Russia's spring offensive 'has begun' & China denies deploying troops in Ukraine
Day 1,141.Today, as Ukraine’s top commander Oleksandr Syrskyi declares that Russia’s spring offensive has already begun, we look at the shifting drone strategy adopted by Moscow. Then we reflect on wh...
9 Apr 202542min
Chinese fighters captured in Ukraine
Day 1,140.Today, as Ukrainian forces report capturing two Chinese citizens in Donetsk, we discuss how Ukrainian drones have been found to carry malware to infect Russian systems, plus how Russia may h...
8 Apr 202544min
Trump tariffs tank Russian oil prices amid ‘global economic storm’ & US lift sanctions for Russian special envoy
Day 1,139.Today, we talk about the crash in oil prices and the consequences on Russia’s economy. We discuss Vladimir Putin’s special envoy to the US on international economic and investment cooperatio...
7 Apr 202548min
Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine as ceasefire talks stall & Western military chiefs in Kyiv ‘planning boots on the ground’
Day 1,136.Today, as the heads of the French and British armed forces arrive in Kyiv for talks on what the ‘Coalition of the Willing’ might look like, we talk to the Chief Executive of the HALO Trust o...
4 Apr 202557min
Trump declares trade war on the West & Russia falls for British April Fool’s Day joke
Day 1,135.Today, as the White House suspends sanctions in order to get one of Putin’s chief aides into the US, we hear how a Kremlin mouthpiece fell for an April Fool’s joke about the Royal Navy, and ...
3 Apr 202533min
Trump team admit ‘peace deal unlikely’ as anger builds at Putin
Day 1,134.Today, as Moscow resumes its bombardments on Ukraine, we discuss reports that it is dawning on Donald Trump’s administration that a swift ceasefire deal is not going to happen without action...
2 Apr 202526min
Putin calls up 160,000 Russians for military service & what did Biden get wrong on Ukraine?
Day 1,133.Today, further to news from the battlefront and beyond, we look at Putin's decision to mobilise a record number of men, and what it means for the prospects of a meaningful ceasefire. Then, i...
1 Apr 202558min
Trump lashes out at Putin as ceasefire talks stall & America’s secret military partnership with Ukraine
Day 1,132.Today, as reports surface of Russian attempts to get behind Ukrainian lines in the Donbas by going underground, we assess the impact of Donald Trump’s supposed loss of patience with both Vla...
31 Mar 202548min
