Russians panic over 'new Operation Spiderweb’ & Trump abandons three-way talks with Putin and Zelensky

Day 1,262.


Today, as deadline day begins, we discuss how plans for a
trilateral summit of Trump, Zelensky, and Putin are already in
jeopardy, and assess how the new tariffs on India are already
impacting Russia’s increasingly precarious economy. We also cover
reports of a new attack similar to Operation Spiderweb, and we do
a deep dive into the history of Ukrainian chess, playing an
International Master.


Contributors:


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


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


With thanks to Malcolm Pein (Chess Correspondent).
@TelegraphChess on X.


Content Referenced:


Chess in Schools and Communities (CSC)


https://www.chessinschools.co.uk/


Our Black Sea Video Dispatch:


Video -


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2YjuuQz414 


Audio - 


https://shorturl.at/D8ibR


Trump abandons plans for three-way talks with Putin and Zelensky
(The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/07/ukraine-russia-putin-trump-zelensky/ 


Russia's budget deficit hits $61 billion, surpassing annual
target by 30% (Kyiv Independent):


https://kyivindependent.com/russias-budget-deficit-hits-61-billion/ 


Russian football clubs given €10.8m in Uefa ‘solidarity’ funds
since Ukraine invasion (The Guardian):


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/08/uefa-paid-russian-football-clubs-solidarity-funds-invasion-ukraine


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