Troops cling to ‘sliver’ of Russian territory in Kursk & Trump talks of trading ‘power plants’

Day 1,118.


Today, as another call is scheduled between Presidents Donald
Trump and Vladimir Putin, we analyse the latest developments in
Kursk, where Ukrainian forces continue to hold a sliver of
Russian territory. Meanwhile, European leaders weigh their next
steps, with French President Emmanuel Macron declaring that
Russia would have "no say" if Western peacekeeping troops were
deployed in Ukraine.


Contributors:


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


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


Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.


Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former British Army Tank
Commander). @HamishDBG on X


Content Referenced:


U.S. to Withdraw From Group Investigating Responsibility for
Ukraine Invasion (New York Times):


https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/us/politics/trump-ukraine-invasion-accountability.html 


No more lost territory, return of deported children — Kyiv names
red lines for peace deal (Kyiv Independent):


https://kyivindependent.com/no-more-lost-territory-return-of-deported-children-kyiv-names-red-lines-for-peace-deal-independent-reports/ 


France Should Join NATO’s Nuclear Sharing Arrangements To
Strengthen Deterrence (Chatham House Report):


https://www.chathamhouse.org/2025/03/france-should-join-natos-nuclear-sharing-arrangements-strengthen-european-deterrence?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=france&utm_content=nato 


Hamish de Bretton-Gordon’s article in The Telegraph:


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/15/putin-peace-trump-nato-war-ukraine/ 


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