‘Put Putin on trial’: pro-Kremlin hardliner turns on president & interview with Britain’s leading military expert

Day 1,484.


Today, as Russian casualty figures continue to climb, we ask
whether Moscow’s long-anticipated spring offensive has already
begun. We also return to the situation in Moscow, where Vladimir
Putin has been absent from public view for several days, as a
formerly loyal supporter issues a dramatic call for the Russian
president to step down. Then we examine the significance of
comments by the CIA director on Moscow’s involvement with Iran,
before speaking to one of Britain’s leading historians of
strategy about where the war now stands – and the key mistakes
made by both Russia and Ukraine.


Contributors:


Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley
on X.


Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on
X.


With thanks to historian Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman.


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CONTENT REFERENCED:


Sir Lawrence Freedman’s book, ‘On Strategists and Strategy:
Collected Essays, 2014-2024’:


https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strategists-Strategy-Collected-Essays-2014-2024-ebook/dp/B0F7GFDDNF 


Jürgen Habermas, eminent philosopher who sought to help Germany
overcome its postwar spiritual ruin (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2026/03/15/jurgen-habermas-eminent-german-spiritual-philosopher/ 


Ukraine agrees to pump Russian oil to Hungary to secure EU loan
(The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/18/ukraine-agrees-pump-russian-oil-to-hungary-secure-eu-loan/ 


‘Put him on trial’: pro-Kremlin loyalist turns on Putin in rare
outburst (The Guardian):


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/18/pro-kremlin-loyalist-turns-on-putin-ilya-remeslo-russia?CMP=share_btn_url 


Russia unveils plans to resettle occupied Ukrainian territories,
media reports (Kyiv Independent):


https://kyivindependent.com/russia-unveils-plans-to-resettle-occupied-ukrainian-territories-media-reports/?mc_cid=6dd8571311&mc_eid=08d0680a95 


Two shipments of Russian oil and gas head to Cuba in defiance of
US (Financial Times):


https://www.ft.com/content/bdb055d0-62c3-445c-ba89-349c63c82c1f?syn-25a6b1a6=1


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