Ukrainian strikes push Russia to brink of oil catastrophe

Day 1,280.


Today, as continued Ukrainian attacks are said to have depleted
Russian oil production by the equivalent of a million barrels a
day, Donald Trump says Putin is unlikely to meet President
Zelensky because he “doesn’t like him”. We also hear how the
latest Coalition of the Willing meeting occurred as China said -
with caveats - that it might be willing to commit troops to any
post-ceasefire force, and we hear how Russian motor racing chiefs
have hit the barriers in a spat with Formula 1.


Contributors:


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


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


James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on X.


Content Referenced:


Ukraine targets Russian logistics in occupied Crimea (Kyiv
Independent):


https://kyivindependent.com/crimea-railway-infrastructure-reportedly-hit-amid-ukrainian-drone-attack/


US blocks Ukraine firing long-range missiles into Russia (The
Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/24/ukraine-war-us-blocks-kyiv-long-range-missiles-russia/


UK to take over leadership of Ukraine defence group from US (The
Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/06/ukraine-defence-contact-group-john-healey-nato-peace-plan/


British Army trains Ukrainian officers how to detect and manage
battle stress in their troops (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12/28/british-army-ukraine-mental-health-stress-soldiers/


Anna Netrebko is the greatest opera singer in the world – with a
Putin problem (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opera/what-to-see/anna-netrebko-greatest-opera-singer-putin-problem/





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