Ukraine

YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nXoIByvOOo

Day 1,066.

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

Contributors:

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

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

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

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

Content Referenced:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

https://youtu.be/gi20lWX4Fyk

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

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

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

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

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

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