Russia threatens NATO with nuclear strikes & Trump says he's 'saving Ukraine'

Day 1,161.


Today, as Trump pushes back against Vladimir Putin’s three-day
ceasefire proposal, we discuss the recent reflections of the
former commander of Ukraine’s armed forces and his bold
predictions for the future of warfare. Plus, we hear frontline
reaction from soldiers to the so-called pauses in the fighting.
Are they real?





Contributors:


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


Svitlana Morenets (Staff Writer at The Spectator). @SvMorenets on
X.


Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Chemical Weapons Expert and Former Tank
Commander). @HamishDBG on X.





Content Referenced:


The evolving nature of warfare has redefined the fundamental
principles of global security: the Ukrainian experience and the
emerging world order (Valerii Zaluzhnyi’s speech):


https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/columns/2025/04/25/7509135/


Russia threatens Nato with nuclear strikes (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/29/russia-ukraine-zelensky-putin-war-latest-news529/


North Korea confirms it sent troops to fight for Russia (The
Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/28/north-korea-confirms-sent-troops-fight-russia/ 


A fleet of aging army tanks donated to Ukraine is yet to leave
Australia (ABC News):


https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-28/aging-tanks-donated-to-ukraine-are-yet-to-leave-australia/105226280


Russia’s ‘Ghost Detainees’: The Investigation That Cost Viktoriia
Roshchyna Her Life (Forbidden Stories):


https://forbiddenstories.org/russia-detainees-investigation-viktoriia-roshchyna/





NOW AVAILABLE IN NEW LANGUAGES:


The Telegraph has launched translated versions of Ukraine: The
Latest in Ukrainian and Russian, making its reporting accessible
to audiences on both sides of the battle lines and across the
wider region, including Central Asia and the Caucasus. Just
search Україна: Останні Новини (Ukr) and Украина: Последние
Новости (Ru) on your on your preferred podcast app to find them,
or click the links below.


Listen here: https://linktr.ee/ukrainethelatest


Learn more about the tech:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/24/ukraine-the-latest-podcast-russian-ukrainian-ai-translation/





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