Russian units hunted deep within Ukraine & Europe hosts ‘critical call’ with Trump

Russian units hunted deep within Ukraine & Europe hosts ‘critical call’ with Trump

Day 1,267.

Today, as reports flood in of Russian units being hunted deep within Ukraine, we reveal more details of the operation, and assess its significance for the Trump-Putin summit on Friday. Then we hear more from Adelie about her reporting trip to Ukraine, and discuss a new report into what Europe can do for its long-term strategic autonomy.


Contributors:

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

Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.

Mykola Kuzmin (Researcher and Translator).


With thanks to our guest David Kirichenko (@DVKirichenko on X.)


Content Referenced:

‘European Defence Autonomy: Identifying Key Companies and Projects to Replace US Capabilities’ (Report by David Kirichenko & Mykola Kuzmin):

https://henryjacksonsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/HJS-European-Defence-Autonomy-Report-web.pdf


Learn More about Metal detector "TREMBITA":

https://trembita.pro/en/


Telegraph Live Blog of Today’s Talks:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/13/ukraine-russia-war-latest-news40/


Shoved into vans, slashing tyres: Ukrainians balk at conscription (Financial Times):

https://www.ft.com/content/9a8e3c7f-2822-4d5e-a65b-9949ffe6631f


Ukraine’s Once Nimble Army Is Mired in Soviet Decision-Making (Wall Street Journal):

https://www.wsj.com/world/ukraine-russia-army-soviet-5fa8e1c9?st=NTzW7V&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink


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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