Exclusive: Ukraine prepared to cede territory held by Russia & 'breach' sparks alarm on eastern front
Day 1,266.Today, as Russian forces surge behind Ukrainian lines in the Donbas, we ask if this is just leverage for the upcoming talks in Alaska, or signs of a fundamental weakness in Ukraine’s defence...
12 Aug 202549min
Trump and Putin to meet in Alaska for Ukraine-Russia 'land swap'
Day 1,265.Today, as the world looks ahead to this week’s Alaska summit between Presidents Trump and Putin, European foreign ministers gather in search of what one former minister calls a “shadow of po...
11 Aug 202546min
Russians panic over 'new Operation Spiderweb’ & Trump abandons three-way talks with Putin and Zelensky
Day 1,262.Today, as deadline day begins, we discuss how plans for a trilateral summit of Trump, Zelensky, and Putin are already in jeopardy, and assess how the new tariffs on India are already impacti...
8 Aug 202548min
Trump to meet Putin and Zelensky 'next week' & declares Russia 'extraordinary threat to US'
Day 1,261.Today, with 24 hours to go until Donald Trump’s ceasefire deadline passes, we assess reports that he intends to meet Putin within days, and broker a meeting between the Russian President and...
7 Aug 202544min
Putin 'may stop air attacks' to placate Trump & Mongoose, Ukraine’s new jet-powered, shotgun-carrying interceptor drone
Day 1,260.Today, as Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff meets Vladimir Putin for so-called ceasefire negotiations, President Zelensky releases a video marking a year since Ukrainian troops inva...
6 Aug 202542min
Over 330 Russian troops 'killed in failed attack' & Zelensky says African and Asian mercenaries fighting for Putin
Day 1,259.Today, as President Trump’s deadline fast approaches, we discuss renewed bombardments in Kharkiv and elsewhere, before looking at the media landscape in the United States and considering the...
5 Aug 202542min
Russian resort city 'ablaze' after Ukrainian air raid & Trump calls nuclear bluff of Putin’s hawk-in-chief
Day 1,258.Today, after a weekend in which Ukrainian drones brought the war to Russian tourists flying into the Black Sea resort of Sochi, the week starts with news of another long-range strike against...
4 Aug 202553min
'Disgusting' attack on Kyiv deadliest of 2025 & Russia’s nuclear submarine base 'damaged by tsunami’
Day 1,255.Today, as the death toll from this week’s massive strike on Kyiv edges upwards, we look at the pressure now being applied to President Zelensky’s chief advisor over the anti-corruption bill ...
1 Aug 202554min
