Putin claims 'all of Ukraine is ours' and threatens nuclear strike

Day 1,216.


Today, we discuss the ramifications of the historic American
strike on Iran’s nuclear sites, and how we should read Tehran's
Foreign Minister’s scramble to Moscow. Plus we feature a special
dispatch from Gotland, Sweden, to meet the Armed Forces’ newest
outfit protecting Europe’s strategic Baltic outpost from Russia.


Contributors:


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


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


Venetia Rainey (Co-host Battle
Lines podcast). @venetiarainey on X.


Content Referenced:


The tiny Swedish island regiment tasked with protecting Europe
from Russia (Venetia Rainey in The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/06/17/the-tiny-swedish-island-regiment-tasked-protecting-europe/ 


Our sister podcast Battle Lines, covering wider geopolitical
affairs, including Iran:


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/14/battle-lines-foreign-policy-geopolitics-conflict-podcast/ 


Spain exempt from Nato’s 5pc spending target (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/06/22/spain-exempt-from-nato-five-percent-spending-target-gdp/ 


'My husband is free' — Belarus opposition leader Siarhei
Tsikhanouski freed after US envoy visits Minsk (The Kyiv
Independent):


https://kyivindependent.com/in-highest-level-visit-in-years-lukashenko-meets-us-envoy-kellogg-in-minsk/?mc_cid=bdc69312ea&mc_eid=08d0680a95 


Putin spies an opportunity in Trump’s attack on Iran (The
Spectator):


https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/putin-spies-an-opportunity-in-trumps-attack-on-iran/


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