Air raid inferno ends Easter 'truce' & Trump hopes to end war 'this week'

Day 1,154.


Today, we ask how meaningful the weekend’s so-called ‘Easter
truce’ really was, look at the new American peace proposals put
to Kyiv and its allies – which include major concessions both in
territory and sovereignty – then reflect on the legacy of Pope
Francis in relation to the war. Later, we hear about a new book
investigating Russian spies who spent decades undercover: what
does it teach us about modern spycraft?





Contributors:


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


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


Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant
on X.


Shaun Walker (Eastern Europe at the Guardian). @shaunwalker7 on
X.





Content Referenced:


Special Ukraine: The Latest on Children:


https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/special-childhood-at-war/id1612424182?i=1000704331753 


Special Ukraine: The Latest with Dom’s Panel:


https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/special-how-the-west-fights-back/id1612424182?i=1000704022027 


Shaun Walker’s book ‘The Illegals: Russia's Most Audacious Spies
and the Plot to Infiltrate the West’:


https://www.amazon.co.uk/Illegals-History-Moscows-Audacious-Program/dp/1788167775 


Kremlin ‘satisfied’ with US proposal to ban Ukraine from Nato
(The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/21/kremlin-satisfied-with-us-proposal-to-ban-ukraine-from-nato/


Kyiv Is On the Clock to Respond to Trump Plan to End Ukraine
Conflict (Wall Street Journal):


https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/kyiv-is-on-the-clock-to-respond-to-trump-plan-to-end-ukraine-conflict-f3538799 


Trump Tower Moscow, Rare Earths and Geopolitical Perks: How the
Kremlin Plans to Bait Trump Into a Grand Bargain (The Moscow
Times):


https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/04/21/trump-tower-moscow-rare-earths-and-geopolitical-perks-how-the-kremlin-plans-to-bait-trump-into-a-grand-bargain-a88762


Ukraine's Catholics express hurt over late Pope's war stance
(Reuters):


https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-catholics-express-hurt-over-late-popes-war-stance-2025-04-21/





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