Putin’s war machine ‘burns’ as Russia strips frontlines to shield Moscow & Biden accuses Trump of ‘appeasement’

Day 1,169.


Today, as – for the third day running – Ukrainian drones sow
chaos in the skies above Moscow, we analyse the final
preparations for Putin’s Victory Day parade, and discuss
President Biden’s first interview since leaving office, hours
after Friedrich Merz finally became Chancellor of Germany at a
pivotal moment in modern European history.


Contributors:


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


Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence).
@DomNicholls 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/ 


Battle Lines episode on India-Pakistan fears:


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/28/battle-lines-global-rearmament-india-pakistan-kashmir/ 


Interview with Biden Advisor Mike Carpenter:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2DeReNhsKg 


Biden: Trump is appeasing Putin, that’s not who we are (The
Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/05/07/biden-trump-is-appeasing-putin-that-is-not-who-we-are/ 


Merz becomes chancellor of ‘unstable’ Germany after first vote
humiliation (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/05/06/merz-unexpectedly-fails-not-elected-as-german-chancellor/ 


Europe vows to halt all Russian gas imports (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/05/07/europe-vows-to-halt-all-russian-gas-imports/ 


What If America Abandons Ukraine? (Foreign Affairs):


https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/what-if-america-abandons-ukraine


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