Trump threatened Putin he'd 'bomb the sh*t out of Moscow’ & Ukraine pounded in heaviest blitz of war

Day 1,232.


Today, as Donald Trump calls out Vladimir Putin’s “bullshit” and
appears to back fresh US sanctions on Russia, we read between the
lines of President Macron’s address to the British parliament,
and get an update on the so-called ‘Coalition of the Willing’.


Contributors:


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


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


Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.


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


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


Content Referenced:


Join us in Scarborough *tonight*:


https://scarboroughfair.uk/events/putins-folly-the-war-in-ukraine-three-years-on/


Troop deployment plans abandoned in latest Coalition of the
Willing talks (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/07/08/troop-deployment-plans-abandoned-coalition-of-the-willing/ 


Macron oozes charm with a hint of triumphalism as he seduces MPs


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/07/08/emmanuel-macron-parliament-visit-keir-starmer-king-charles/


Teach children how to catch Russian spies online, MPs told


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/09/teach-children-catch-russian-spies-online-mps-told/


Trump said he threatened to bomb Moscow if Putin attacked Ukraine


https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/08/politics/trump-tape-putin-bomb-fundraiser


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