/russia-accuses-us-of-backing-out-of-alleged-ukraine-surrender-agreement/
Washington Post GoFundMe:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-washington-post-international-employees
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The Telegraph has launched translated versions of Ukraine: The Latest in Ukrainian and Russian, making its reporting accessible to audiences on both sides of the battle lines and across the wider region, including Central Asia and the Caucasus. Just search Україна: Останні Новини (Ukr) and Украина: Последние Новости (Ru) on your on your preferred podcast app to find them. Listen here: https://linktr.ee/ukrainethelatest
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Mon, 09 Feb 2026 - 59min - 1050 - Top Russian general who ‘orchestrated’ poisonings shot in Moscow & fears of new arms race as US-Russia nuclear weapons treaty expires
Day 1,443.
Today, after an apparent assassination attempt on a senior Russian general in Moscow, we examine the major Russian bombardments across Ukraine that followed the second day of peace talks in Abu Dhabi. Are the United States, Ukraine, and Russia any closer to a ceasefire? We then hear from an NGO delivering vital humanitarian supplies to Ukraine’s frontline cities, and speak to the head of a hospital in President Zelensky’s hometown.
Contributors
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
With thanks to Brock Bierman of the NGO Ukraine Focus, and Vitality Gorba-linsky.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Learn more about Ukraine Focus:
Russian general who ‘orchestrated’ Skripal poisoning shot in Moscow (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/06/russian-general-vladimir-alekseyev-shot-moscow/
Macron wants Britain to pay up to £2bn to join Ukraine weapons scheme (The Telegraph):
Mother of Kenyan forced to be a Russian suicide bomber ‘traumatised’ (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/05/mother-kenyan-tricked-human-bomb-trauma/
Nuclear pact relies on ‘handshake’ after US-Russia treaty expires (The Telegraph):
Revealed: Russia’s secret $2.5bn cash shipments to Iran (The Telegraph):
Pentagon invites 2 Ukrainian drone makers to 'The Gauntlet' (Kyiv Independent):
Russia destroyed 60% of Ukraine’s gas production—so where does Ukraine get gas now? (Euromaidan):
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/05/russia-destroyed-ukraine-gas-production-what-replaced-it/
Italy foils 'Russian cyber-attacks' at Winter Games (BBC):
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cqj25wyjx1no
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The Telegraph has launched translated versions of Ukraine: The Latest in Ukrainian and Russian, making its reporting accessible to audiences on both sides of the battle lines and across the wider region, including Central Asia and the Caucasus. Just search Україна: Останні Новини (Ukr) and Украина: Последние Новости (Ru) on your on your preferred podcast app to find them. Listen here: https://linktr.ee/ukrainethelatest
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Fri, 06 Feb 2026 - 41min - 1049 - Putin spends 50% of state budget on military, says intelligence service & Russia tests turning pigeons into drones
Day 1,442.
Today, as reports suggest Russian troops are in turmoil across the frontline after being denied access to Starlink satellite communications, we return to Abu Dhabi for the latest developments in the ongoing trilateral peace talks between the United States, Ukraine, and Russia. We then hear live from Kyiv with firsthand reactions and descriptions of the situation on the ground, before turning to the Russian press for insight into the state of Russia’s economy – and an extraordinary story about Moscow’s efforts to turn pigeons into drones.
Contributors
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Antonia Langford (Journalist in Kyiv). @antonialford on X.
James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Russia spends half its state budget on military (The Telegraph):
How Russia uses neural chips to turn live pigeons into drones (The Telegraph):
The last foreign correspondent to file from a war zone via carrier pigeon (Airmail):
https://airmail.news/issues/2024-7-27/the-view-from-here
Record-breaking Russian strikes during peace negotiations (Centre for Information Resilience):
Sanctions having ‘significant impact’ on Russian economy, says EU special envoy (The Guardian):
Keith Kellogg says he left Trump's White House to be 'free to talk' about Ukraine (Kyiv Independent):
Russia claims US 'ignored' offers to extend nuclear arms control agreement as key treaty set to expire (Kyiv Independent):
LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST IN NEW LANGUAGES:
The Telegraph has launched translated versions of Ukraine: The Latest in Ukrainian and Russian, making its reporting accessible to audiences on both sides of the battle lines and across the wider region, including Central Asia and the Caucasus. Just search Україна: Останні Новини (Ukr) and Украина: Последние Новости (Ru) on your on your preferred podcast app to find them. Listen here: https://linktr.ee/ukrainethelatest
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Thu, 05 Feb 2026 - 47min - 1048 - Trump says Putin ‘kept his word’ over ceasefire after Russia’s ‘most devastating’ strike of winter
Day 1,441.
Today, as Donald Trump claims Vladimir Putin has “kept his word” by not striking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, we report on the resumption of trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi involving the US, Ukraine, and Russia. We examine whether French President Emmanuel Macron’s call for Europeans to “restore their own channels of communication” with Moscow will deliver any tangible results, and assess whether the recent drop in the price of gold could weaken Putin’s war economy. And later, we speak to Sir Bill Browder about Europe’s continued failure to seize and use frozen Russian state assets to fund Ukraine’s war effort, the significance of the €90 billion loan agreed in Brussels instead. Is it enough?
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
With thanks to Sir Bill Browder. @Billbrowder on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
The gold bubble has financed Putin’s war machine – but that may be over (Ambrose Evans Pritchard in The Telegraph):
German warships ‘sabotaged by workers’ (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/03/german-warships-sabotaged-workers-hamburg-port/
For Peace, More Ukrainians Consider the Once Unthinkable: Surrendering Land
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-donbas-region.html
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The Telegraph has launched translated versions of Ukraine: The Latest in Ukrainian and Russian, making its reporting accessible to audiences on both sides of the battle lines and across the wider region, including Central Asia and the Caucasus. Just search Україна: Останні Новини (Ukr) and Украина: Последние Новости (Ru) on your on your preferred podcast app to find them. Listen here: https://linktr.ee/ukrainethelatest
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Wed, 04 Feb 2026 - 46min - 1047 - Putin waits until Kyiv hits -20C before knocking out power with missiles & FIFA president calls for lifting Russia sports ban
Day 1,440.
Today, as Ukrainians endure temperatures of minus -20 degrees Celsius and Russia marks the end of its so-called “energy ceasefire” with a new mass aerial attack, we ask what is stopping Donald Trump from simply urging Vladimir Putin to spare Ukraine’s energy infrastructure for another week. We report on NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s address to Ukraine’s parliament, examining what he meant by the “difficult choices” Kyiv may face in pursuit of peace. And later, with the START nuclear treaty due to expire this month, Adélie speaks to two researchers about nuclear signalling – and how to interpret what Moscow and Washington really mean behind their public statements.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
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Each week, Dom Nicholls and Francis Dearnley answer your questions, provide recommended reading, and give exclusive analysis and behind-the-scenes insights – plus maps of the frontlines and diagrams of weapons to complement our daily reporting. It’s free for everyone, including non-subscribers.
CONTENT REFERENCED:
Frontline Club event in London on Wednesday:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/screening-qa-kharkiv-war-diaries-tickets-1979708915659
Maiu Sandu Interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRnZUTGo1MI
Putin waits until Kyiv hits -20C before knocking out power with missiles (The Telegraph):
EU demands Britain pays fee to join weapons fund (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/02/eu-demands-britain-pays-fee-to-join-weapons-fund/
Ukraine agrees multi-tier plan for enforcing any ceasefire with Russia (The Telegraph):
https://www.ft.com/content/0f26d56d-98cd-4999-8908-4a851a2de773
Russia’s Nuclear Signaling in the War Against Ukraine: A Chronology of the Biden Era, (Peace Research Center Prague):
Barack Obama’s X Post:
https://x.com/BarackObama/status/2018323947230540249
Napoleon stopped short soldiers from being sacked (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02/02/napoleon-bonaparte-stopped-short-soldiers-being-sacked/
LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST IN NEW LANGUAGES:
The Telegraph has launched translated versions of Ukraine: The Latest in Ukrainian and Russian, making its reporting accessible to audiences on both sides of the battle lines and across the wider region, including Central Asia and the Caucasus. Just search Україна: Останні Новини (Ukr) and Украина: Последние Новости (Ru) on your on your preferred podcast app to find them. Listen here: https://linktr.ee/ukrainethelatest
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Tue, 03 Feb 2026 - 49min - 1046 - Putin’s forces trying to ‘bypass and infiltrate’ frontline city & was Epstein's ‘sex empire’ a Russian honeytrap?
Day 1,439.
Today, as Vladimir Putin’s so-called “energy ceasefire” is reportedly broken once again, we report on another weekend of devastating Russian strikes on Ukraine – including an attack that killed 15 miners when drones hit their bus during a near Dnipro, and a strike on a maternity hospital in Zaporizhzhya that injured at least six. We then examine mounting claims that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was not only close to the Kremlin, but may have acted as a foreign agent on Russia’s behalf.
Contributors
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Poppy Wood (Education Editor). @poppyeh on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Epstein’s links to Putin and Kremlin spies raise fears he was Russian agent (The Telegraph):
Putin targets migrant smuggling networks to boost his ranks (The Telegraph):
Putin ‘will send thousands of criminals to wreak havoc across Europe’ (The Telegraph):
International law meant to limit effects of war at breaking point, study finds (The Telegraph):
Slovakia PM's national security adviser resigns over Epstein links (BBC):
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnvgljj1dygo?xtor
Epstein Library Database (DoJ):
https://www.justice.gov/epstein
LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST IN NEW LANGUAGES:
The Telegraph has launched translated versions of Ukraine: The Latest in Ukrainian and Russian, making its reporting accessible to audiences on both sides of the battle lines and across the wider region, including Central Asia and the Caucasus. Just search Україна: Останні Новини (Ukr) and Украина: Последние Новости (Ru) on your on your preferred podcast app to find them. Listen here: https://linktr.ee/ukrainethelatest
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Mon, 02 Feb 2026 - 42min - 1045 - Civilians killed as Trump announces ‘energy ceasefire’ ahead of resumed peace talks
Day 1,436.
Today, as Donald Trump announces an “energy ceasefire” we ask: what it means, has it started and can it hold. Our correspondent in Turkey tells us China is supplying critical components of Russia’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles and have our regular fortnightly update about resistance activity in the occupied areas. Plus later, we hear about a new adaptation for the theatre of a Ukrainian story that blends folklore with contemporary themes of power, superstition and women’s struggle for equality.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Venetia Rainey (Co-host Battle Lines podcast). @venetiarainey on X.
Sophia Yan (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @sophia_yan on Twitter.
Roland Oliphant (Chief Foreign Analyst). @RolandOliphant on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dr. Jade McGlynn (War Studies Department of King's College). @DrJadeMcGlynn on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Antonia Langford’s reporting on winter in Kyiv:
Roland’s analysis: Trump has announced a Ukraine ceasefire. Is it a sham or showstopper?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/29/trump-ukraine-ceasefire-sham-showstopper/
How China is powering Putin’s deadliest new weapon (Sophia Yan in The Telegraph):
How to Become a Dictator podcast by Sophia Yan:
Learn more about The Witch of Konotop:
https://www.hackneyempire.co.uk/events/the-witch-of-konotop-2026
Thresholds of Survival: The Resistance in Occupied Ukraine (Dr Jade McGlynn's Report):
https://www.csis.org/analysis/thresholds-survival-resistance-occupied-ukraine
Russia strips nuclear forces, Navy, and Air Force to fill infantry ranks —military expert
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/29/russia-infantry-manpower-shortage-elite-forces/
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Fri, 30 Jan 2026 - 47min - 1044 - Zelensky warns of ‘massive’ attack ahead of Sunday peace talks & rumours swirl of Ukraine-Russia energy ceasefire
Day 1,435.
Today, as President Zelensky warns that Russia is preparing “a new massive strike”, we examine growing speculation that an undeclared truce may be in place regarding strikes on energy infrastructure. We then turn to the Russian press, where a local war memorial in the Urals appears to have inadvertently revealed the true scale of Russian casualties, and an unlikely scandal involving a baker that has caused fresh embarrassment for Vladimir Putin. And finally, we report on the launch of a new blood bank aimed at alleviating Ukraine’s mounting medical crises.
Contributors
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on X.
With thanks to Toby Illingworth (Founder & Head of Mission for Yashchenko Foundation). @tobyillingworth
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Learn More about the Walking Blood Bank and the Yashchenko Foundation:
https://yashchenkofoundation.org/walking-blood-bank/
Putin abandons Syria base to court new Islamist leader (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/28/russia-abandons-syria-military-base/
Royal Navy forces Russian ship out of British waters (The Telegraph):
Exclusive: Trump's top envoy negotiating Ukraine's fate displays 'shocking' lack of knowledge about war (Kyiv Independent):
https://kyivindependent.com/trumps-top-envoy-displays-shocking-lack-of-knowledge-about-war-politics/
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Thu, 29 Jan 2026 - 48min - 1043 - Drones strike Ukrainian passenger train in ‘act of terrorism’ & Russia suffers more losses ‘than any major power since WW2’
Day 1,434.
Today, as Russia kills five civilians in a drone attack targeting a passenger train in Ukraine, we report on how a senior European diplomat has said the world must call this what it is: terrorism. As President Zelensky urges all “decent people of the world” not to remain silent in the face of Russian war crimes, we examine a new US assessment which concludes that Russia has suffered more military losses than any major power in any conflict since the Second World War. We also ask whether the North Sea and Baltic Sea are now effectively closed to Russia’s shadow fleet following coordinated action by 14 European countries. Plus, we speak to colleagues at The Telegraph about why EU leaders’ long-held ambitions to turn the European Union into a genuine geopolitical power may, at last, be taken seriously.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Lily Shanagher (Foreign Reporter). @LilyShanagher on X.
Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.
James Crisp (Europe Editor). @JamesCrisp6 on X.
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The growing risks to maritime safety (UK Government):
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UN):
https://www.un.org/depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/unclos_e.pdf
The plans to turn Europe into a new superpower (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/26/plans-turn-europe-new-superpower/
‘After Budapest and Minsk, Ukraine knows what empty guarantees look like’ (The Telegraph):
Ukraine: We won’t accept meaningless security guarantees (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/27/ukraine-russia-security-guarantees-trump-nato/
EU-sanctioned oil tanker escorted to Morocco by Spanish rescue ship, merchant marine says (Reuters):
Russia’s Grinding War in Ukraine (CSIS):
https://www.csis.org/analysis/russias-grinding-war-ukraine
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Wed, 28 Jan 2026 - 51min - 1042 - Putin's negotiators ‘soften hardline stance in private’ & Trump links security guarantees to Zelensky ceding territory
Day 1,433.
Today, amid increased Russian military pressure in the Donbas, and as Ukraine faces what the NATO Secretary General calls its “harshest winter for a decade”, we bring you the latest from the Ukraine peace talks, where the United States is understood to be increasing pressure on President Zelensky’s government to concede territory to Russia before Washington grants any security guarantees. But is Moscow’s position under Vladimir Putin softer than it appears, as some allege? Then we discuss civilian resilience in Ukraine with an expert from Harvard University.
Contributors
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
With thanks to Dr Emma Mateo (Harvard University’s Ukrainian Research Institute). @emm_mateo on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Learn more about Harvard’s Ukrainian Research Institute’s ‘Solidarity Within and Beyond Ukraine Conference this Friday and Saturday:
https://www.huri.harvard.edu/tcup-conference
France opposes EU plan to buy British Storm Shadows for Ukraine (The Telegraph):
Exclusive: Russian negotiators soften hardline stance in private, US officials say. Ukrainians urge caution (Kyiv Independent):
US links security guarantees for Ukraine to peace deal ceding territory (Financial Times):
https://www.ft.com/content/8ca0d4fd-fdfd-4aa3-a3a2-90be00d55b9d
NATO boss Rutte slaps down calls for European army prompted by Trump fears (Reuters):
Commission approves second wave of SAFE defence funding for eight Member States (EU):
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_211
‘Bread and War: A Ukrainian Story of Food, Bravery and Hope’ by Felicity Spector:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bread-War-Ukrainian-Story-Bravery/dp/1914613783
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Tue, 27 Jan 2026 - 40min - 1041 - Zelensky: US security guarantees ‘100% ready’ & Russian city hit with ‘most massive’ strike of the war
Day 1,432.
Today, as Kyiv endures sub-zero temperatures, we report on Russia’s latest mass aerial attack on the city, carried out even as trilateral so-called peace talks were taking place in Abu Dhabi over the weekend. We examine Steve Witkoff’s latest visit to Moscow – he has still yet to travel to Ukraine – and ask why Russia is now pushing the opaque “Alaska formula” in a bid to secure territory it has failed to seize by force. And later, Francis Dearnley and Hamish de Bretton-Gordon visit the British Army’s Land Warfare Centre, where the next generation of soldiers is learning the lessons of the war in Ukraine.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former British Army Tank Commander). @HamishDBGon on X.
With thanks to Colonel Thurston from the Land Warfare Centre.
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Learn more about the Land Warfare Centre:
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Mon, 26 Jan 2026 - 59min - 1040 - US joins Russia and Ukraine in first trilateral talks of the war & Trump under fire for claiming NATO allies ‘avoided’ Afghanistan frontline
Day 1,429.
Today, as President Trump prompts further outrage with his claim NATO troops “avoided the frontline” in Afghanistan, we consider whether President Zelensky was right to call out Europe in his speech at Davos ahead of the first trilateral talks of the war. Then we ponder whether the Greenland saga can be put to bed, or if it’s truly indicative of a historic shift, before returning to the topic of resilience with the second half of our interview with former British army officer Ash Alexander-Cooper.
Contributors
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
With thanks to Ash Alexander-Cooper OBE (former British army officer and author). @ashalexcooper on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Zelensky attacks ‘weak and indecisive’ European leaders (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/22/zelensky-attack-weak-indecisive-european-leaders/
Britain helps seize Russian oil tanker in Mediterranean (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/22/britain-helps-seize-russian-oil-tanker-mediterranean/
This was the moment EU leaders agreed Europe must go it alone (POLITICO):
Exclusive: Trump's new Board of Peace could tackle Russia-Ukraine war, source says (Kyiv Independent):
https://kyivindependent.com/trump-launches-his-board-of-peace-ahead-of-meeting-with-zelensky
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Fri, 23 Jan 2026 - 55min - 1039 - Zelensky launches attack on Europe's leaders & Trump predicts Ukraine war will end ‘soon’
Day 1,428.
Today, as President Zelensky savages Europe’s leaders at Davos, especially for blocking the use of frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine, we assess President Trump’s apparent retreat from his threat of tariffs against NATO allies after agreeing what he called a “framework for a future deal” over Greenland. We hear reaction from the island itself, before speaking to the author of a new book on building mental resilience – an antidote to these stressful times.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Venetia Rainey (Co-host Battle Lines podcast). @venetiarainey on X.
James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.
With thanks to Ash Alexander-Cooper OBE (former British army officer and author). @ashalexcooper on X.
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Learn more about the book ‘The Mindful Soldier’:
https://geni.us/MindfulSoldier
The Gurkha Welfare Trust:
Royal British Veterans Enterprise:
Trump meets Zelensky for Davos peace talks (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/22/trump-davos-greenland-board-of-peace/
Putin’s zombie missiles pose €80m dilemma for Ukraine (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/21/putin-zombie-missiles-80m-dilemma-kyiv/
Starmer’s national security chief warns Witkoff that Putin will not compromise (The Telegraph):
Rutte confronts Trump over dead Nato soldiers (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/22/rutte-confronts-trump-over-dead-nato-soldiers/
Ukraine Expands SAR Collaboration With Iceye (Satellite Today):
Garda and army teams probe suspicious package found at Trump Doonbeg after visit by Eric Trump (The Journal):
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Thu, 22 Jan 2026 - 57min - 1038 - Ukraine aims to kill 50,000 Russians per month & Trump row over Greenland derails postwar deal
Day 1,427.
Today, as Donald Trump heads to Davos with what he calls “good news” about Greenland, we examine prime minister of Canada Mark Carney’s extraordinary speech at Davos where he warned that we cannot “live within the lie of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination”. We also report on Moscow’s representative to the IAEA dismissing global concern over Russia’s strikes on Ukraine’s nuclear power plants as overblown. And later, we speak to our Kremlin watcher about what may come from Steve Witkoff’s meeting tomorrow in Moscow with Vladimir Putin.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Lily Shanagher (Foreign Reporter). @LilyShanagher on X.
James Kilner (Foreign Analyst). @jkjourno on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Telegraph Live Blog of Davos:
Trump’s $1bn-a-ticket plan to replace the UN (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/21/trump-1bn-a-ticket-replace-un/
The limits of Trump’s Bazball diplomacy (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/20/donald-trump-bazball-diplomacy-analysis/
Save Ukraine Website:
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
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Wed, 21 Jan 2026 - 48min - 1037 - Russia 'risks meltdown' by targeting nuclear power plants & Trump leaks world leaders' texts
Day 1,426.
Today, as Moscow reportedly tests thermobaric munitions on ground-based drones, and strikes on substations connected to Ukrainian nuclear power plants continue, we turn to the World Economic Forum in Davos, where world leaders have gathered for what was meant to be a week of diplomatic breakthroughs for Kyiv. Instead, the agenda has been seized by President Trump and his threats over Greenland; we hear the latest from the island, before speaking to the author of a new report on Russian cyber warfare.
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 Michael McManus (Henry Jackson Society). @HJS_Org on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Trump leaks texts, threatens Macron and trashes Starmer (The Telegraph):
Denmark sends more troops to Greenland (The Telegraph):
The Henry Jackson Society’s cyber report will be published here later today:
https://henryjacksonsociety.org/centre-for-russia-and-eurasia-studies/
Russians Made a Simplified Solntsepyok Using a Drone (Militarnyi):
https://militarnyi.com/en/news/russians-made-a-simplified-solntsepyok-using-a-drone/
The History Bureau: Putin and the Apartment Bombs (BBC):
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002q5dk
Trump’s Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw (Anne Applebaum in The Atlantic):
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Tue, 20 Jan 2026 - 45min - 1036 - Trump hands Putin ‘the prize he’s always wanted’ over Greenland & Ukraine’s robot machine gunner ‘held off Russia for six weeks’
Day 1,425.
Today, amid the gravest crisis for the transatlantic alliance in decades over the fate of Greenland, we examine the implications of Russia considering strikes on substations supplying Ukraine’s nuclear power plants. Then we assess the options available to NATO allies seeking to placate President Donald Trump, before hearing about a Ukrainian robot that supposedly held the line against Russian troops for 45 days, and offering an update on how Moscow is deploying Orthodox nuns as an instrument of hybrid warfare.
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.
Verity Bowman (Foreign Correspondent). @VerityBowman on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Trump: Taking Greenland is revenge for losing Nobel Peace Prize (The Telegraph):
Pro-Putin spy nuns infiltrating Sweden (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/18/pro-putin-spy-nuns-infiltrating-sweden/
James Rothwell’s Sweden Dispatch (The Telegraph):
Denmark ‘will shoot first and ask questions later’ over Greenland (The Telegraph):
Ukraine’s robot machine gunner held off Russia for six weeks (The Telegraph):
The Ukrainian billionaire whose battalion delivered a blow to Putin (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/17/ukrainian-billionaire-battalion-blow-putin/
‘America vs. the World’ (The Atlantic):
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Mon, 19 Jan 2026 - 56min - 1035 - Europe overtakes US intelligence support for Kyiv & Trump ‘gifted’ a Nobel Peace Prize
Day 1,422.
Today, as Trump is finally gifted a Nobel Peace Prize – just not quite the one he wants – we hear how Germany has denied a Russian shadow-fleet tanker access to the Baltic Sea, and assess Emmanuel Macron’s claim that France is now supplying two-thirds of Ukraine’s strategic military intelligence, as he and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni suggest the time may be right to begin talks with Vladimir Putin again. Plus, we discuss the findings of a major new report on the occupied territories, and bring you the latest updates on acts of resistance in those regions.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Lily Shanagher (Foreign Reporter). @LilyShanagher on X.
Gareth Corfield (Transport Correspondent). @GazTheJourno on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dr. Jade McGlynn (War Studies Department of King's College). @DrJadeMcGlynn on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Dr Jade McGlynn’s report on the Occupied Territories:
https://www.csis.org/analysis/thresholds-survival-resistance-occupied-ukraine
Exclusive: Rail union boss sang pro-Russia chants in occupied Ukraine (Gareth Corfield in The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/16/union-boss-eddie-dempsey-sang-pro-russian-chants/
Uncovered: Secret room beneath Chinese embassy that poses threat to City of London (Gareth Corfield in The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/12/revealed-china-embassy-secret-plans-spy-basement/
Germany blocks Russian “shadow fleet” tanker from entering its territorial waters in unprecedented move (The Insider):
https://theins.press/en/news/288483
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Fri, 16 Jan 2026 - 57min - 1034 - Russia forces African recruits to become suicide bombers & Zelensky declares ‘state of emergency’
Day 1,421.
Today, as President Zelensky declares a national emergency over the energy crisis triggered by Russian attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure, we ask what Europe’s strategy is now, before examining reports Russia has forced African recruits into suicide missions on the battlefield. Then we assess how events in Iran and Venezuela could reshape global energy prices, and whether those shocks will ultimately help or hinder Vladimir Putin.
Contributors
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Ben Farmer (Africa correspondent). @benfarmer on X.
Stephanie Baker(Senior writer at Bloomberg and sanctions expert). @StephaniBaker on X.
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Russia forces African recruits to become suicide bombers (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/12/russia-using-africans-cannon-fodder-ukraine/
EU chief diplomat Kallas: World’s woes mean it’s time to start drinking (POLITICO):
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-chief-diplomat-kaja-kallas-state-world-means-time-start-drinking/
EU reveals details on 90 billion 'Ukraine Support Loan' (Kyiv Independent):
Stephanie Baker’s Book: ‘Punishing Putin: The gripping expose of the global economic sanctions against Russia’s war in Ukraine’ –
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Punishing-Putin-gripping-economic-sanctions-ebook/dp/B0CWWFJ52G
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Thu, 15 Jan 2026 - 45min - 1033 - France pushes to block Ukraine from buying US weapons & Moscow’s ‘glee’ at Trump’s Greenland gambit
Day 1,420.
Today, as reports emerge that a Russian air-defence missile has struck a residential building in the city of Rostov-on-Don, we examine claims that France is pushing to prevent Ukraine from purchasing American weapons, then look at the criminal charges brought against a prominent figure in Ukraine’s modern history. Later, we turn to Moscow’s media landscape to hear how the Russian press is interpreting potentially momentous developments in Iran, Venezuela, and Greenland.
Contributors
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
James Kilner (Russia Analyst). @jkjourno on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
France pushes to block Ukraine from buying US weapons (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/13/france-blocks-ukraine-from-buying-us-weapons/
Starmer poised to hammer out Ukraine peace plan in Davos (The Telegraph):
Scottish independence accounts go dark after Iran internet blackout (The Telegraph):
America abandoned this Arctic silo 60 years ago. Now, it could solve Nato’s Greenland problem (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/13/nuclear-option-america-nato-greenland/
Marco Rubio, Trump's Foreign-Policy Enabler (The New Yorker):
https://www.newyorker.com/newsletter/the-daily/marco-rubio-trumps-foreign-policy-enabler
Ukraine officially awards lithium deposit to Trump-linked investors, $179 million set for development (Kyiv Independent):
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-to-attract-179-million-u-s-investment-in-key-lithium-deposit/
Ukraine war: UN appeals for $2.3 billion to support aid teams’ ‘heroic work’ (United Nations):
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Wed, 14 Jan 2026 - 48min - 1032 - 550,000 'without power in Russia' & exclusive interview with President of Moldova, Maia Sandu
Day 1,419.
Today, as much of Kyiv continues to live without power, so too does a region of Russia, as the United States accuses Moscow of making a mockery of peace through its continued attacks. Then, we explore the emerging phenomenon of so-called ‘dark tourism’ in Ukraine, and what it reveals about how the war is being remembered. Later, in an exclusive interview, we speak to Moldovan President Maia Sandu, who reflects on a tumultuous five years in office – including last year’s dramatic election campaign, which delivered Vladimir Putin one of his most significant political setbacks of the year.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Adrian Blomfield (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @adrianblomfield on X.
Anna Emmett-Martin (Journalist).
With thanks to Moldovan President Maia Sandu.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Full Exclusive Telegraph Video Interview with Moldovan President Maia Sandu:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRnZUTGo1MI
Francis’s Video Documentary on Moldova:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZC5FvDt-u0
Panel with Dr Jack Watling discussing legal avenues for stopping the shadow fleet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQqHFlA6m6o
UN Homepage:
UN Story – Deadly Russian strikes push civilians deeper into winter crisis:
https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/01/1166748
Live Blog as Parliament votes on government reshuffle (Kyiv Independent):
https://kyivindependent.com/parliament-votes-on-government-reshuffle-live/
Ukraine and Moldova Quietly Cut Off Russia’s Hidden Army at Midnight on New Year’s Day (United 24):
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Tue, 13 Jan 2026 - 51min - 1031 - Russia’s new ‘dandelion’ tank armour; Kremlin attacks ‘wet dreams of British perverts’ & how Iran regime collapse would impact Ukraine
Day 1,418.
Today, as thousands remain without power in Kyiv, we examine President Zelensky’s pledge to carry out more operations “inside” Russia and analyse Moscow’s latest tank and weapons innovations. We then unpack an extraordinary outburst from a Russian spokesperson, who dismissed the “wet dreams of British perverts”, before considering what the fall of Iran’s regime would mean for the war in Ukraine. Later, we return to the issue of Ukraine’s stolen children, with new details on the military training they are being forced to undergo.
Contributors
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
With thanks to Olesia Bida (Journalist, The Kyiv Independent's War Crimes investigations). @olesyabida on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Our sister podcast Battle Lines’ episode discussing flashpoints in 2026:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3aQpnrqUDE
UK Defence Secretary John Healey: “I would kidnap Putin” (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/10/john-healey-i-would-kidnap-vladimir-putin/
Britain to spend £200m preparing troops for Ukraine (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/09/britain-200m-spend-troops-ukraine-deployment/
Russia’s ‘dandelion’ tank armour might just work (The Telegraph):
Zelensky hopes reshuffle will give him a better hand at home and away (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/11/zelensky-hedges-his-bets-with-cabinet-reshuffle/v
Investigating Russia's military camp system for children (Kyiv Independent documentary): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZGmv2EQdGk
Russian spies target £70-a-night hotel near Nato HQ (The i):
https://inews.co.uk/news/nato-warns-of-russian-spies-4145755
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Mon, 12 Jan 2026 - 55min - 1030 - Putin fires nuclear-capable hypersonic missile at Lviv & Trump's men meet Russian envoy
Day 1,415.
Today, the world responds to Putin’s latest outrage that has seen a nuclear-capable ballistic missile fired by Russia hit Ukraine just 50km from Nato’s border, with one leading European politician saying the pressure on Putin must now be “turned up to the maximum and made unbearable.” We hear from the man who recently interviewed Oleksandr Kamyshin, a key aide to President Zelensky and get Francis’s final thoughts from Hungary. Later, we interview the commander of Operation Interflex, the British-led military effort to train Ukrainian recruits.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Lily Shanagher (Foreign Reporter). @LilyShanagher on X.
Tom Mutch (Journalist). @Tomthescribe on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to Colonel Andrew Boardman (Commanding Officer of Operation Interflex).
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
United24Media: Ukraine’s Drone Strikes Hit Up to 100,000 Russian Troops in Late 2025—2026 Plans Aim Higher
https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/ukraines-drone-strikes-hit-up-to-100000-russian-troops-in-late-2025-2026-plans-aim-higher-14798
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Fri, 09 Jan 2026 - 55min - 1029 - Drones plunge Ukraine regions into ‘total blackout’ & Russian-flagged oil tanker attacked after Trump acts
Day 1,414.
Today, as yet another Russian shadow fleet tanker makes the news, but this time after an explosion by a suspected Ukrainian drone in the Black Sea forced it to divert to Turkey, we hear live from Ukraine where overnight strikes left two regions without power as temperatures plummet below zero. We report how the value of defence company shares have surged after comments by Donald Trump - but not if they’re based in the US - and we hear from Ukraine's International Legion about proposed changes that have left some soldiers in “total bewilderment”.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Lily Shanagher (Foreign Correspondent). @LilyShanagher on X.
With thanks to Anna Conkling, Freelance journalist & contributor to the news app Noosphere. @ConklingAnna on X.
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Noosphere - news app
https://www.noosphere.app/author/anna/
'Everyone's in shock' — Ground Forces reorganization leaves International Legion soldiers in limbo
Ukraine now has the fortress belt it wishes it had in 2022
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Thu, 08 Jan 2026 - 37min - 1028 - US hails ‘big milestone’ in Paris as Trump envoy promises BlackRock key to ‘future of Ukraine’
Day 1,413.
Today, we report on the details of the latest Coalition of the Willing summit in Paris, asking how significant was the strong US presence and input. We get an update from Francis in Hungary and, later, we have an interview with Sir Ben Wallace, Britain’s former defence secretary who says it's just wishful thinking that Donald Trump would put any weight behind a backstop because Putin knows, in Sir Ben’s words, that he's got a guy in the White House aligned to Russia.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Venetia Rainey (Co-host Battle Lines podcast). @venetiarainey on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnleyon X.
With thanks to Sir Ben Wallace, Britain’s former defence secretary. @BenWallace70 on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Putin’s secret bargain to trade Ukraine for Venezuela
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/06/putins-bargain-trade-ukraine-for-venezuela/
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Wed, 07 Jan 2026 - 52min - 1027 - Zelensky seeks ‘binding commitments’ from Coalition of the Willing & US in first 2026 peace summit
Day 1,412.
Today, as military and political chiefs from the Coalition of the Willing meet in Paris, President Zelensky continues to reshuffle his top team, including the replacement of the man behind Operation Spiderweb, a move that has been criticised in Ukraine. We have a look at how 2026 is being reported in the Russian media and, later, we speak to an analyst from the RAND corporation about how AI is now being fielded on drones in the war.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Lily Shanagher (Foreign Reporter). @LilyShanagher on X.
Michael Bohnert (Engineer & Researcher, RAND Corporation). @mbohnert on X.
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Tue, 06 Jan 2026 - 48min - 1026 - Orban: Venezuela ‘good news’ for Hungary & Putin ‘fears’ condemning US action
Day 1,411.
Today, as the world reacts to America’s operation in Venezuela over the weekend, we explore Moscow’s notably muted response - a silence that hints at the tension inside the Kremlin between defending an ally and condemning US action, risking Donald Trump’s wrath, or quietly applauding an example of international intervention. We also hear from Hungary, where Francis puts questions to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
James Kilner (Russia Analyst). @jkjourno on X
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Telegraph Live Blog (featuring updates from Francis in Budapest):
Luxury SUV taken from Latvian drunk driver now among 21 vehicles bound for Ukraine military (Euromaidan):
The weightlifting champion jailed by Russia for ‘plotting sabotage and assassinations’ (The Guardian):
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Mon, 05 Jan 2026 - 47min - 1025 - Spy chief Budanov named as new Head of Zelensky’s Office as Russia falls for assassination ploy
Day 1,408.
At the start of the fifth calendar year of the full scale invasion, attacks across Ukraine saw the beginning of 2026 marked with yet more death, injury and destruction across Ukraine. It has also seen General Budanov named as Andrii Yermak’s replacement, a remarkable double-cross operation by Budanov’s military intelligence department and a rebuttal by the CIA into claims by Moscow earlier this week that Ukraine tried to attack Putin directly. We report how Australian tanks have been in action around Pokrovsk, Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov has been rushed to hospital and Finnish authorities have boarded and seized a Russian vessel in the Baltic. Plus, we have an interview with a journalist looking at Colombian fighters who have joined Ukraine’s foreign legion.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
With thanks to Natalie Gallon (Journalist). @natalielgallon on Insta.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Colombian soldiers fighting for Ukraine, WLRN
https://www.wlrn.org/americas/2025-10-28/ukraine-russia-war-colombia-soldiers
A Colombian amputee soccer player’s new battle in Ukraine, WLRN
https://www.wlrn.org/americas/2025-10-29/ukraine-russia-war-colombian-soldiers-soccer-amputee
Frontline report: Australian Abrams tanks enter combat at Pokrovsk, bolstering Ukrainian counterattacks
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/01/frontline-report-2025-12-31/
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Fri, 02 Jan 2026 - 50min - 1024 - SPECIAL: 'Theatre Under Fire' - fighting for the artistic soul of frontline Kharkiv
Today, in a special pre-recorded episode, we take you back to Kharkiv, where Francis and Adélie met a young theatre company called Ocheret. Proud heirs to a city with a long tradition of artists defending Ukrainian identity, and one that is primarily Russian-speaking, these performers are part of Kharkiv’s cultural frontline. With the city lying just kilometres from active fighting, the members of the company, all in their early twenties, remain unflinching in their decision to carry on Kharkiv’s artistic legacy, creating theatre in the midst of war. We hear their reflections, and then an update on what has happened in the months since.
Theatre Ocheret: https://www.instagram.com/ocheret.theatre.kh/?hl=en
Druk Centre in Kharkiv: https://www.druk.space/statti-en/druk-and-kharkiv-art-a-space-for-interaction
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Wed, 31 Dec 2025 - 36min - 1023 - 'Another round of lies' warns Zelensky as Russia provides no evidence of drone attack on Putin
Day 1,405.
Today, as the Kremlin tries to divert attention from President Zelensky’s seemingly successful meeting with Donald Trump in Florida with un-evidenced claims of an attempt on Putin’s life, we report on Russian advances in Zapporizhia oblast that may lead to legal difficulties for a Ukrainian commander. And, later, Francis watches, and reports on, Ukrainian TV and I take a brief look back at the main events of 2025.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Exclusive: 'Be careful' — European leaders warned Zelensky to assess Trump's real stance at Mar-a-Lago, Kyiv Independent:
https://kyivindependent.com/european-leaders-warned-zelensky-to-assess-real-us-stance-at-trump-meeting/?mc_cid=9ce9652bd4&mc_eid=4a5b852913
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Tue, 30 Dec 2025 - 43min - 1022 - Trump 15-year security guarantee not enough to keep Russia away, says Zelensky after Mar-a-Lago talks
Day 1,404.
Today, President Volodymyr Zelensky appears to have secured a 15-year American security guarantee from President Donald Trump after their meeting in Mar-a-Lago. But questions remain over the other key sticking points of a potential peace deal.
Plus, a postcard from Kyiv’s first marathon since the full-blown war began. Journalist Benjamin Lynch ran the half-marathon with a recorder alongside 13,000 other people to give us a flavour of the event.
Pic credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Contributors
Venetia Rainey (Co-host Battle Lines podcast). @venetiarainey on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
With thanks to Ben Lynch (Journalist). @ben_lynch99 on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Listen to Adelie Pojzman-Pontay reflect on Russia and China’s relationship on our sister podcast Battle Lines:
Zelensky asks Trump for 50 years of US security guarantees:
Roland’s Oliphant’s comment piece on Mariupol Theatre being reopened:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12/11/mariupol-theatre-putin-ukraine-plans/
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Mon, 29 Dec 2025 - 50min - 1021 - US to take Zelensky’s peace plan to Russia & From Trenches to Trailblazers - Ukraine’s Art Revolution
Day 1,399.
Today, President Zelensky has revealed details of the proposed peace plan worked out between US and Ukraine delegations last weekend in Miami, that is due to be put to Russia later today.
Plus, since it's Christmas Eve, something a little different: a special look at the Ukrainian art scene, past and present.
We begin with the generation of Ukrainian artists at the dawn of the 20th century who helped drive the Modernist movement, breaking with centuries of figurative tradition and pushing art decisively into modernity. We examine how artists are later reclaimed by national narratives – and why – as well as how the full-scale invasion has reshaped the global art market. We then turn to Ukraine’s contemporary art scene, focusing on one young, emerging artist and exploring how their generation, and their creativity, is being transformed by the war.
CONTENT REFERENCED:
In the Eye of the Storm, Modernism in Ukraine, 1900–1930s, Royal Academy of Arts: https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/eye-of-the-storm
James Butterwick. Ukrainian and Russian Art Expert: https://www.jamesbutterwick.com/
PinchukArtCentre Prize 2025: https://prize.pinchukartcentre.org/en
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Wed, 24 Dec 2025 - 1h 02min - 1020 - Fresh Russian offensive in Sumy & Putin's pre-Christmas strikes target 'entire infrastructure of life'
Day 1,398.
Today, as reports come in of a renewed Russian cross-border incursion in the north east of the country, Ukraine is clearing up after another massive overnight aerial attack which has left thousands without power. We report the diplomatic fallout from the inconclusive talks in Miami and Later, we have an interview with Ukrainian artist and designer, Mariya Dykalo, the Creative Director of Aspinal of London.
Pic credit: The Russian Ministry of Defense/Anadolu via Getty Images
Contributors:
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to Ukrainian artist and designer, Mariya Dykalo (Creative Director of Aspinal of London). @MariyaASPINAL on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Learn more about Mariya Dykalo's work:
The scarf given to Melania Trump designed by Ukrainian children:
https://www.aspinaloflondon.com/products/we-can-dream-again-silk-scarf
UN report: Weekend attacks in Ukraine bring more casualties, damage infrastructure
Miyamoto article: Addressing Ukraine’s Asbestos Crisis
https://miyamotointernational.com/addressing-ukraines-asbestos-crisis/
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Tue, 23 Dec 2025 - 46min - 1019 - Moscow car bomb kills Russian General & Miami weekend talks “do not improve” peace proposal
Day 1,397.
Today, as three days of talks in Miami between the US, Ukraine and Russia fail to produce anything of substance, we report how Emmanuel Macron may pick up the diplomatic baton with a potential phone call this week with Vladimir Putin. We report the breaking news of a car bombing in Moscow that has killed another senior Russian General and of another Ukrainian strike against Russian energy facilities in the Caspian Sea. And later, you’ll hear a report from our last trip to Ukraine when we visited a prosthetics factory in Odesa.
Contributors:
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
With thanks to video producer Jack Leather.
Video version of our report on the prosthetics factory in Odesa:
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Steve Rosenberg’s actual question to Putin:
https://x.com/BBCSteveR/status/2002328372253503933?s=20
Russian TV’s interaction with the fake Steve Rosenberg:
https://x.com/BBCSteveR/status/2002804837486850215?s=20
Russia is Losing – Time for Putin's 2026 Hybrid Escalation
Reuters: US intelligence indicates Putin's war aims in Ukraine are unchanged:
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-intelligence-indicates-putins-war-aims-ukraine-are-unchanged-2025-12-19/
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Mon, 22 Dec 2025 - 1h 00min - 1018 - Putin vows revenge after oil tanker blown up in Mediterranean & EU plugs Kyiv’s €90bn budget black hole
Day 1,394.
Today, as the dust settles on the critical overnight deal in Brussels to loan €90 billion to Ukraine, we report on another strike against a vessel in Russia’s shadow fleet – this time in the Mediterranean Sea. And later, we offer clear answers to the hardy perennial questions you’re likely to hear at Christmas parties from those who haven’t been following the war, before opening our podcast Secret Santa presents.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
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EU agrees €90bn loan for Ukraine – but won’t use frozen Russian assets (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/12/19/european-union-agrees-loan-ukraine/
Russia won’t get back frozen $300bn assets under latest peace plan (The Telegraph):
Ukrainian drones blow up Russian oil tanker in Mediterranean (The Telegraph):
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Fri, 19 Dec 2025 - 49min - 1017 - Putin: European leaders are ‘pigs’ who will be replaced & the race against time to plug Ukraine’s financial black hole
Day 1,393.
Today, as EU leaders meet to decide what – if anything – to do with frozen Russian assets, we examine just how consequential this moment could be for the bloc and for European security more broadly. We also analyse how Vladimir Putin has deliberately shifted his language to appeal to Donald Trump, and track another attack on a Russian oil tanker as Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet appears to have blockaded itself inside Novorossiysk rather than risk further Ukrainian drone strikes.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Putin: European leaders are ‘pigs’ who will be replaced (The Telegraph):
Zelensky’s race against time to plug £48bn war black hole (The Telegraph):
How Putin’s favourite pop star became ‘most hated woman in Russia’ (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/12/16/putins-favourite-pop-star-most-hated-woman-russia/
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Thu, 18 Dec 2025 - 45min - 1016 - Russia: Trump has ‘promised us Ukrainian territory’
Day 1,392.
Today, as Russia attempts to insist that one of its $400 million submarines was not destroyed by a Ukrainian sea drone — in a manner that appears to prove the opposite — we bring you inside reporting from the American and Ukrainian negotiating teams at this pivotal moment. We also look ahead to a crunch European vote on whether to unlock and use frozen Russian state assets.
Contributors
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Michael Weiss (Editor of The Insider). @michaeldweiss on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Russia: US has promised us Ukrainian territory (The Telegraph):
Susie Wiles, JD Vance, and the “Junkyard Dogs”: The White House Chief of Staff on Trump’s Second Term (Vanity Fair):
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/trump-susie-wiles-interview-exclusive-part-1
Ukraine Support Tracker (Kiel Institute):
https://www.kielinstitut.de/topics/war-against-ukraine/ukraine-support-tracker/
How Europe Can Defend Itself with Less America (CSIS Report):
https://www.csis.org/analysis/how-europe-can-defend-itself-less-america
Canadian military intelligence officer allegedly shared classified information with Ukraine (Globe & Mail):
Swedish Navy spots armed Russian military personnel aboard shadow fleet tankers in Baltic Sea (Euromaidan):
https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/16/swedish-navy-spots-russian-military-aboard-shadow-fleet/
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Wed, 17 Dec 2025 - 54min - 1015 - US offers Ukraine ‘platinum’ NATO-style security guarantees in ‘breakthrough’ & Kyiv blows up $400m Russian submarine with underwater drones
Day 1,391.
Today, we assess what some are calling a “breakthrough” in talks between Europe, Ukraine, and the United States, after reports that Washington is offering Kyiv security guarantees equivalent to NATO’s Article 5. But is the proposal all it appears to be – and would Vladimir Putin ever accept it? We then report a first in military history: the sinking of a submarine in port by a drone, before examining internal pressures within Russian society, and reflecting on what Moscow has done to the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, reopening its destroyed theatre with a performance many see as shockingly insensitive.
Contributors
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Roland Oliphant (Chief Foreign Analyst). @RolandOliphant on X.
James Kilner (Russian Analyst). @jkjourno on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
US tells Ukraine: Take our ‘platinum’ security guarantees or lose them (The Telegraph):
Ukraine ‘blows up £300m Russian submarine’ with underwater drones (The Telegraph):
The bedroom farce at the centre of a Russian war-crime propaganda plot (Roland Oliphant on Maruipol in The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12/11/mariupol-theatre-putin-ukraine-plans/
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Tue, 16 Dec 2025 - 47min - 1014 - Zelensky gives up NATO ambitions in peace deal ‘concession’ & the missile-sized weak spot in Russia’s air defenses
Day 1,390.
Today, after another weekend of intense diplomatic activity, we take you to Berlin, where President Zelensky is meeting the American delegation – joined by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz – as Europe seeks to reassert itself in the peace process. We also examine the surge in military activity over the weekend, which saw multiple cities plunged into blackout, before turning to Germany’s rapidly evolving position, where comparisons are increasingly being drawn between today and the events that sparked the Second World War.
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.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Zelensky gives up Nato ambitions in peace deal concession (The Telegraph):
MI6 chief warns Putin: We won’t abandon Ukraine (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12/15/mi6-chief-warns-putin-we-wont-abandon-ukraine/
FBI boss met with Ukraine’s top peace negotiators (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/12/12/fbi-boss-ukraine-top-peace-negotiators/
Lithuania in state of emergency over smuggler balloons linked to Russia (The Telegraph):
German tank-shaped Christmas calendar ‘glorifying war’ (The Telegraph):
New Ukrainian Polling:
Chess-FIDE reinstates Russian and Belarusian teams in official contests (Reuters):
‘Disrupting Russian Air Defence Production: Reclaiming the Sky’ (RUSI):
Comprehensive approach to security: Federal Council launches consultation on Switzerland's security policy strategy (Swiss Government)
https://www.news.admin.ch/en/newnsb/BLkWfUbUsXtBFoSj-krgU
UN Press Page:
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Mon, 15 Dec 2025 - 43min - 1013 - BONUS: ‘Russia fears one thing above all’, with Christopher Miller, Dr Jack Watling & Orysia Lutsevych OBE
Today, in a special bonus episode, we bring you a panel Francis Dearnley recently moderated at the Frontline Club in London – a renowned meeting place for anyone passionate about foreign affairs, hosting regular events with guests from think tanks, journalism, the humanitarian sector, and many more.
The discussion features leading experts on various dimensions of the war: Christopher Miller (Chief Ukraine Correspondent, Financial Times), Dr Jack Watling (Senior Research Fellow for Land Warfare, RUSI), and Orysia Lutsevych OBE (Head of the Ukraine Forum, Chatham House). Though recorded a few weeks ago, the conversation feels not just relevant, but prescient, in light of recent developments.
Topics include: what security guarantees Ukraine wants versus what it actually needs; the manpower challenges facing both Russia and Ukraine; the levers available to pressure Moscow; how a ceasefire can be either a remedy or a poison depending on its terms; the declining US role and Europe’s response; hybrid threats across the Continent...and the terrifying cost of delay.
Speakers:
Christopher Miller(Chief Ukraine Correspondent, The Financial Times)
Dr Jack Watling(Senior Research Fellow for Land Warfare, Royal United Services Institute)
Orysia Lutsevych OBE (Head of the Ukraine Forum at Chatham House)
Learn more about The Frontline Club:
https://www.frontlineclub.com/
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Sat, 13 Dec 2025 - 1h 11min - 1012 - NATO chief: Prepare for war with Russia
Day 1,387.
Today, as Russia attempts to convince the world – or at least Donald Trump – that they are inexorably taking territory, President Zelensky has visited the north-east city of Kupiansk, which has been recently liberated in a rapid recapture of ground. The head of NATO warns that the West faces the prospect of war with Russia on a scale not seen since the days of “our grandparents and great-grandparents” and we examine the latest diplomatic manoeuvres ahead of tomorrow’s meeting in Paris, where the question of territorial concessions will be front and centre. And later, Francis catches up with Ada Wordsworth of KHARPP to hear how your donations to her charity in Kharkiv, made in David Knowles’s memory, are helping vulnerable people this Christmas.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Venetia Rainey (Co-host Battle Lines podcast). @venetiarainey on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to Ada Wordsworth (co-founder of the KHARPP charity)
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
KHARPP Charity Website:
KHARPP Fundraiser for David Knowles:
https://donorbox.org/kharpp-fundraiser-in-memory-of-david-knowles
Nato chief: Prepare for war with Russia
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/12/11/nato-chief-prepare-for-war-with-russia/
Disrupting Russian Air Defence Production: Reclaiming the Sky https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/research-papers/disrupting-russian-air-defence-production-reclaiming-sky
The decorated marine tipped to be Labour’s next leader https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/12/12/al-carns-labour-next-leader-marine-armed-forces-minister/
Listen to Dom interview Al Carns on Battle Lines: https://linktr.ee/BattleLines
Head of US army cut out of Ukraine talks by paranoid Hegseth
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2025/12/12/pentagon-golden-boy-hegseth-dan-driscoll/
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Fri, 12 Dec 2025 - 51min - 1011 - Ukraine launches massive drone blitz on Moscow & cripples shadow fleet tanker in Black Sea
Day 1,386.
Today, as Ukraine fires hundreds of drones into Russia – forcing the closure of all major Moscow airports – we report on how the maritime war is intensifying, with Kyiv striking shadow fleet tankers in the Black Sea and oil rigs in the Caspian Sea. Meanwhile, diplomatic tensions are rising, with President Donald Trump saying he exchanged “pretty strong words” with his European counterparts, just as reports emerge of a White House plan to bring Russia’s economy in from the cold. Then we return to controversial developments in the chess world with The Telegraph’s chess correspondent Malcolm Pein.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to Malcolm Pein (Chess Correspondent). @TelegraphChess on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Dom and Francis’s Chess Game with Malcolm in Odesa:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCptvJ2tuIA
With clips in our Ukraine Culture War Documentary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28HqbQLYGMM&pp=ygUPb2Rlc2EgdGVsZWdyYXBo
Starmer, Macron and Merz warn Trump over ‘Euro-Atlantic’ alliance (The Telegraph):
Ukrainian drone boats blow up Russian oil tankers (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/29/ukrainian-drone-boats-blow-up-russian-oil-tankers/
U.S. Blueprint to Rewire Economies of Russia, Ukraine Sets Off Clash With Europe (Wall Street Journal):
US House passes bill to bolster Europe’s defence, in apparent rebuke to Trump’s foreign policy strategy (The Guardian):
‘Make Europe Great Again’ and more from a longer version of the National Security Strategy (The Telegraph):
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Thu, 11 Dec 2025 - 38min - 1010 - Trump: Zelensky has until Christmas to accept peace deal & the new deadly shadow war of assassinations and hybrid attacks
Day 1,385.
Today, as Commander Syrskyi claims Ukraine has regained several kilometres of the frontline around Pokrovsk, we examine the format of the European counter-proposal to the US-Russia peace plan, as President Trump sets a new deadline of Christmas for President Zelensky to agree. We also take deep dives into Belgium’s stance on frozen Russian state assets and the state of hybrid warfare across Europe, before hearing from the UK Minister of the Armed Forces on the evolving European position and the growing dangers ahead.
Contributors
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor for Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
With thanks to Al Carns MP
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Trump: Zelensky has until Christmas to accept peace deal (The Telegraph):
Mapped: Russia and Ukraine’s deadly shadow war of assassinations (The Telegraph):
Russia’s hybrid warfare puts Europe to the test (Financial Times):
https://www.ft.com/content/2084e87d-d491-4852-8449-f90b73d4788b
Zelensky 'ready' to hold elections during war, if partners ensure security (Kyiv Independent):
https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-ready-to-hold-elections-during-war-if-partners-ensure-security/
Leaked documents expose global Russian soft-power influence network (New Voice of Ukraine):
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Wed, 10 Dec 2025 - 48min - 1009 - Trump’s Ukraine peace deal 'on brink of collapse' as US President tears into 'stupid, weak' European leaders
Day 1,384.
Today, as President Zelensky appears to reject Donald Trump’s proposal for Ukraine to cede territory to Moscow, we examine the new European plan set to be presented to the US later. We also report on how Ukrainian troops are still holding out in the frontline city of Pokrovsk, before turning to developments inside Russia: Putin’s new law requiring 100,000 military reservists to undergo two months of training, growing protests over tax rises, and the outcomes of his visit to India, where he signed a series of deals with Prime Minister Modi.
Contributors
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor for Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Trump’s Ukraine peace deal on brink of collapse (The Telegraph):
Zelensky meets Pope ahead of peace talks with Meloni (The Telegraph):
Ukrainians raise flag to show BBC the fight goes on in city claimed by Russia (BBC):
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd6x3vv7y60o
Trump thrashes European leaders in wide-ranging interview: ‘I think they’re weak’ (POLITICO):
Zelensky reveals candidates for Yermak's replacement as Presidential Office head (Kyiv Independent):
https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-reveals-candidates-for-new-head-of-ukraines-presidents-office/
Trumpian Corruption Is Worse Than Ukrainian Corruption (Anne Applebaum in The Atlantic):
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2025/12/ukraine-fighting-corruption-trump/685162/
Exclusive: US extracted top spy from inside Russia in 2017 (The Telegraph):
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/09/politics/russia-us-spy-extracted
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Tue, 09 Dec 2025 - 44min - 1008 - European leaders and Zelensky in London searching for 'new phase' to peace talks
Day 1,383.
Today, after a weekend marked by continued talks in Florida between the Ukrainian and American delegations and President Donald Trump’s comments blaming Zelensky for stalling negotiations, the Ukrainian president meets British PM Keir Starmer, French President Macron and German Chancellor Merz in London today. The talks, which finished as we were recording this episode, opened with Germany’s ‘scepticism’ of US peace proposals and France’s assurance that ‘Europe had a lot of cards in its hands.’ Meanwhile, Russia targets a dam near Kharkiv which supplies water to Ukraine's second biggest city. Finally, we discuss the US’s National Security Strategy and the current state of Ukraine’s air defence.
Contributors
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
With thanks to Michael Bohnert (RAND). @mbohnert on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Zelenskiy Says No Accord Yet on Ukraine’s East in US Talks, Bloomberg News
Trump: Zelensky hasn’t even read my peace plan, The Telegraph
Kremlin: Trump’s new defence strategy ‘consistent’ with Russian vision, The Telegraph
France shielding €18bn Russian asset pot from EU ‘reparations loan’ push, Financial times
https://www.ft.com/content/fe304bb8-d928-4b9b-8162-2000301be937
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Mon, 08 Dec 2025 - 53min - 1007 - Russian seaport near Kerch bridge 'explodes' & war drones fly towards Zelensky’s plane
Day 1,380.
Today, we report on revelations from a European leaders’ conference call, exposing the level of anxiety over the US peace proposals, cover the military drones spotted approaching President Zelensky’s plane as it neared Dublin, and examine the new US National Security Strategy, which has alarmed many. Later, we return to our regular updates on the occupied territories, and speak to a doctor about frontline medical provision for Ukrainian soldiers.
Contributors
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
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 Dr James Gough (Chief Executive of the David Nott Foundation). @NottFoundation on X.
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Learn more about the David Nott Foundation, which trains doctors in warzones:
https://davidnottfoundation.com/
The Telegraph Christmas Charity Appeal 2025: how you can donate:
Our sister podcast Battle Lines: Why Ukraine's troops are facing an amputation crisis
Military drones flew towards Zelensky’s plane as it approached Dublin (The Telegraph):
"We Must Not Leave Ukraine and Volodymyr Alone with These Guys" (Der Spiegel):
Trump envoys press plan with Ukraine as sanctions eased on Russia (France 24):
US National Security Strategy (White House):
Les fusiliers marins ont tiré sur des drones au-dessus de la base navale de l’Île Longue, abri des sous-marins nucléaires français, (Le Figaro):
Exclusive: Woman suspected by France of spying has ties to Kremlin proxies, social media posts show (Reuters)
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Fri, 05 Dec 2025 - 50min - 1006 - Battle for Pokrovsk 'over', claims Russia & Putin ordered spy poisoning 'as show of Russian power'
Day 1,379.
Today, after Tuesday’s inconsequential meeting in Moscow, Ukrainian negotiators are updating European counterparts on Kyiv’s response before flying to meet Steve Witkoff in Miami. We consider why U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau has lambasted European NATO allies for prioritising their own defence industries over American suppliers – comments made just as another billion dollars was added to the PURL fund – and we ask whether, if Pokrovsk has indeed fallen, Russia will now shift its efforts toward Zaporizhzhia oblast. And later, we return to the GRU’s murder of British woman Dawn Sturgess by nerve agent in 2018, as the final report into her death is released.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former British Army Tank Commander). @HamishDBGon on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Trump: I don’t know what the Kremlin is doing (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/12/03/trump-i-dont-know-what-the-kremlin-is-doing/
Britain can’t let the man Putin hates most die in prison (Sir Tom Stoppard in The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/19/britain-cant-let-the-man-putin-hates-most-die-in-prison/
The West’s Last Chance (Alexander Stubb, Finland’s President, in Foreign Affairs):
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/wests-last-chance
Top US official berates Europe over cutting American industry out of defense buildup (POLITICO):
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Thu, 04 Dec 2025 - 48min - 1005 - Putin launches huge drone attack after rejecting Trump’s peace deal
Day 1,378.
Today, as the world reacts to the marathon – but ultimately fruitless – talks in Moscow on Tuesday night, we examine how the impasse will shape today’s meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers and, also in Brussels, the European Council’s discussions on frozen Russian assets and the ‘new era’ the EU says it is entering, free from Russian fossil fuels. Plus, our Russia expert assesses Moscow’s ‘caviar diplomacy’ and its growing problems in Africa, and we report how Australia and New Zealand are stepping up their support for Ukraine. Finally, we hear the assessment of Ukraine’s former Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, on the current state of the war – and whether he harbours any ambition to succeed President Zelensky.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on X.
With thanks to Latika Bourke. @latikambourke on X.
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Latika Bourke Substack
https://substack.com/@latikambourke
Australia and New Zealand join forces to fund NATO weapons for Ukraine
Today’s Telegraph Ukraine Live Blog:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/12/03/ukraine-russia-war-latest-news-peace-deal-talks/
Cosmonaut Artemyev was removed from the Crew-12 crew:
https://theins.ru/news/287330
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Wed, 03 Dec 2025 - 53min - 1004 - Ukraine strikes Chechen special forces ahead of Putin-Witkoff talks & Russian troops ‘sent to slaughter’ without helmets or armour
Day 1,377.
Today, on a national day of mourning in Ukraine after a single ballistic missile strike killed four people and injured forty more, we report on the arrival of the US delegation in Moscow as the latest round of peace talks gets under way. Then we hear from our Washington Correspondent on the mood in the United States toward Ukraine – and the current strength of President Trump – and take a deep dive into how Russian soldiers are being sent into combat without helmets or body armour.
Contributors
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Verity Bowman (Foreign Correspondent). @VerityBowman on X.
Connor Stringer (Washington Correspondent). @connor_stringer on X.
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Russian troops sent to slaughter with no helmets or armour (Verity in The Telegraph):
Ukraine strikes Chechen special forces unit ahead of Putin-Witkoff talks (The Telegraph):
Zelensky warns US not to reward Putin (The Telegraph):
Ex-British soldier ‘helped Russia assassinate prominent Ukrainians’ (The Telegraph):
ECB refuses to provide backstop for €140bn Ukraine loan (Financial Times):
https://www.ft.com/content/616c79ee-34de-425a-865e-e94ba10be788
Ukraine has brought back 1,859 Russia-abducted children, Zelenska says in Paris (Kyiv Independent):
Five South Africans in court over alleged recruitment for Russia’s war in Ukraine (The Guardian):
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Tue, 02 Dec 2025 - 48min - 1003 - Drone boats blow up Russian oil tankers & missile blitz leaves 600,000 without power
Day 1,376.
Today, after a fresh round of talks between the Ukrainian and American delegations in Miami, we examine a new investigation exposing the Trump administration’s profit motives behind the emerging proposals. We then assess the resignation of Andriy Yermak, formerly Zelensky’s right-hand man, and the unexpected intervention of former Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi – viewed as preparing for a presidential run after the war. Afterwards, we analyse Kyiv’s decision to strike the Russian shadow fleet off the coast of Senegal, and how Europe – and France in particular – is positioning itself for this next, volatile phase.
Contributors
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
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.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Valerii Zaluzhnyi: How to defeat Putin and build a better Ukraine (The Telegraph):
Zelensky meets Macron in Paris (The Telegraph Live Blog):
Ukrainian drone boats blow up Russian oil tankers (The Telegraph):
Zelensky’s chief of staff goes to front line after resigning over corruption scandal (The Telegraph):
Kyiv’s new peace talks chief caught in same corruption scandal as ousted predecessor (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/30/ukraine-make-or-break-week-survival-witkoff/
Antony Beevor: For Russia, conspicuous cruelty is a necessary weapon of war (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/30/antony-beevor-interview/
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine (Wall Street Journal):
https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/russia-u-s-peace-business-ties-4db9b290
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Mon, 01 Dec 2025 - 43min - 1002 - Exclusive: Trump hands Putin Ukraine’s occupied territories & Putin says ‘Russia ready to fight until last Ukrainian dies’
Day 1,373.
Today, in a world exclusive, we report how Donald Trump is preparing to hand over Ukraine’s occupied territories, as his team prepares to fly to Moscow to present the plan to Vladimir Putin. Meanwhile, the Russian President claims his country’s army “cannot be held back”, as Russia experiences one of the heaviest drone raids of the war. Then, we turn to Kyiv, where the offices of the head of President Zelensky’s office – Andriy Yermak – were dramatically raided by anti-corruption officers. And later, at a time when leaders talk about gifting land to the Kremlin, we bring you unheard, rare testimony of what it’s like to live under Russian control in those regions, and what many more millions may soon be condemned to endure.
Contributors
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to "Anna".
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Trump hands Putin Ukraine’s occupied territories (The Telegraph):
Zelensky’s chief of staff raided by anti-corruption officers (The Telegraph):
Putin: Russia ready to fight until last Ukrainian dies (The Telegraph):
Russia tightens grip on occupied Ukraine with illegal mobilization and child militarization, experts warn (Kyiv Independent):
Ukraine Says It Won’t Give Up Land to Russia (The Atlantic):
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Fri, 28 Nov 2025 - 51min - 1001 - US row intensifies as Trump team demands Ukraine agree deal 'before security guarantees' & Ukrainian counterattack recaptures key positions in Pokrovsk
Day 1,372.
Today, as Thanksgiving is marked in the United States – and supposedly the day by which Ukraine was meant to agree to a peace deal, a deadline Donald Trump has now walked back – Russia denies leaking the phone call in which Steve Witkoff coached Vladimir Putin’s top aides on how to flatter the former president. We assess whether Marco Rubio’s apparent demand – that a peace deal be signed before the US grants Ukraine any security guarantees – is remotely deliverable. We also report on how Moldovan authorities attempted to return a Russian drone that violated their airspace. And later, we hear from the Ukrainian public, and gauge their reaction to this week’s extraordinary developments.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to Svitlana Morenets, columnist at the Spectator.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Who leaked Witkoff’s Kremlin call? These are the main suspects (The Telegraph):
Made in Moscow: The “U.S. peace plan” for Ukraine was substantially formulated months ago by Kremlin operative Kirill Dmitriev (The Insider):
https://theins.press/en/politics/287159
Allies worry US demands Ukraine deal before security guarantees (POLITICO):
Moldova's Foreign Ministry confronts Russian ambassador with drone that violated country's airspace (Kyiv Independent):
A better way to craft a reparations loan (Hugo Dixon of the Ukraine Reparations Loan):
https://www.ukrainereparationsloan.com/post/a-better-way-to-craft-a-reparations-loan
Zarah Sultana’s pompous, luxury beliefs about Ukraine (The Spectator):
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/zarah-sultanas-pompous-luxury-beliefs-about-ukraine/
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Thu, 27 Nov 2025 - 42min - 1000 - Trump: Putin is ‘making concessions’ in peace talks & US envoy Witkoff coaches Kremlin negotiator in leaked call
Day 1,371.
Today, as a leaked call reveals that Steve Witkoff, the US special envoy to Russia, coached a Kremlin negotiator on how to make Donald Trump more favourable to Moscow’s position, we examine the fallout – or the lack of it. We also assess new signals that Trump’s much-trailed Thursday deadline may not be as cast-iron as claimed. Then we turn to the reaction from Moscow and across Europe’s parliaments: alarm, or business as usual?
Contributors
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on X.
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Telegraph Ukraine Live Blog:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/26/ukraine-russia-war-latest-news-trump-peace-talks/
Trump envoy coaches Kremlin negotiator in leaked call (Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2025/11/25/witkoff-coach-russians-peace-plan-trump/
Starmer demands British boots on ground under Ukraine peace deal (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/25/russia-hints-it-may-reject-latest-peace-deal/
I’ve seen high-level negotiations. Witkoff broke the one rule that matters (David Blair in The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/26/witkoff-ushakov-leaked-call/
Bloomberg’s Leaked Transcripts:
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Wed, 26 Nov 2025 - 48min - 999 - Breaking: Zelensky ‘agrees’ to Trump’s amended peace deal – but is all as it seems?
Day 1,370.
Today, as the United States holds secret talks with separate Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Abu Dhabi, we unpack the emerging 19-point peace plan – and react live on air to breaking reports that President Zelensky has agreed to the framework of a potential deal. We then gauge the mood in Europe’s capitals: is this a moment of quiet strategy and resolution, or rising panic as the diplomatic landscape shifts beneath their feet?
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.
James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Zelensky ‘agrees’ to Trump’s amended peace deal (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/25/russia-ukraine-zelensky-putin-war-latest-news5338/
Trump and Zelensky set for crunch talks on peace plan (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/24/trump-zelensky-ukraine-peace-plan-talks/
Battle for Ukraine splits Trump’s top team (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/11/25/ukraines-future-depends-who-wins-battle-white-house/
How Trump's 28-point plan for Ukraine shocked the world (Axios):
https://www.axios.com/2025/11/24/trump-ukraine-plan-28-points-back-story
Japan to deploy missiles to island near Taiwan, Defence Minister says
US and Ukraine draft new 19-point peace plan but defer biggest decisions (Financial Times):
https://www.ft.com/content/883e5a47-430c-4fc2-85ee-cd6af9bb599d
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Tue, 25 Nov 2025 - 41min - 998 - Trump peace plan ‘written by Russia’ & explosion as power plant struck near Moscow
Day 1,369.
Today, after a historic weekend, as US and Ukrainian delegations met in Geneva to discuss the US-Russian peace proposals, we assess Europe’s response as it scrambles to form a collective position, before asking just how severe the ramifications would be if, as President Trump has threatened, he cuts of military and intelligence support to Kyiv. Then we hear the latest updates on the frontline, and give up an update on the other major story of the moment: the corruption scandal threatening the stability of President Zelensky’s government.
Contributors
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
With thanks to Jakub Parusinski (KI Insights). @j_parus on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Telegraph’s Ukraine Live Blog for Today:
How Putin’s money man hoodwinked Trump’s top diplomats (The Telegraph):
Europe agrees to invite Putin back into G8 (The Telegraph):
Trump: Ukraine peace plan isn’t my final offer (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/22/ukraine-russia-trump-war-latest-news/
US ‘making changes’ to peace plan after crisis talks (The Telegraph):
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Mon, 24 Nov 2025 - 55min - 997 - BONUS: ‘There’s no deal to be done with Putin’, with Lt General (Retired) H.R. McMaster, Boris Johnson, Michael Koffman & Sergey Vysotsky
Today, in a special bonus episode, we bring you a major panel from the Ukraine Freedom Summit in London, moderated by Dom and featuring a distinguished lineup: Lt General (Ret.) H.R. McMaster (U.S. National Security Adviser to President Trump, 2017–18), Boris Johnson (Former UK Prime Minister), Sergey Vysotsky (Deputy Chairman, Association of Strategic Communications, National Association of Ukrainian Defense Industries), and Michael Kofman (Senior Fellow, Russia & Eurasia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace).
Titled “The Strategic Architecture of Victory,” the discussion offers candid reflections on Western failures, why Europe struggled to unite in the face of a growing Russian threat, Putin’s motivations, America’s true strategic position, insider insights into Ukrainian weapons procurement, and the West’s capacity to wage a long war.
Please note: this panel was recorded several weeks ago, prior to the developments of recent days.
Speakers:
Lt General (Retired) H.R. McMaster (US National Security Adviser to President Trump from 2017 to 2018)
Boris Johnson (Former Prime Minister of the UK)
Sergey Vysotsky (Deputy Chairman of the Association of Strategic Communications, National Association of Ukrainian Defense Industries)
Michael Koffman (Senior Fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
Learn More about the Ukraine Freedom Summit and the Borderlands Foundation:
https://ukrainefreedomsummit.org/ukraine-summit-london-2025
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Sat, 22 Nov 2025 - 46min - 996 - Trump tells Zelensky: Sign peace deal ‘by Thursday’ or have weapons cut off
Day 1,366.
Today, we reveal new details of the proposed American-Russian peace plan – one that would not only drastically shrink the Ukrainian army and force Kyiv to surrender vast areas of critical territory, but ban it from ever joining NATO, and even see Moscow invited back into the G7 with its frozen assets returned. After breaking down the implications and surveying the mood in the Donbas, we bring the latest reports of resistance from the occupied territories – places which would legally become Russian if the deal were signed.
Contributors
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Dr. Jade McGlynn (War Studies Department of King's College). @DrJadeMcGlynn on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Russia welcomed back to G7 under Trump peace plan (The Telegraph):
Zelensky agrees to negotiate on Trump’s peace plan (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/20/france-brands-us-russia-peace-deal-a-capitulation/
Telegraph’s Ukraine Live Blog:
How ‘Spoofing’ Is Diverting Russian Missiles Into Empty Fields (Forbes): https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2025/11/20/how-spoofing-is-diverting-russian-missiles-into-empty-fields/
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The Telegraph has launched translated versions of Ukraine: The Latest in Ukrainian and Russian, making its reporting accessible to audiences on both sides of the battle lines and across the wider region, including Central Asia and the Caucasus. Just search Україна: Останні Новини (Ukr) and Украина: Последние Новости (Ru) on your on your preferred podcast app to find them. Listen here: https://linktr.ee/ukrainethelatest
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Fri, 21 Nov 2025 - 55min - 995 - Revealed: Ukraine told to accept ‘cash-for-land’ deal with Putin
Day 1,365.
Today, we examine the proposal that has left Kyiv and Europe reeling: a US peace plan that could force Ukraine to lease part of its territory to Russia, cap the size of its armed forces, and accept a series of concessions that would amount to a major victory for Vladimir Putin. We then hear from a leading pollster about domestic attitudes in Russia towards the war – and what potential tipping points could shift public opinion. Finally, we reflect on the significance of the anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials, and what it means for justice and accountability in today’s conflict – or lack thereof.
Contributors
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
With thanks to Dr Oleksandr Shulga.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Ukraine told to accept cash-for-land deal with Putin (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/19/us-russia-secret-28-point-peace-plan-gaza-model/
Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg ‘quits’ after plan for US peace leaked (The Telegraph):
France brands US-Russia peace deal a ‘capitulation’ (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/20/france-brands-us-russia-peace-deal-a-capitulation/
White House Scrambles to Quell Rumors of Russia-Friendly Donbas Proposal (Kyiv Post):
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/64561
BBC Today Programme featuring former US Ambassador to Kyiv:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002mbxg
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Thu, 20 Nov 2025 - 50min - 994 - Russian ship fires lasers at British war plane & Trump 'in secret consultation' with Kremlin over Ukraine
Day 1,364.
Today, as Ukraine confirms the latest use of US ATACMS missiles inside Russia and Britain tracks a Russian spy ship in UK waters, we examine growing pressure on President Zelensky to dismiss a senior official over the widening nuclear-energy corruption scandal – with Andriy Yermak increasingly in the spotlight. We also report on allegations that a former British civil servant committed war crimes in Ukraine, and discuss why Spain is attempting to return to Donald Trump’s good graces with a new €1 billion purchase of U.S. weapons for Ukraine. Later, we speak with the Foreign Minister of Czechia, who says he expects imminent movement on efforts to unlock frozen Russian state assets.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.
With thanks to Jan Lipavský, Foreign Minister of Czechia.
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British ex-civil servant accused of Ukraine war crimes (The Telegraph):
Russian spy ship fires lasers to blind RAF pilots (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/19/russian-spy-blinds-military-pilots-spy-ship-lasers/
Scoop: U.S. secretly drafting new plan to end Ukraine war (Axios):
https://www.axios.com/2025/11/19/ukraine-peace-plan-trump-russia-witkoff
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Wed, 19 Nov 2025 - 55min - 993 - Putin turns on his own war cheerleaders & Russia builds new naval base for Black Sea fleet
Day 1,363.
Today, after a 17-year-old girl was killed and 9 others injured in an overnight Russian missile attack in Kharkiv Oblast, we return to the dire situation in Pokrovsk, before asking why Vladimir Putin is targeting his own war cheerleaders in his latest clampdown. Then we look at the First World War medical condition being reported on the frontlines in Ukraine, and hear from an American serving in the Ukrainian army.
Contributors
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Verity Bowman (Journalist). @VerityBowman on X.
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon (Chemical Weapons Expert and former Tank Commander). @hamishdbg on x.
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Gas gangrene returns to Ukraine in echoes of First World War trench warfare (Verity in The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/gas-gangrene-ukraine-war-russia-trenches-europe/
‘Coffin on wheels’ saves wounded Ukrainian soldier from no-man’s land (Verity in The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/17/robot-coffin-on-wheels-saves-ukrainian-soldier-trapped/
Russia suspected of blowing up Polish railway line (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/17/russia-suspected-of-blowing-up-polish-railway-line-ukraine/
Putin goes after his own war cheerleaders (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/16/putin-goes-after-his-own-war-cheerleaders/
Putin is eating his own supporters. This is how dictators fall (Hamish in The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/17/putin-z-bloggers-suppression-supporters-russia-war-ukraine/
Key government representatives advise Zelensky to release Yermak (Ukrainian Pravda):
https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2025/11/18/8007753/
EU eyes €90 Billion Ukraine grant (Bloomberg):
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-17/eu-pitches-90-billion-ukraine-grant-if-russian-asset-loan-fails
Construction Accelerates at Planned Russian Navy Base (Bellingcat):
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-europe/2024/07/30/construction-accelerates-at-planned-russian-navy-base-in-disputed-abkhazia/
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Tue, 18 Nov 2025 - 45min - 992 - Ship ablaze after surprise attack on Danube port; 'sabotage' as explosion hits Polish railway track & surviving Putin's gulags
Day 1,362.
Today, as Poland reports sabotage on vital rail links connecting it to Ukraine and Romania evacuates civilians after Russian strikes across the Danube, we unpack President Zelensky’s latest diplomatic push – including a new energy deal with Greece and a landmark agreement with France for 100 fighter jets. Later, we speak with Vladimir Kara-Murza, the prominent opposition figure arrested in 2022 for denouncing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and given a 25-year sentence in a Siberian penal colony. He discusses life inside prison and how Putin’s regime suppresses dissent.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
James Crisp (Europe Editor). @JamesCrisp6 on X.
With thanks to Vladimir Kara-Murza.
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Vladimir Kara-Murza: what stopped me going mad in Putin’s gulag (The Telegraph):
North Korean troops deployed to clear land mines for Russia (The Telegraph):
Russia seizes land after Kyiv diverts troops (The Telegraph):
Exclusive: Russia plans to make up to 120,000 glide bombs this year, Ukrainian intelligence says (Reuters):
How Britain replaced the US as Russia’s villain of choice (The Guardian):
Viewings of ‘Facing War’ at Bertha DocHouse in London:
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Mon, 17 Nov 2025 - 54min - 991 - Global oil prices spike by 2% after ‘shattering’ strike on Russian port & exclusive interview with deputy head of Zelensky’s office
Day 1,359.
Today, as one of Russia’s largest oil terminals burns following an overnight strike, we report on yet another aerial blitz on Kyiv and assess the latest wave of European support for Ukraine. We also examine German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s call for President Zelensky to stem the flow of young Ukrainian men fleeing to Germany. Later, we bring you an exclusive interview with the Deputy Head of Zelensky’s Presidential Office, who shares Kyiv’s latest response to the corruption scandal engulfing the administration – and warns that Ukrainian society this summer was at “boiling point.”
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to Ihor Brusylov, Deputy Head of Zelensky’s Presidential Office.
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Francis’s Book Review: ‘How Gorbachev fooled the West into thinking he was a liberal visionary’ (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/c726678d9006e83d
Watch: Ukraine helicopter shoots down Russian drone using American minigun (The Telegraph):
Germany slams door on Ukrainian men fleeing war (The Telegraph):
US sanctions Ukrainian firms accused of helping supply parts for Iran’s Shahed drones used by Russia (Kyiv Independent):
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Fri, 14 Nov 2025 - 56min - 990 - Biggest corruption scandal of Zelensky’s presidency rattles country & Polish civilians arm themselves in case of Russian invasion
Day 1,359.
Today, as Ukraine launches more projectiles at Russia than it receives in return, we examine the worsening situation on the ground in the Zaporizhzhia region and the growing domestic turmoil facing President Zelensky, as the corruption scandal rattles his government. We then look at the latest defence measures being adopted across Germany, Norway, and Poland, and end with voices from a Ukrainian women’s film festival highlighting resilience, creativity, and the power of cultural resistance amid war.
Contributors
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
With thanks to Mariia Vynogradova and Ksenia Bugrimova from the Women and the World International Film Festival.
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Tanks or drones? German defence giants clash over how to rebuild military (James Rothwell in The Telegraph):
Polish civilians arm themselves in case of Russian invasion (James Rothwell in The Telegraph):
Russia massing nuclear fleet in Arctic Circle ‘for war with Nato’ (James Rothwell in The Telegraph):
More Soldiers, More Gold (Bild):
Ukraine’s Hardest Winter (Jack Watling in Foreign Affairs):
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/ukraines-hardest-winter
Ukraine withdraws from positions near settlement in Zaporizhzhia (Kyiv Independent):
Women and the World International Film Festival:
Trailer to Dad’s Lullaby, a documentary about a Ukrainian veteran by Lesia Diak:
https://cineuropa.org/en/video/464790/
Hitler’s DNA proves he really did have only one ball (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2025/11/12/scientists-secrets-adolf-hitler-dna-adhd/
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Thu, 13 Nov 2025 - 56min - 989 - Calls for conscription age to be lowered as manpower shortage leaves Ukrainian city ‘on the brink’ & special forces launch 'fire attack' on major Russian petrochemical plant
Day 1,358.
As Ukrainian forces struggle against overwhelming Russian manpower in the Zaporizhzhya region, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko calls for the conscription age to be lowered. We bring the latest on a corruption scandal inside Ukraine’s state nuclear power company, and assess the geopolitical significance of Kazakhstan joining the Abraham Accords. Meanwhile, in Russia, Sergey Lavrov appears to have fallen out of favour with the Kremlin once again and officials have cut off internet access around military sites.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
James Kilner (Former Russia Correspondent). @jkjourno on X.
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Ukrainian minister implicated in nuclear power corruption scandal suspended (Kyiv Independent):
https://kyivindependent.com/minister-implicated-suspended/
Ukraine faces ‘huge problems’ finding soldiers as men flee abroad, says Kyiv mayor (POLITICO):
https://www.politico.eu/article/war-in-ukraine-draft-age-russia-vitali-klitschko
UK’s Jonathan Powell contacted Moscow in bid to build back channel to Vladimir Putin (Financial Times):
https://www.ft.com/content/f06920c2-94f6-49b8-89df-82ace669cf25?shareType=nongift
Trump Admin Pushes to Weaken Ukraine Resolution on Russian Occupation at UN, Sources Tell Kyiv Post (Kyiv Post):
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/63999
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Wed, 12 Nov 2025 - 41min - 988 - Motorcyclists slip into frontline Pokrovsk under cover of fog
Day 1,357.
Today, the battle for Pokrovsk continues to rage on with 300 Russian soldiers now in the city, pressing forward to the north. We discuss the corruption probe in Ukraine targeting one of Zelensky’s close allies and how it led to the president’s debacle over the summer when he tried to curtail Ukraine’s two anti-corruption agencies. Finally, we zoom in on Lavrov’s disappearance from the public eye in the last couple of weeks and on the patterns of drone incursions across Europe these past two months. Note: an earlier version of this episode stated that a probe was looking into Ukraine's Chief Anti-Corruption Prosecutor. It is instead investigating his deputy, Andryi Synyuk.
Contributors
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X
Memphis Barker (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @memphisbarker on X
Roland Oliphant (Chief Foreign Analyst). @RolandOliphant on X
Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
‘We are losing Pokrovsk’: Russia nears biggest gain since 2023, The Telegraph
Who is Timur Mindich, Zelensky's secretive associate at the center of a major corruption probe?, Kyiv Independent
https://kyivindependent.com/who-is-timur-mindich/?mc_cid=721276d3ca&mc_eid=4a5b852913
Where’s Sergei Lavrov? Rumours swirl over the fate of Putin’s foreign affairs enforcer, The Telegraph
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/11/10/the-rumours-swirling-over-the-fate-of-sergei-lavrov/
Mapped: Russia’s new drone war against Europe, The Telegraph
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/11/mapped-russia-new-drone-war-against-europe/
Poppies and cornflowers became symbols of November 11 thanks to women forgotten by history, Le Monde
The Poppy Lady, The Story of Madame Anna Guérin and the Remembrance Poppy
https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Poppy-Lady-Hardback/p/21829
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Tue, 11 Nov 2025 - 39min - 987 - Energy war forces blackouts in Russia and Ukraine amid Putin’s manpower crisis
Day 1,356
Today, after weekend strikes on energy facilities in both countries left blackouts in Russia and Ukraine, we report how Moscow now seems to be deliberately targeting Ukrainian nuclear plants well away from the front line, how Britain is sending military personnel to defend Belgian skies, and later we have an interview with Dr Jack Watling, Senior Research Fellow for Land Warfare at the Royal United Services Institute, in which he describes Ukraine’s adaptation of battlefield tactics.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to Dr Jack Watling, Senior Research Fellow for Land Warfare at the Royal United Services Institute. @Jack_Watling on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Dr Jack Watling's New RUSI Report - 'Emergent Approaches to Combined Arms Manoeuvre in Ukraine':
Pokrovsk: Where Putin Shattered His Teeth
https://cepa.org/article/pokrovsk-where-putin-shattered-his-teeth/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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Mon, 10 Nov 2025 - 49min - 986 - Moscow slams Ukraine with new glide bombs as Lavrov's future in doubt
Day 1,353.
Today, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban visits President Trump in Washington, a few weeks after the collapse of the Budapest meeting with Russia. Meanwhile, we look at reports claiming that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov may have fallen out of favour with President Putin, and the UN Commission of Inquiry accuses Russia of committing crimes against humanity and torture. Finally, our regular contributor Jade McGlynn shares the latest
Contributors
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjzon X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Dr. Jade McGlynn (War Studies Department of King's College). @DrJadeMcGlynn on X.
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United Nations Human Rights Council: Independent International Commission of Inquiry report
Orbán to visit US to try to broker another Putin summit but questions raised over motives
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/07/orban-hungary-white-house-visit-trump
What’s the truth about South Africa’s ‘genocide’ of white farmers?
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/whats-the-truth-about-south-africas-genocide-of-white-farmers/
Fact-checking Trump’s claims of white farmer ‘genocide’ in South Africa
South Africa crime statistics debunk 'white genocide' claims - minister
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgr5xe7z0y0o
Is there a genocide of white South Africans as Trump claims?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9wg5pg1xp5o
Killing of White Farmer Becomes a Flash Point in South Africa
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/world/africa/South-Africa-murder-protests.html
‘Kill the Boer’ Song Fuels Backlash in South Africa and U.S.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/world/africa/south-africa-kill-boer-song.html
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Fri, 07 Nov 2025 - 50min - 985 - Ukraine blitzes Shahed drone factory as Russia sends disabled soldiers to die
Day 1,352.
Today, as more and more Russian forces flow into Pokrovsk, Ukrainian soldiers manage to fly a Ukraine flag on the city council’s building. Ukraine also scrambles to put together a new budget for next year, while Zelensky faces harsh criticism after the announcement of relief packages ahead of winter. We hear reports of how Russia is sending disabled men to fight and wonder if the cannon fodder strategy is reaching an end.
Contributors
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Verity Bowman (Journalist). @VerityBowman on X.
With thanks to Albina Kovalyova, @agent_Alka on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Kharkiv War Diaries: Stories from a City on the Edge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlrrWx3hBek
Kharkiv: Love in a War Zone
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct82ky
Occupied, 2022
https://www.albinakovalyova.com/work/documentary/
'Catastrophic populism:' Critics push back against Zelensky's winter support package for Ukrainians
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Thu, 06 Nov 2025 - 57min - 984 - The Ukrainian spy who fooled Moscow & interview with a frontline drone unit commander
Day 1,351.
Today, as reports from Pokrovsk indicate Russian troops now hold positions across nearly the entire city, prosecutors in Kharkiv launch a new war crimes investigation after footage emerged of an alleged Russian FPV drone strike on two civilians carrying a white flag near Kharkiv. We also examine today’s Joint Expeditionary Force meeting in Norway – asking whether it’s wise for the group to brand itself as “NATO’s first responders” – before doing a deep dive into recent cases of Ukrainian and Russian spycraft. Later, we speak with the commander of a Ukrainian drone unit who helped destroy Russian forces following the so-called “breakthrough” in Dobropillya.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to Dimko Zhluktenko.
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Learn more about Dimko’s charity, Dzyga’s Paw:
Dom’s story on MI5 chief’s warnings (The Telegraph):
The Ukrainian double-agent playing Russia at its own game (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/01/ukraine-russia-war-double-agent-security-services/
A champion like no other: The curious life of a Unit 29155 operative (The Insider):
https://theins.ru/en/inv/286477
Russia moves to year-round conscription from 2026 (Kyiv Independent):
Is there a risk of encirclement in Pokrovsk and what awaits Myrnohrad? Soldiers explain (Hromadske):
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Wed, 05 Nov 2025 - 50min - 983 - Ukraine strikes elite Russian unit on Black Sea oil rig & rescues camel from overrun Russian position
Day 1,350.
Today, as fierce fighting continues around Pokrovsk and Ukrainian forces strike energy facilities inside Russia, we report on a surge in American surveillance flights over the Black Sea – coinciding with the arrival of Washington’s Ambassador to NATO in Kyiv. We also examine Ukraine’s claim to have hit an elite Russian special forces unit stationed on a Black Sea oil platform, and speak with sanctions expert Stephanie Baker, who explains why Donald Trump’s sanctions on Russian oil giants Lukoil and Rosneft are so significant.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to Stephanie Baker (Senior Writer at Bloomberg). @StephaniBaker on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Stephanie Baker’s Book, ‘Punishing Putin: ‘The gripping expose of the global economic sanctions against Russia’s war in Ukraine’:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Punishing-Putin-gripping-economic-sanctions-ebook/dp/B0CWWFJ52G
Ukraine rescues camel used by Russian military (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/30/ukraine-rescues-camel-used-by-russian-military/
Ukraine ‘strikes elite Russian unit’ on Black Sea oil rig (The Telegraph):
Putin’s shadow fleet under threat as Trump tries to ‘terrify’ Russia’s allies (The Telegraph):
Russian Oil Finds Fewer Takes in China After Hit From Sanctions (Bloomberg):
Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast's iconic front-line rail stop, closed for 'indefinite period' (Kyiv Independent):
Intense US surveillance activity over the Black Sea (ItaMilRadar):
https://www.itamilradar.com/2025/11/03/intense-us-surveillance-activity-over-the-black-sea/
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Tue, 04 Nov 2025 - 49min - 982 - Ukraine special forces launch Black Hawk helicopter raid to stop Russian encirclement & exclusive interview with former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg
Day 1,349.
Today, as reports emerge that General Budanov, head of Ukraine’s military intelligence, travelled to the embattled frontline city of Pokrovsk, we sit down with former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who led the alliance in the first years of the full-scale invasion. We also speak with Norwegian filmmaker Tommy Gulliksen about his powerful new documentary Facing War – which takes viewers inside the rooms where Stoltenberg and world leaders made pivotal decisions that shaped the course of the conflict.
Contributors
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
With thanks to former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg. @jensstoltenbergdocumentary on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Learn more about ‘Facing War’ - new film about Jens Stoltenberg by Tommy Gulliksen:
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt35671816/
Ukraine special forces launch helicopter raid to stop Russian encirclement (The Telegraph):
Draft dodger who jumped from moving train faces deportation to Russia (The Telegraph):
Russia deploys 170,000 troops in battle for Pokrovsk (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/31/russia-deploys-170000-troops-battle-pokrovsk/
‘How to Negotiate with Putin’ by Robert Person (Journal of Democracy):
https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/how-to-negotiate-with-putin/
Zelensky Is Winning Trump Voters Over (Wall Street Journal):
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Mon, 03 Nov 2025 - 55min - 981 - Strike sets thermal power plant ‘ablaze’ inside Russia & shooting at draft office in Ukraine leaves two soldiers injured
Day 1,346.
Today, as Ukrainian forces hang on in Pokrovsk, we discuss more reports coming out of the city of Russian troops fighting in civilian clothes – a clear war crime. Plus, we hear about Ukraine’s latest long range strikes inside Russia and look at a worrying message from the International Atomic Energy Agency that accuses Moscow of targeting three of Ukraine's nuclear power plants. Later, we hear how a Ukrainian opera lost for 250 years premiered earlier this month in Chernivtsi, accompanied by the sound of air alerts.
Contributors:
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjzon X.
With thanks to Nataliya Lukyanova and James Butterwick
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Russian soldiers disguised in civilian clothes infiltrating front-line city (The Telegraph):
Poland, Hungary and Slovakia defy Brussels as Ukraine trade deal takes effect (POLITICO)
Trump-Vladimir Putin Budapest summit axed following Moscow memo (Financial Times):
https://www.ft.com/content/d6655fb1-31af-4da8-85f7-085a8fc00969
Hungary’s foot-dragging on Russian oil crashes into reality
https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-foot-dragging-russian-oil-crashes-reality-croatia-sanction/
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Fri, 31 Oct 2025 - 42min - 980 - Pentagon to 'immediately' test nuclear weapons & Russia fires 705 missiles and drones at Ukraine in 'vile attack'
Day 1,345.
Today, as Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet in South Korea, we ask whether Ukraine can ever expect China to face real consequences for its support of Russia throughout the war. We also examine Vladimir Putin’s ongoing air campaign to cripple Ukraine’s energy infrastructure – including last night’s major assault – and bring you the latest stories from inside the Russian Federation, from renewed public protests to fresh signs of deepening economic stagnation.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjzon X.
James Kilner (former Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Trump orders Pentagon to ‘immediately’ start testing nuclear weapons (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/10/30/trump-nuclear-weapons-testing-russia-poseidon-drone/
Donald Trump claims victory after ‘amazing’ trade talks with Xi Jinping (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2025/10/30/trump-xi-meeting-south-korea-trade-war/
Geert Wilders’ Dutch PM hopes in tatters (The Telegraph):
Exploding Shahed drone toys sold to Russian children (The Telegraph):
Ukraine is bracing for the harshest winter since 2022 (Tomorrow’s Affairs):
https://tomorrowsaffairs.com/ukraine-is-bracing-for-the-harshest-winter-since-2022
Red hands and pig heads: Russia’s plan to destabilize France goes on trial (POLITICO):
https://www.politico.eu/article/red-hands-and-pig-heads-russias-plan-to-destabilize-france-goes-on-trial/
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Thu, 30 Oct 2025 - 38min - 979 - Ukraine ‘torches’ key Russian oil facilities & the motorway to save NATO from invasion
Day 1,344.
Today, as the situation around the frontline city of Pokrovsk continues to worsen, we examine Ukraine’s latest wave of deep strikes targeting Russia’s military infrastructure. Then we turn to Brussels, where frustration mounts after European nations failed to agree on how to unlock frozen Russian assets to support Kyiv’s war effort. Then we hear about the motorway some believe could save NATO from Vladimir Putin’s aggression.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.
David Blair (Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator). @davidblairdt on X.
WATCH OUR SPECIAL LIVE EPISODE
Link here: https://youtu.be/Mw_lWhp-flU
Questions from the audience are answered in the podcast version, below:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7DKehIQCz24eKK73xjP2e8
Content Referenced:
Battle Lines: Global Health Security episode on bioweapons:
The motorway that could save Nato from Putin’s aggression (David Blair in The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10/27/motorway-save-nato-putin-aggression/
US to Remove Brigade From Romania, Sources Tell Kyiv Post (Kyiv Post):
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/63159
U.S. intelligence agencies see no sign Russia is ready to compromise on Ukraine (NBC):
A Russian Ka-52 helicopter shot down by "friendly fire” (The Insider):
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Wed, 29 Oct 2025 - 43min - 978 - Russian troops ‘forced to swim’ after Ukraine blows up dam & 15 armoured vehicles destroyed in fierce battle outside Pokrovsk
Day 1,343.
Today, as the fierce battle for Pokrovsk rages on – with Russian troops now inside the city and 15 armoured vehicles destroyed on its outskirts – we report on the dramatic destruction of a dam in Russia that has cut off Moscow’s forces inside Ukraine. Later, we speak to one of the leading architects behind the Western initiative to seize $300 billion in frozen Russian state assets, exploring how close this unprecedented move is to becoming reality – and what it could mean for the future of the war.
Contributors:
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to campaigner, journalist and entrepreneur Hugo Dixon.
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Questions from the audience are answered in the podcast version, below:
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Content Referenced:
Ukraine floods Russian troops in dam strike (The Telegraph):
Inside Ukraine’s fortress belt, where Nato doctrine no longer applies (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/27/trump-freeze-frontlines-trouble-ukraine/
Western drones are underwhelming on the Ukrainian battlefield (The Economist):
Russian army committing murder in Ukraine: Independent rights commission (UN report):
Kyiv wants to cash in on OnlyFans creators’ unpaid taxes. There’s just one problem: making porn is illegal in Ukraine (Meduza):
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/10/08/turning-me-into-a-criminal
Ukraine's OnlyFans Paradox: Tax the Sin, Punish the Sinner (Iuliia Mendel’s Substack):
https://iuliiamendel.substack.com/p/ukraines-onlyfans-paradox-tax-the
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Tue, 28 Oct 2025 - 52min - 977 - Putin tests 'invincible' nuclear missile & Serhii Plokhy on the new arms race
Day 1,342.
Today, after a weekend of Russian bombardments on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities – with fires killing multiple civilians – we examine Moscow’s failed diplomatic bid to block Donald Trump’s latest sanctions on Russian energy. Then we consider how Vladimir Putin’s unveiling of a “next-generation” cruise missile reveals growing unease in the Kremlin. Later, we sit down with Ukrainian historian Serhii Plokhy, to discuss the Cold War arms race, and how Kyiv could have retained nuclear weapons after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Please note this episode features distressing recordings from the bombardment on Kyiv, including sounds of incoming drones.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to Ukrainian historian Serhii Plokhy. @SPlokhy on X.
WATCH OUR SPECIAL LIVE EPISODE
Link here:https://youtu.be/Mw_lWhp-flU
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LINKS
Serhii Plokhy’s new book, ‘The Nuclear Age: An Epic Race for Arms, Power and Survival’:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nuclear-Age-Epic-Power-Survival/dp/0241582865
‘Will I die?’ Moment nursery children rescued after Russian strike (The Telegraph):
Russia’s latest attempt to woo the US reeks of desperation (The Telegraph):
Russians circling around Trump to sway his mind, warns key ally (The Telegraph):
At least 250 Russians in Pokrovsk, Ukrainian troops walk 10-15 km to reach positions (Ukrainska Pravda):
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/10/24/8004333/
Europe’s Plan B for Ukraine (POLITICO):
https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/brussels-playbook/Europes-Plan-B-for-Ukraine/
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Mon, 27 Oct 2025 - 47min - 976 - SPECIAL: ‘We are all in danger now’ - Putin's brutal invasion three and a half years on, with General Sir Richard Barrons and Orysia Lutsevych OBE
In this special live episode recorded at the Honourable Artillery Company in London, we take stock of the war as it grinds into its fourth calendar year.
Joined by General Sir Richard Barrons – former head of UK Joint Forces Command and co-author of Britain’s Strategic Defence Review – and Orysia Lutsevych OBE – head of the Ukraine Forum at Chatham House – hosts Dom Nicholls, Francis Dearnley, and Adélie Pojzman-Pontay debate the state of the conflict, Donald Trump’s renewed deadlines and ultimatums, and why Vladimir Putin shows no sign of negotiating peace in good faith.
Then we take questions from the audience.
As bombs continue to devastate Ukrainian cities and Europe’s “Coalition of the Willing” struggles for credibility, we ask: where next for the war and for European security? With the post-1945 security order collapsing, this timely discussion helps make sense of a shifting geopolitical era – and considers the challenges facing Western societies and reserve forces, such as the Honourable Artillery Company, in the years ahead.
You can also watch this episode on The Telegraph YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/Mw_lWhp-flU
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Sat, 25 Oct 2025 - 1h 19min - 975 - NATO scrambles fighter jets after Russian planes violate Lithuania’s airspace & deal collapses to hand Kyiv €140bn in frozen Kremlin assets
Day 1,339.
Today, as President Zelensky meets the Coalition of the Willing in London, we discuss the shock felt in Brussels after European countries failed to come to a deal on the use of frozen Russian assets. We also hear the latest updates on the Ukrainian resistance, and Francis reports not from the frontline but the front row, as he attends a Ukrainian fashion show.
Contributors:
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjzon X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to Illia Riepin and the Estonian Embassy of London.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Francis’s Article on Ukrainian Fashion:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/people/ukraine-fashion-show-london-war-francis-dearnley/
EU’s €140bn Ukraine loan plan derailed (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/24/belgium-derails-european-union-plans-ukraine-loan/
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Fri, 24 Oct 2025 - 55min - 974 - Trump sanctions ‘an act of war’, says Moscow, as US lifts restrictions on long-range European missiles
Day 1,338.
Today, as Donald Trump unveils sweeping new sanctions on Russia’s energy giants, we analyse what recent developments reveal about the shifting power dynamics between Moscow and Washington. We also investigate an alleged Russian war crime in Donetsk and what it exposes about the brutal nature of the fighting there, before exploring why NATO nations continue to pour vast resources into tank production and modernisation.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Memphis Barker (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @memphisbarker on X.
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon (Chemical Weapons Expert and former Tank Commander). @hamishdbg on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Trump’s sanctions put him on a warpath with Russia, says Medvedev (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2025/10/22/trump-russia-oil-sanctions-putin/
Bodies strewn across Pokrovsk reveal horror of Russian war crimes (Memphis Barker in The Telegraph):
The man with the worst job in Ukraine (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/23/man-with-worst-job-in-ukraine/
Russian commander ordered troops to shoot Ukrainian civilians near Pokrovsk, radio intercept suggests (Kyiv Independent):
U.S. Lifts Key Restriction on Ukraine’s Use of European Long-Range Missiles (Wall Street Journal):
How tanks are evolving in Ukraine (New York Times):
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Thu, 23 Oct 2025 - 40min - 973 - Children rescued from kindergarten hit by drone & Putin defies Trump to wreck Budapest peace talks
Day 1,337.
Today, after Vladimir Putin defied Donald Trump to wreck the proposed Budapest peace talks, we report how overnight attacks ended with children having to be evacuated from a burning kindergarten in Kharkiv after it was hit in a Russian drone strike. Plus, British-supplied Storm Shadow cruise missiles hit their targets in Russia and, later, we hear about how for civilians in Ukraine, learning the specific sound of drones can be a matter of life or death… and how their buzzing can stay with survivors a long time after the attack.
Please note, this episode features real sounds of drones from the frontline.
Contributors:
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
Kieran Kelly (Foreign Reporter).
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Putin defies Trump to wreck Ukraine peace talks (Connor Stringer and Joe Barnes in The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/10/21/trump-no-longer-plans-meet-putin-hungary
Ukraine strikes Russia with British Storm Shadow missiles (The Telegraph):
Germany wants to use Iceland as a logistics base for the Navy (Hartpunkt):
https://www.hartpunkt.de/pistorius-sieht-island-als-logistik-basis-fuer-die-marine/
Europe and Ukraine Prepare 12-Point Proposal to End Russia’s War, Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-21/europe-and-ukraine-prepare-12-point-proposal-to-end-russia-s-war
Russia’s Lvova-Belova Admits to Kidnapping Ukrainian Orphan to Russia Despite His Resistance
The War of Sound, The Telegraph
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/The-War-of-Sound/
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Wed, 22 Oct 2025 - 38min - 972 - Trapped Russian troops 'blown apart' fleeing by boat & Trump's summit with Putin in Hungary threatened as Europe pulls rank
Day 1,336.
Today, amid growing signs the planned Trump-Putin summit in Hungary is already in jeopardy, we assess a breakthrough in Europe that could see finally frozen Russian state assets loaned to Ukraine. Then we uncover disturbing accounts revealing the dire state of Russia’s armed forces, and bring you the latest stories from Moscow as the economy continues to display signs of fracture.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Verity Bowman (Reporter). @VerityBowman on X.
James Kilner (Former Telegraph Russia Correspondant). @jkjourno on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Putin ‘should only be allowed to travel to Hungary if he agrees to a ceasefire’ (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/20/putin-travel-hungary-if-he-agrees-ceasefire-russia-ukraine/
How Putin could reach Hungary peace summit without being shot down or arrested (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/17/putin-route-to-budapest-summit/
Trapped on the Dnipro, Putin’s troops tried to flee by boat — and were blown apart (Verity Bowman in The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/21/russia-putin-dnipro-river-troops-boat-ukraine/
Russian troops handcuffed to trees and left for dead after defying orders (Verity Bowman in The Telegraph):
Putin sends squads of sick soldiers into Pokrovsk ‘meat grinder’ (Verity Bowman in The Telegraph):
EU closes in on deal to use Russian frozen assets to fund Ukraine (POLITICO):
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-deal-russian-frozen-assets-ukraine-loan-belgium/
US is stalling on G7 plan over Russian assets (Bloomberg):
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Tue, 21 Oct 2025 - 47min - 971 - Trump tells Ukraine: Accept Putin’s demands ‘or be destroyed’
Day 1,335.
Today, as the world digests the outcome of the White House meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, we examine why the lack of progress on Tomahawk missiles caught many observers off guard. We also explore the significance – if any – of Trump’s planned talks with Vladimir Putin in Budapest, widely seen as part of the Kremlin’s strategy to stall for time. Plus, we report on another slow weekend at the front, continued Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil and gas facilities, and hear from a leading professor on what it would take to achieve a genuine breakthrough in peace negotiations.
Contributors:
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to Professor Robert Person (Non-Resident Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Research Institute's Eurasia Program). @RTPerson3 on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Zelensky offers Trump drones for Tomahawks (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/10/17/zelenksy-meets-trump-white-house-live-updates/
Trump envoy pushes Ukraine to surrender Donetsk to Russia (The Telegraph):
Pete Hegseth’s tie causes diplomatic spat (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/10/19/pete-hegseth-tie-causes-diplomatic-spat/
Trump tells Ukraine: Accept Putin’s demands ‘or be destroyed’ (The Telegraph):
Ukraine’s most prestigious military units are run like businesses: (The Economist): https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/10/14/ukraines-most-prestigious-military-units-are-run-like-businesses?utm_campaign=shared_article
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Mon, 20 Oct 2025 - 53min - 970 - Trump to meet Putin in Budapest in ‘huge blow’ to Europe & North Korean troops direct Russian strikes into Ukraine
Day 1,332.
Today, as President Zelensky meets Donald Trump at the White House, we unpack Vladimir Putin’s emergency – if predictable – intervention: an unscheduled call with the US President that may have derailed Kyiv’s hopes of securing Tomahawk missiles. Then, in a special cultural dispatch, we dive into the world of Ukrainian classical music.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to Hobart Earle, Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Odesa Philharmonic Orchestra.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Francis’s Odesa Documentary featuring Hobart Earle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28HqbQLYGMM
‘Animals in war’ winners, suggested by listeners:
https://x.com/FrancisDearnley/status/1978856072648499329
Trump to meet Putin in Hungary (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/10/16/trump-holds-phone-call-putin-tomahawks/
Trump meeting Putin in Budapest is blow to Europe (The Telegraph):
North Korean troops helping to direct Russian strikes into Ukraine (Kyiv Independent):
How Vladimir Putin’s history rant in Alaska nudged Donald Trump closer to Ukraine (Financial Times):
https://www.ft.com/content/7af3b49e-c4da-405b-8199-3e12957b78c2
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Fri, 17 Oct 2025 - 57min - 969 - Crowds in St Petersburg sing about overthrowing Putin
Day 1,331.
Today, as President Zelensky heads to Washington for another high-stakes meeting with Donald Trump, we break down the latest from the frontlines as NATO vows to ramp up its military support for Ukraine. We also examine a rare protest in St Petersburg calling for Vladimir Putin’s death, explore how recent drone incursions are reshaping German attitudes toward the war, and ask why Syria’s president – once a sworn enemy of the Kremlin – has now met the Russian President in Moscow.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondant). @JamesERothwell on X.
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Crowds in St Petersburg sing about overthrowing Putin (The Telegraph):
Trump plans victory fund for Ukraine (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/10/15/trump-plans-victory-fund-for-ukraine/
Ukraine Is Starving Russia of Oil (Michael Bohnert in The Wall Street Journal):
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/ukraine-is-starving-russia-of-oil-de6ca866
Russia Isn’t Done With Syria (Hanna Notte in Foreign Affairs):
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/russia-isnt-done-syria
Antoni Lallican, photojournalist killed in Ukraine, was 'insatiably curious and truly interested in others' (Le Monde):
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Thu, 16 Oct 2025 - 45min - 968 - Drug gangs hone drone skills in Ukraine's foreign legion as US warns Russia of “consequences” on eve of latest weapons meeting
Day 1,330.
Today, as NATO defence ministers meet in Brussels with the US representative to NATO warning Russia of “consequences” if the Kremlin doesn’t move towards a peace agreement, we report how Mexican and Colombian drug cartels have infiltrated the Ukrainian military to learn how to fly kamikaze drones. Plus we take a deep dive into the current political crisis in France and examine what impact it could have on the war.
Contributors:
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
Special thanks to our guest Colin Freeman. @colinfreeman99 on X.
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UDCG Livestream Press conference Livestream info on NATO website: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/events_67375.htm
Mexican and Colombian drug cartels infiltrate Ukrainian military
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Wed, 15 Oct 2025 - 42min - 967 - Trump: 'Now let’s end the Ukraine war' after Gaza triumph & UN convoy attacked by Russian forces in Ukraine
Day 1,329.
Today, as Donald Trump vows to harness the momentum of the Gaza ceasefire to bring peace to Ukraine, we examine global reaction – or the striking silence – after a UN convoy was attacked by Russian forces. Then we assess reports of a possible chemical weapons attack in Donetsk and take a deep dive into stories emerging from inside Russia – revealing the cracks in its economy and the growing strains within its society.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon (Chemical Weapons Expert and Former Tank Commander). @hamishdbg on X.
James Kilner (Former Telegraph Russia Correspondant). @jkjourno on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Trump: Now let’s end the Ukraine war (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/10/13/trump-threatens-putin-sending-tomahawks/
Frontline report: Ukraine’s kill zone takes shape in Sumy Oblast—Russians trapped in Yunakivka say hope is gone (Euromaidan):
UN CONVOY CAME UNDER ATTACK WHILE DELIVERING AID TO A FRONT-LINE COMMUNITY IN THE KHERSON REGION (United Nations):
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Tue, 14 Oct 2025 - 43min - 966 - '5 tanks hit' in gigantic blaze at Russia's largest oil terminal in Crimea & US intel 'guided' Ukraine’s strikes on energy sites
Day 1,328.
Today, as we learn the Donald Trump administration has been sharing intelligence enabling Kyiv to strike at Russian energy facilities, we reflect on the likelihood that Tomahawk missiles are incoming, and the fallout from the US President not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. Then we hear live from the country of Georgia, where protests continue and tensions remain high, before Francis ends with an appeal on a neglected subject: animals in war.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Marika Mikia-shvili (Foreign affairs, Droa Party - Georgia). @Mikiashvili_M on X.
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Learn more about the Dickin Medal - the animals’ Victoria Cross:
https://www.pdsa.org.uk/what-we-do/animal-awards-programme/pdsa-dickin-medal
Trump gave specific intelligence to Ukraine for strikes on Russian energy (The Telegraph):
Putin: Trump’s too good for the Nobel Peace Prize (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/10/donald-trump-loses-out-on-nobel-peace-prize-2025/
Melania Trump: I convinced Putin to send Ukrainian children home (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2025/10/10/melania-trump-putin-children-families/
Senate Passes Bipartisan $925 Billion Defense Policy Bill (New York Times):
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/us/senate-passes-bipartisan-925-billion-defense-policy-bill.html
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Mon, 13 Oct 2025 - 41min - 965 - ‘Massive’ Russian attack knocks out Kyiv energy grid & what Gaza ceasefire means for Ukraine
Day 1,325.
Today, after another wave of intense Russian bombardments, we explore what the Gaza ceasefire could mean for the war. Will it bring renewed international attention, or further distraction? Plus, we deliver our latest fortnightly update on resistance inside the occupied territories, and ask: how strong is America’s commitment to Europe’s defense now, with insights from one of the U.S. Army’s former top generals.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Dr. Jade McGlynn (War Studies Department of King's College). @DrJadeMcGlynn on X.
With thanks to Lieutenant General (Retired) Ben Hodges (former commanding general of United States Army Europe). @general_ben on X.
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Clip of Francis and Dom on Russian TV:
https://x.com/FrancisDearnley/status/1976267739284279375?t=ew1_r1Jv5Pkwig8urg48ow&s=03
Putin is losing the war, so prepare for escalation (Ambrose Evans-Pritchard in The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/10/10/putin-is-losing-the-war-so-prepare-for-escalation/
China unveils sweeping rare-earth export controls to protect ‘national security’ (Financial Times):
https://www.ft.com/content/c4b2c5d9-c82f-401e-b763-bc9581019cb7?sharetype=blocked
Russia's industrial titans furlough workers as its war economy stalls (Reuters):
Ukrainian Icon Finds Safe Haven In Aldershot (UK Army):
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Fri, 10 Oct 2025 - 52min - 964 - Stowaway drone sneaks into Russian base atop military vehicle & Russia announces 'retaliation' in case of nuclear testing
Day 1,324.
Today, Ukraine hits yet another pipeline and oil plant, while fuel shortage in Russia approaches 20 percent. Meanwhile, more than half of Ukraine's natural gas production capacity has been destroyed by Russian strikes. We also discuss the state of US-Russia relations and what will happen to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty when it expires. Finally Dom speaks with Benjamin Tallis about the use of AI in defence.
Contributors:
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
With thanks to Ben Tallis of Helsing.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Harvard Harris Poll:
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Thu, 09 Oct 2025 - 45min - 963 - Russian gas production ‘buckles’ under Ukrainian strikes & Kremlin enforces blackout on foreign SIM cards
Day 1,323
Today, as Moscow tightens restrictions on gas sales and mobile networks amid Ukraine’s escalating campaign against Moscow’s oil industry, reports emerge that Russian workers are being told to halt operations as “preemptive measures” against drone attacks. We also discuss Dom and Francis’s appearance on Russian state TV, and speak with Australia’s military representative to NATO and the EU about the broader implications for the war.
Contributors:
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to Air Vice-Marshal Dianne Turton.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Francis and Dom’s Video Documentary on Odesa:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28HqbQLYGMM
Kremlin’s anti-West propaganda film makes just £845 at box office (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/07/russian-propaganda-film-flops/
Chris O tweet on Russian recruitment:
https://x.com/ChrisO_wiki/status/1975617573946585577
EU pressure builds on Belgium to allow use of Russia’s frozen assets (Financial Times):
https://www.ft.com/content/6c2dace9-a3be-485a-bf79-59e361709764
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Wed, 08 Oct 2025 - 38min - 962 - The mini-missiles designed to ram Putin’s drones out of the sky & head of a Kremlin-linked publishing house ‘falls out of a window’
Day 1,322
Today, we examine the escalating conflict in Ukraine after another night of bombardments, looking at the potential impact of US Tomahawk missiles if supplied to Kyiv, along with new Western weapons innovations shaping the battlefield. We also discuss another mysterious death in Moscow and what it reveals about the power struggles inside Russia. Finally, we explore whether the post-World War II reconstruction of Germany offers a realistic blueprint for rebuilding Ukraine once the war ends.
Contributors:
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to historian Dr Thomas Clausen. @DrThomasClausen on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
The mini-missiles designed to ram Putin’s drones out of the sky (The Telegraph):
The West is waking up to the Russian drone onslaught (The Telegraph):
ISW map on Tomahawk ranges:
Former Soviet media executive among Russia’s suspicious suicides (The Times):
Thales arms maker delivers new missiles to Ukraine designed to take out Russian drones (Kyiv Independent):
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Tue, 07 Oct 2025 - 57min - 961 - Russian cruise missile ship 'hit' in asymmetric attack & 'hellfire' rains down on Lviv and Belgorod
Day 1,321.
Today, we break down Ukraine’s escalating drone war targeting Russian industry and examine how Ukrainian intelligence claims China supplied satellite imagery of US-funded factories. We also cover the latest riots in Georgia and election results in Czechia, analysing what they reveal about European political stability. Later, following a weekend of explosions across Russia and occupied Crimea, a RAND Corporation analyst joins us to assess Putin’s weakening oil industry, the potential breaking point for Russia’s energy sector, and how a proposed European “drone wall” could reshape the continent’s defences.
Contributors:
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to RAND Analyst Michael Bohnert.
CONTENT REFERENCED:
‘The Battle for Odesa: Ukraine's Culture War’ (Francis & Dom Video Documentary):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28HqbQLYGMM
Europe is facing its ‘Pearl Harbor moment’ (Landbergis in The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/05/europe-faces-pearl-harbor-moment/
Georgia’s presidential palace ‘attacked’ after pro-Russia party’s win (The Telegraph):
Santander hires former head of British Army (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/10/06/santander-hires-former-head-of-british-army/
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Mon, 06 Oct 2025 - 56min - 960 - 'Chaos' as drones ground flights in Germany & Ukraine hits refinery 1400km inside Russia
Day 1,318.
Today, after yet another drone incursion forces the closure of a major European airport - this time in Germany - we examine growing calls from officials to take tougher measures, including shooting drones down on sight. We’ll also look at one of Ukraine’s most far-reaching strikes to date, more than 1,400 kilometers inside Russia, before turning to some of the lighter, more curious moments in encounters between Russian presidents and world leaders. Later, we bring you our latest dispatch from Odesa, where debate is intensifying over whether to remove a certain statue of Russian poet Alexander Pushkin.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
With thanks to Tetyana Kagitina.
CONTENT REFERENCED:
Francis’s Video Documentary ‘The Battle for Odesa: Ukraine’s Culture War’ -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28HqbQLYGMM
Fears US shutdown will delay weapons shipments to Ukraine (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/10/02/us-shutdown-weapons-shipments-ukraine/
Let Nato jets pursue Russian intruders across borders, urges Estonia (The Telegraph):
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Fri, 03 Oct 2025 - 40min - 959 - Trump shares intelligence for long-range strikes on Russia & Crimea's governor 'hacked'
Day 1,317.
Today, as Donald Trump reportedly provides Ukraine with intelligence for long-range missile strikes against Russia, we assess just how serious the economic situation is becoming amid reports of gas shortages. Then, as European leaders join President Zelensky in Copenhagen, we hear about the new 'drone wall' and how Moscow has upgraded its missiles to better evade Patriot air defense systems.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Adelie’s interview with mother of Ukrainian child adopted by Putin ally:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nato-and-russia-edge-closer-to-standoff-exclusive/id1612424182?i=1000728072996
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5qaTQOZyq5jVUK1B2U7Cqh
US ‘to provide Ukraine with intelligence for long-range strikes in Russia’ (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/10/02/us-ukraine-intelligence-long-range-strikes-russia/
Russian missile upgrade outpaces Ukraine’s Patriot defences (Financial Times):
https://www.ft.com/content/078b8e70-a58c-47cc-b573-598850dd5685
Baltic Defences Compared (Eesti Ekspress):
https://ekspress.delfi.ee/artikkel/120403794/baltic-defences-compared-the-enemy-is-the-same-but-the-preparations-and-considerations-very-different
Ukraine hacks Crimea proxy head, uncovers child abduction files, intelligence source says (Kyiv Independent):
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-hacks-crimea-proxy-uncovers-child-abduction-files/
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Thu, 02 Oct 2025 - 28min - 958 - 'Critical' power outage at nuclear plant sparks fears & special interview with UN's Special Rapporteur on Torture
Day 1,316.
Today, as fears are sounded over the state of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, we hear how Princess Anne has made a surprise visit to Kyiv to “demonstrate solidarity” with Ukrainian children and families affected by the conflict. Then we report how French authorities have seized a shadow fleet tanker and Polish police arrested a Ukrainian man for the Nordstream 2 pipeline sabotage. Later, you’ll hear Dom’s interview with the UN’s Special Rapporteur for Torture, Alice Edwards, and a note: our discussion covers graphic descriptions of sexual torture.
Contributors:
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
India McTaggart (Royal Correspondent). @indiamctaggart on X.
With special thanks to Alice Edwards.
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Leaders press to reshape EU under Putin’s aggressive shadow:
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Wed, 01 Oct 2025 - 1h 08min - 957 - Petraeus: Unmanned killer submarines can win war for Ukraine & Kyiv assassinates another Russian officer
Day 1,315.
Today, Ukraine assassinates a Russian senior officer from the National Guard and Moscow launches the biggest autumn conscription round since 2016. We look at Russian influence of European politics, from the UK to Hungary, and General David Petraeus offers his candid reflections on what Ukraine needs to win. We also speak with a Ukrainian-American poet, Ilya Kaminsky, whose award-winning book about a fictional village resisting occupation has now been adapted to the stage.
Contributors:
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
With thanks to Ilya Kaminsky, Ukrainian-American poet.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Unmanned killer submarines can win war for Ukraine, says Gen Petraeus
Deaf Republic review — an urgent and moving drama about resistance and empathy, Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/content/3b58624b-3e90-4389-b626-4dc35bdda231
Deaf Republic at the Dublin Theatre Festival
https://dublintheatrefestival.ie/event/deaf-republic/
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Our panel includes General Sir Richard Barrons, former head of UK Joint Forces Command and latterly one of the authors of Britain’s Strategic Defence Review, and Orysia Lutsevych, head of the Ukraine Forum at the Chatham House think tank. Tickets are open to everybody and can be purchased at: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainelive
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Tue, 30 Sep 2025 - 53min - 956 - Tomahawk missiles ‘on the table’ from Trump & Russia humiliated by election in Moldova
Day 1,314.
Today, amid heavy assaults on Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia, while Ukraine attacks more energy sites deep inside Russia, we hear about the evacuation of families from eastern Ukraine, where Moscow’s offensive continues to flatten whole cities – and about the half-marathon Dom ran to help raise money for one charity trying to help. Plus, we reflect on the historic election result in Moldova, and why it's bad news for Moscow.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
With special thanks to Ada Wordsworth and - as ever - to David Knowles (creator of 'Ukraine: The Latest').
DAVID KNOWES FUNDRAISERS:
KHARPP (Ada Wordsworth’s in Ukraine):
https://donorbox.org/kharpp-fundraiser-in-memory-of-david-knowles
British Heart Foundation:
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/bhfteamdavidknowles
Please give generously!
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Pro-EU party wins Moldova election against Russian-leaning rival (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/09/29/moldova-election-results-pro-eu-pas-party-wins/
Why Ukraine is winning the war (Harari in The Financial Times):
https://www.ft.com/content/2a4d7883-e9b5-4a98-b245-76232e70d3df?sharetype=blocked
Exclusive: Russia has secret war drones project in China (Reuters):
JOIN US FOR 'UKRAINE: THE LATEST' LIVE, IN-PERSON:
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Our panel includes General Sir Richard Barrons, former head of UK Joint Forces Command and latterly one of the authors of Britain’s Strategic Defence Review, and Orysia Lutsevych, head of the Ukraine Forum at the Chatham House think tank. Tickets are open to everybody and can be purchased at: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainelive
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Mon, 29 Sep 2025 - 53min - 955 - Gas shortages ‘finally’ hit Moscow as Kyiv intensifies strikes on refineries & David Knowles on the largest Nazi massacre in Ukraine
Day 1,311.
Today, as Ukraine’s bombardments against Russian energy facilities finally spark gas shortages in Moscow, we assess the gaping hole in Europe’s drone defences amid yet more violations, before leaving you with one more documentary from David Knowles, who visits the site of one of the worst Nazi war crimes to take place in Ukraine during World War II.
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.
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
With special thanks - as ever - to David Knowles (creator of 'Ukraine: The Latest').
DAVID KNOWLES FUNDRAISERS:
KHARPP (Ukraine):
https://donorbox.org/kharpp-fundraiser-in-memory-of-david-knowles
British Heart Foundation:
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/bhfteamdavidknowles
Content referenced:
Our sister podcast ‘Battle Lines’ on the Moldovan Election:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/podcasts/battle-lines/
With Trump back on side, Ukraine is turning the tables on Russia (Joe Barnes in The Telegraph):
The gaping hole in Europe’s drone defences (James Rothwell in The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/09/25/hole-europes-drone-defence-russia-hungary/
Video: https://youtu.be/FccpDJxb0vY?si=cc6gB-5EJTW2c24l
How Russian-funded fake news network aims to disrupt election in Europe (BBC):
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g5kl0n5d2o
The Many Oblivions of Babi Yar (Pulitzer Centre):
https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/many-oblivions-babi-yar
The Masterpiece No One Wanted to Save (The Atlantic):
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Our panel includes General Sir Richard Barrons, former head of UK Joint Forces Command and latterly one of the authors of Britain’s Strategic Defence Review, and Orysia Lutsevych, head of the Ukraine Forum at the Chatham House think tank. Tickets are open to everybody and can be purchased at: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainelive
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Fri, 26 Sep 2025 - 55min - 954 - Ukraine ravage Russian aircraft and radar stations in occupied Crimea & Denmark reports ‘hybrid attack’ on major airport
Day 1,310.
Today, as drones once again cause alarm in Denmark, and Ukrainian strikes inside Russia add to Vladimir Putin’s fuel woes, we report on President Zelensky’s speech at the United Nations in New York, and hear from Dr Jade McGlynn in our latest fortnightly update on resistance activities 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.
JOIN US FOR 'UKRAINE: THE LATEST' LIVE, IN-PERSON:
Join us for an in-person discussion and Q&A at the distinguished Honourable Artillery Company in London on 22nd October starting at 7pm.
Our panel includes General Sir Richard Barrons, former head of UK Joint Forces Command and latterly one of the authors of Britain’s Strategic Defence Review, and Orysia Lutsevych, head of the Ukraine Forum at the Chatham House think tank.
Tickets are open to everybody and can be purchased at: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainelive
Content referenced:
Zelensky’s Speech at the UN:
https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/vistup-prezidenta-pid-chas-zagalnih-debativ-generalnoyi-asam-100349
How Zelensky’s Charm Offensive Reversed Trump’s Skepticism on Ukraine (Wall Street Journal):
https://www.wsj.com/world/how-zelenskys-charm-offensive-reversed-trumps-skepticism-on-ukraine-3818cab4?mod=hp_lead_pos9
Francis’s Wiesbaden Panel on Drone Evolution and AI:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VL3bJO9Qsc
Europe’s defence giants rise by £8bn after Trump backs Ukraine (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/09/24/europe-defence-giants-rise-by-8bn-trump-backs-ukraine/
MoU US-UK Regarding the Technology Prosperity Deal (White House):
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/memorandum-of-understanding-between-the-government-of-the-united-states-of-america-and-the-government-of-the-united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland-regarding-the-technology-prosperity-de/
Sources Mentioned by Jade (Discretion Advised):
https://t.me/ab3army/5961
https://ukraine.ohchr.org/en/civilian-detainees-subjected-to-troubling-patterns-of-torture-and-ill-treatment-since-russia-s-full-scale-attack-on-ukraine-un-report?utm_source=chatgpt.com
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NOW AVAILABLE IN NEW LANGUAGES:
The Telegraph has launched translated versions of Ukraine: The Latest in Ukrainian and Russian, making its reporting accessible to audiences on both sides of the battle lines and across the wider region, including Central Asia and the Caucasus. Just search Україна: Останні Новини (Ukr) and Украина: Последние Новости (Ru) on your on your preferred podcast app to find them. Listen here: https://linktr.ee/ukrainethelatest
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Thu, 25 Sep 2025 - 49min
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