Revealed: Trump’s plan to force Ukraine to restore Putin’s gas empire

Day 1,129.

Today, amid reports of precision strikes on Russia’s Belgorod region – the site of Ukraine’s latest incursion – we discuss news from the Paris defence summit, Trump’s new minerals deal proposal, and hear the latest acts of resistance in the occupied territories. Later, we discuss the lessons from the Napoleonic era for ceasefires and peace treaties.

Contributors:

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

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

Dr. Jade McGlynn (War Studies Department of King's College). @DrJadeMcGlynn on X.

With thanks to Thomas Clausen (Historian). @DrThomasClausen on X.

Content Referenced:

Revealed: Trump’s plan to force Ukraine to restore Putin’s gas empire (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/03/27/revealed-trump-plan-force-ukraine-restore-putin-gas-empire/

Ukrainian forces destroy strategic bridges in Russian Belgorod Oblast (Euromaiden Press):

https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/03/28/ukrainian-forces-destroy-strategic-bridges-in-russian-belgorod-oblast/ 

Trump reverses termination of program tracking mass child abductions in Ukraine (Washington Post):

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/03/27/trump-ukraine-russia-child-abductions/ 

He Fought for Ukraine. Now Morocco is Punishing Him (Kyiv Post):

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/49104

Ukrainian lions - now in Kent!

https://x.com/ZaluzhnyiUA/status/1904867664826167686

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