Ukraine special forces launch Black Hawk helicopter raid to stop Russian encirclement & exclusive interview with former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg

Day 1,349.


Today, as reports emerge that General Budanov, head of Ukraine’s
military intelligence, travelled to the embattled frontline city
of Pokrovsk, we sit down with former NATO Secretary General Jens
Stoltenberg, who led the alliance in the first years of the
full-scale invasion. We also speak with Norwegian filmmaker Tommy
Gulliksen about his powerful new documentary Facing War – which
takes viewers inside the rooms where Stoltenberg and world
leaders made pivotal decisions that shaped the course of the
conflict.


Contributors


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


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


With thanks to former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg.
@jensstoltenbergdocumentary on X.


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CONTENT REFERENCED:


Learn more about ‘Facing War’ - new film about Jens Stoltenberg
by Tommy Gulliksen:


https://m.imdb.com/title/tt35671816/ 


Ukraine special forces launch helicopter raid to stop Russian
encirclement (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/01/ukraine-special-forces-helicopter-assault-pokrovsk/ 


Draft dodger who jumped from moving train faces deportation to
Russia (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/01/draft-dodger-who-jumped-moving-train-deportation-russia/ 


Russia deploys 170,000 troops in battle for Pokrovsk (The
Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/31/russia-deploys-170000-troops-battle-pokrovsk/ 


‘How to Negotiate with Putin’ by Robert Person (Journal of
Democracy):


https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/how-to-negotiate-with-putin/ 


Zelensky Is Winning Trump Voters Over (Wall Street Journal):


https://www.wsj.com/opinion/zelensky-is-winning-trump-voters-over-72d5f6c1?reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink 


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