Trump to let Putin keep land seized from Ukraine & huge explosion destroys ammunition dump outside Moscow

Day 1,155.


Today, we break down the dramatic collapse of Donald Trump’s
proposed peace deal for Ukraine. European, Ukrainian, and
American officials were scheduled to meet – until everything
suddenly unraveled. Is the US stepping back from the negotiation
table? Plus, we launch a brand-new segment focusing on Russia’s
domestic front and explore how the ongoing war is reshaping
Central Asia’s political and economic landscape.


Contributors:


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


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


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


James Kilner (Editor of The Central Asia & South Caucasus
Bulletin and The Russia Morning Memo). @jkjourno on X.


Content Referenced:


James Kilner’s Bulletins -


The Russian Memo: https://www.thememo.news/


The Central Asia and South Caucasus Bulletin:
https://www.thememo.news/ 


Trump to let Putin keep land seized from Ukraine (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/22/trumps-plan-to-let-putin-keep-land-seized-from-ukraine/


Foreign ministers postpone Ukraine peace talks in London (The
Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/23/russia-ukraine-zelensky-putin-war-ceasefire-latest-news/ 


Huge explosion destroys ammunition dump outside Moscow (The
Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/22/huge-explosion-destroys-ammunition-dump-outside-moscow/ 


Crimean Tatar Mejlis rejects any international recognition of
Crimea as Russian (Kyiv Independent):


https://kyivindependent.com/crimean-tatar-mejlis-rejects-any-international-recognition-of-crimea-as-russian-chairman-says/?mc_cid=4bb9102bb5&mc_eid=08d0680a95 


CNN gets first glimpse of Trump portrait reportedly sent from
Putin (CNN):


https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/22/world/video/trump-portrait-russia-putin-ldn-digvid





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