Day 1,223.

Today, after Ukraine claims to have destroyed a litany of Russian aircraft, we discuss war crimes described on Russia state television committed against snipers, and a remarkable story about how Moscow is reportedly using nuns as spies to spread propaganda.

Contributors:

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

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

James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.

Content Referenced:

Russia ‘using nuns as spies to spread propaganda’ (James Rothwell in The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/06/21/russia-using-nuns-as-spies-to-spread-propaganda/

Germany’s crisis-hit car industry is the key to its rearmament (James Rothwell in The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/06/22/germany-car-industry-key-rearmament/

Inside Ukraine’s occupied territory where thousands of Russians are moving in (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/03/31/inside-occupied-ukraine-territory-russia-war-berdiansk/

'Mariupol is diseased': Residents deny Russian claims occupied city returning to normal (BBC):

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq6912mqp1go

I lost half my weight in jail, but I'm not broken, says freed Belarus opposition leader (BBC):

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czey1y6x6zzo

Poland to boost howitzer shell output in face of Russian threat (Financial Times):

https://www.ft.com/content/425d4fab-6405-4bd8-b4a1-d6ec6a016f83

Ukraine is inching towards robot-on-robot fighting (The Economist):

www.economist.com/europe/2025/06/26/ukraine-is-inching-towards-robot-on-robot-fighting

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Day 1,220.

Today, as the US Ambassador to Russia leaves Moscow, we look at the latest attacks on Ukraine from land and air, and hear how the war is perceived on the other side of the world: in New Zealand.

Contributors:

Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.

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

With thanks to Tenby Powell (founder of the NGO Kiwi K.A.R.E). @tenbypowell on X.

Content Referenced:

Learn more about Kiwi K.A.R.E:

https://www.kiwikareukraine.co.nz/

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Day 1,219.

Today, after what some are calling a ‘triumphant’ NATO summit in the Hague, we assess the pledges made by President Donald Trump, and ask whether it was a historic achievement by Secretary General Mark Rutte. Then we do deeper dives into Ukraine’s military and strategic innovations, and the threat posed by Russia on Europe’s eastern flank, with dispatches from Lithuania and Latvia.

Contributors:

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

David Blair (Chief Foreign Correspondent). @davidblairdt on X.

Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.

With thanks to Baiba Braže (Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs). @Braze_Baiba on X.

Content Referenced:

Why calling Trump Daddy got Nato what they wanted (David Blair in The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/25/how-nato-conquered-trump/

Europe is building a new ‘Iron Curtain’– with millions of landmines (David Blair in The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/24/lithuania-iron-curtain-landmines-europe/

An Interview With Andriy Zagorodnyuk (Professor Phillips O’Brian’s Substack):

https://open.substack.com/pub/phillipspobrien/p/an-interview-with-andriy-zagorodnyuk?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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