Revealed: Trump’s confidential plan to put Ukraine in a stranglehold

Day 1,091.

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

Contributors:

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

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

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

Content Referenced:

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

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

Battle Lines Episode Michael Ignatieff:

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

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

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

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

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

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