Day 1,155.
Today, we break down the dramatic collapse of Donald Trump’s proposed peace deal for Ukraine. European, Ukrainian, and American officials were scheduled to meet – until everything suddenly unraveled. Is the US stepping back from the negotiation table? Plus, we launch a brand-new segment focusing on Russia’s domestic front and explore how the ongoing war is reshaping Central Asia’s political and economic landscape.
Contributors:
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.
James Kilner (Editor of The Central Asia & South Caucasus Bulletin and The Russia Morning Memo). @jkjourno on X.
Content Referenced:
James Kilner’s Bulletins -
The Russian Memo: https://www.thememo.news/
The Central Asia and South Caucasus Bulletin: https://www.thememo.news/
Trump to let Putin keep land seized from Ukraine (The Telegraph):
Foreign ministers postpone Ukraine peace talks in London (The Telegraph):
Huge explosion destroys ammunition dump outside Moscow (The Telegraph):
Crimean Tatar Mejlis rejects any international recognition of Crimea as Russian (Kyiv Independent):
CNN gets first glimpse of Trump portrait reportedly sent from Putin (CNN):
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/22/world/video/trump-portrait-russia-putin-ldn-digvid
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