Day 1,268.

Today, as reports suggest Russian advances near Pokrovsk have “stalled”, we hear the contrasting European and American positions as we approach the summit in Alaska, including suggestions of a new minerals deal for Russia and a ‘West Bank-style occupation of parts of Ukraine’. Then you’ll hear Dom’s dispatch from Odesa, where he joined an anti-aircraft unit shooting down Russian drones.

Contributors:

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

James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.

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

Connor Stringer (Acting Deputy US Editor). @connor_stringer on X.

Content Referenced:

[DOM’S VIDEO] I joined a Ukrainian unit shooting down Russian drones:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkkdWu7Xt7o

Trump to offer Putin minerals for peace (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/08/13/trump-to-present-minerals-deal-to-putin-in-alaska/

Trump and Putin to hold press conference after Alaska talks (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/14/ukraine-russia-war-latest-news-zelenky-starmer-meeting/

Zelensky faces his ‘moment of maximum pressure’ (Financial Times):

https://shorturl.at/MZ1Yv

US and Russia ‘propose West Bank-style occupation of Ukraine’ (The Times):

https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-politics/article/us-russia-deal-west-bank-occupation-ukraine-wfvnt6v6f?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1755093882

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