Putin 'unleashes hell' with huge ballistic missiles strikes on Ukraine

Day 1,085.


Please note: today's episode was recorded hours before the phone
call between President Trump and President Putin. This will be
covered in detail in tomorrow's episode.


Today, we report on the ballistic missiles that fell on Kyiv and
other cities overnight, consider the American and Ukrainian
approaches to forthcoming talks, and hear from a range of experts
on the pivotal issues of the moment ahead of the Munich Security
Conference.


Contributors:


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


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


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


Ben Barry (Senior Fellow for Land Warfare).


With thanks to our guests Meia Nouwens and Fenella McGerty.


Content Referenced:


Peace talks with Russia at risk after strike on Kyiv injures four
(The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/12/nine-year-old-girl-injured-russian-missile-attack-kyiv/


Putin’s Ukraine: The End of War and the Price of Russian
Occupation (Foreign Affairs):


https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/putins-ukraine


The New American Imperialism (Francis Fukayami in Persuasion):


https://www.persuasion.community/


Zelensky: Europe cannot guarantee Ukraine’s security without
America (The Guardian):


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/11/zelenskyy-europe-cannot-guarantee-ukraines-security-without-america


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