Russia threatens NATO with nuclear strikes & Trump says he's 'saving Ukraine'

Day 1,161.

Today, as Trump pushes back against Vladimir Putin’s three-day ceasefire proposal, we discuss the recent reflections of the former commander of Ukraine’s armed forces and his bold predictions for the future of warfare. Plus, we hear frontline reaction from soldiers to the so-called pauses in the fighting. Are they real?

Contributors:

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

Svitlana Morenets (Staff Writer at The Spectator). @SvMorenets on X.

Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Chemical Weapons Expert and Former Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X.

Content Referenced:

The evolving nature of warfare has redefined the fundamental principles of global security: the Ukrainian experience and the emerging world order (Valerii Zaluzhnyi’s speech):

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/columns/2025/04/25/7509135/

Russia threatens Nato with nuclear strikes (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/29/russia-ukraine-zelensky-putin-war-latest-news529/

North Korea confirms it sent troops to fight for Russia (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/28/north-korea-confirms-sent-troops-fight-russia/ 

A fleet of aging army tanks donated to Ukraine is yet to leave Australia (ABC News):

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-28/aging-tanks-donated-to-ukraine-are-yet-to-leave-australia/105226280

Russia’s ‘Ghost Detainees’: The Investigation That Cost Viktoriia Roshchyna Her Life (Forbidden Stories):

https://forbiddenstories.org/russia-detainees-investigation-viktoriia-roshchyna/

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