Trump proposes West Bank-style occupation of Ukraine & offers Putin minerals for peace

Day 1,268.


Today, as reports suggest Russian advances near Pokrovsk have
“stalled”, we hear the contrasting European and American
positions as we approach the summit in Alaska, including
suggestions of a new minerals deal for Russia and a ‘West
Bank-style occupation of parts of Ukraine’. Then you’ll hear
Dom’s dispatch from Odesa, where he joined an anti-aircraft unit
shooting down Russian drones.


Contributors:


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


James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.


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


Connor Stringer (Acting Deputy US Editor). @connor_stringer on X.


Content Referenced:


[DOM’S VIDEO] I joined a Ukrainian unit shooting down Russian
drones:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkkdWu7Xt7o 


Trump to offer Putin minerals for peace (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/08/13/trump-to-present-minerals-deal-to-putin-in-alaska/ 


Trump and Putin to hold press conference after Alaska talks (The
Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/14/ukraine-russia-war-latest-news-zelenky-starmer-meeting/ 


Zelensky faces his ‘moment of maximum pressure’ (Financial
Times):


https://shorturl.at/MZ1Yv 


US and Russia ‘propose West Bank-style occupation of Ukraine’
(The Times):


https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-politics/article/us-russia-deal-west-bank-occupation-ukraine-wfvnt6v6f?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1755093882


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