NATO scrambles fighter jets after Russian planes violate Lithuania’s airspace & deal collapses to hand Kyiv €140bn in frozen Kremlin assets

Day 1,339.


Today, as President Zelensky meets the Coalition of the Willing
in London, we discuss the shock felt in Brussels after European
countries failed to come to a deal on the use of frozen Russian
assets. We also hear the latest updates on the Ukrainian
resistance, and Francis reports not from the frontline but the
front row, as he attends a Ukrainian fashion show.


Contributors:


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


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


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


With thanks to Illia Riepin and the Estonian Embassy of
London.


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CONTENT REFERENCED:


Francis’s Article on Ukrainian Fashion:


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/people/ukraine-fashion-show-london-war-francis-dearnley/ 


EU’s €140bn Ukraine loan plan derailed (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/24/belgium-derails-european-union-plans-ukraine-loan/


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