NATO chief: Prepare for war with Russia

Day 1,387.


Today, as Russia attempts to convince the world – or at least
Donald Trump – that they are inexorably taking territory,
President Zelensky has visited the north-east city of Kupiansk,
which has been recently liberated in a rapid recapture of ground.
The head of NATO warns that the West faces the prospect of war
with Russia on a scale not seen since the days of “our
grandparents and great-grandparents” and we examine the latest
diplomatic manoeuvres ahead of tomorrow’s meeting in Paris, where
the question of territorial concessions will be front and centre.
And later, Francis catches up with Ada Wordsworth of KHARPP to
hear how your donations to her charity in Kharkiv, made in David
Knowles’s memory, are helping vulnerable people this Christmas.


Contributors


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


Venetia Rainey (Co-host Battle Lines podcast).
@venetiarainey on X.


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


With thanks to Ada Wordsworth (co-founder of the KHARPP
charity)


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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/12/11/nato-chief-prepare-for-war-with-russia/ 


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https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/research-papers/disrupting-russian-air-defence-production-reclaiming-sky


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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/12/12/al-carns-labour-next-leader-marine-armed-forces-minister/ 


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Head of US army cut out of Ukraine talks by paranoid Hegseth


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2025/12/12/pentagon-golden-boy-hegseth-dan-driscoll/


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