Putin calls up 160,000 Russians for military service & what did Biden get wrong on Ukraine?

Day 1,133.


Today, further to news from the battlefront and beyond, we look
at Putin's decision to mobilise a record number of men, and what
it means for the prospects of a meaningful ceasefire. Then, in a
special interview, Francis Dearnley talks to one of the men
involved in some of the most important decisions made by the
Biden administration relating to the war. What did they get
right, and what did they get wrong?





Contributors:


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


Ambassador Michael Carpenter (Former Senior Director for Europe
of the The United States National Security Council).
@mikercarpenter on X.





Content Referenced:


Putin drafts 160,000 men into Russian army despite peace talks
(The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/03/31/russia-ukraine-zelensky-putin-war-ceasefire-deal-latest/ 


Ukraine says mineral talks still alive despite Trump anger (The
Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/01/russia-ukraine-zelensky-putin-war-ceasefire-latest-news/


China depicts Taiwan’s president as cartoon parasite as military
exercises begin (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/01/china-taiwan-president-cartoon-parasite-military-exercises/





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