Ship ablaze after surprise attack on Danube port; 'sabotage' as explosion hits Polish railway track & surviving Putin's gulags

Day 1,362.


Today, as Poland reports sabotage on vital rail links connecting
it to Ukraine and Romania evacuates civilians after Russian
strikes across the Danube, we unpack President Zelensky’s latest
diplomatic push – including a new energy deal with Greece and a
landmark agreement with France for 100 fighter jets. Later, we
speak with Vladimir Kara-Murza, the prominent opposition figure
arrested in 2022 for denouncing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and
given a 25-year sentence in a Siberian penal colony. He discusses
life inside prison and how Putin’s regime suppresses dissent.


Contributors


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


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


James Crisp (Europe Editor). @JamesCrisp6 on X.


With thanks to Vladimir Kara-Murza.


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CONTENT REFERENCED:


Vladimir Kara-Murza: what stopped me going mad in Putin’s gulag
(The Telegraph):


https://tinyurl.com/2sxzyhmn


North Korean troops deployed to clear land mines for Russia (The
Telegraph):


https://tinyurl.com/25fw4kds


Russia seizes land after Kyiv diverts troops (The Telegraph):


https://tinyurl.com/ydtnrd7u


Exclusive: Russia plans to make up to 120,000 glide bombs this
year, Ukrainian intelligence says (Reuters):


https://tinyurl.com/mtymsp8c


How Britain replaced the US as Russia’s villain of choice (The
Guardian):


https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/nov/16/how-britain-became-russia-villain-us-ukraine 


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