Putin commits 'Bloody Palm Sunday' massacre in Sumy & Germany ready to give Taurus missiles to Ukraine

Day 1,146.


Today, as the world reacts to Russia’s cluster munition strike on
civilians in Sumy, we assess whether Donald Trump’s opinion that
it was just a ‘mistake’ will let Vladimir Putin get away with it,
and we hear from our Berlin correspondent on the latest,
potentially pivotal, political developments in Germany. Will
Taurus missiles make a difference?





Contributors:


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


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


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





Content Referenced:


Link to Svitlana Morenets’ Newsletter:


https://www.spectator.co.uk/ukraine/


Trump envoy’s ceasefire plan likens Ukraine to defeated Third
Reich (The Times):


https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/keith-kellogg-ukraine-ceasefire-plan-ukraine-nazis-k3b7bhjkk


Ukraine detains instructor plotting killings of training base
commanders on Russia's behalf, SBU says (Kyiv Independent):


https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-detains-russian-agent-plotting-attacks-at-yavoriv-training-base/


Germany ready to send Taurus missiles to Ukraine (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/14/germany-friedrich-merz-ready-send-taurus-missiles-ukraine/


German Leopard 2 tanks flop on battlefield in Ukraine (The
Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/14/german-leopard-tanks-vulnerable-drones-ukraine-artillery/


Francis on the ‘Beyond Barbarossa’ Podcast:


https://beyondbarbarossa.podbean.com/e/world-war-2-links-to-ukraine-the-latest-a-conversation-with-francis-dearnley%e2%80%94episode-71/





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