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Mar 24, 2025 | Former Russian investor Sir William Browder joins Anthony Davis to discuss Trump’s failed ceasefire negotiations with Putin, his human rights abuses and how Europe is preparing for an alliance without the U.S. in the protection of itself and Ukraine - on The Weekend Show.

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Why the Baltics Are Preparing for Putin | The Story

Estonia, one of the Baltic states, sits on Europe's front line with Russia. The country that was, like Ukraine, once part of the Soviet Union is increasingly worried about the threat Putin poses, and has plans in place if there is an invasion. But, if western Europe can no longer rely on the transatlantic alliance, will it work? And what could Britain learn from it?

Guest: Oliver Moody, Berlin Correspondent, The Times and The Sunday Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Olivia Case.

Europe Prepares for ‘Imminent War’ with Putin as Trump Deemed Unreliable | Robert Fox

Mar 21, 2025 | “We are in an imminent, if not actual, state of war.”

Keir Starmer has realised that Europe must step up to combat “Trump’s unpredictability” as the Ukraine-Russia war escalates, says The London Standard’s Robert Fox.

Putin Wants 'All of Ukraine' while Trump Only 'Cares about Success' Warns Polish Foreign Minister

May 20, 2025 | Polish foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, has told Sky News that Vladimir Putin wants "all of Ukraine" and warns Donald Trump is "capable of changing his policy rather rapidly".

Mr Sikorski says that Trump's approach to a peacekeeping solution is "unusual” and that he "cares about having success". He goes on to say that the "credibility of the United States is staked on the quality of the solution".

Trump Is ‘Completely Out of Touch with Reality’ as Ceasefire Fails

Mar 20, 2025 | “People just saw the word ceasefire in America and said, oh, great, I can't believe he's achieved that…within an hour there were strikes on the Ukrainian infrastructure.“

Donald Trump is “completely out of touch with realty” as Putin “has not even payed lip service” to ceasefire agreement, says The Times’s Maxim Tucker.


Striking a deal to stop a war is clearly very different from striking a real estate deal! – © Mark Alexander

Putin Will Be ‘Stopped in His Tracks’ by a Unified Europe | World in 10

Mar 19, 2025 | “It's absolutely the time for the coalition of the willing… to step up and really show its metal.”

The military might of the coalition of the willing will stop Putin “in his tracks” as long as it is unified in its defence of Ukraine, says former British Army Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon.

Trump Gives Putin a Win in Ukraine Ceasefire Talks, as the World Asks 'Is Trump a Russian Asset?'

Mar 19, 2025 | Is Trump a Russian asset? It seems that Putin was the victor in lackluster ceasefire talks over the war in Ukraine. Trump has been played and Zelenskyy is no closer to finding peace for his country. Anthony Davis reports.

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‘He’s Humiliating Trump’: Browder on Putin’s Negotiations with Trump

Mar 19, 2025 | Bill Browder, a former top investor in Russia, weighs in on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s phone call with President Donald Trump and its failure to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine.

Russia Agrees to Halt Ukraine Energy Attacks for 30 Days, Says Kremlin | BBC News

Mar 18, 2025 | Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to halt strikes on Ukraine energy targets for 30 days, the Kremlin says, after a phone call with US President Donald Trump.

Fresh Ukraine peace talks will also begin in the Middle East immediately, the White House says.

After the call, the White House said: "The leaders agreed that the movement to peace will begin with an energy and infrastructure ceasefire".

The Kremlin says the two presidents had a "frank exchange of opinions" and agreed to stay in touch.

Putin Rejects Immediate Ceasefire

THE TELEGRAPH: Vladimir Putin has rejected a proposal for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine but agreed to halt attacks on energy and infrastructure.

After what the Kremlin called a “frank” phone call with Donald Trump, the two leaders agreed that formal negotiations on a 30-day truce would begin “immediately” in the Middle East.

Putin ordered the Russian military to halt attacks on energy plants in Ukraine without delay, the Kremlin said after the 90-minute phone call ended.

But the Kremlin also said that the “complete cessation of foreign military assistance and the provision of intelligence information to Kyiv” is a condition for any permanent peace deal. Ukraine, and much of Europe, is highly unlikely to agree to this. » | Kieran Kelly. Iona Cleave | Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Trump ‘Underestimated’ Zelenskyy’s Determination to Fight for Ukraine: Sir Bill Browder

Mar 18, 2025 | Sir Bill Browder tells Times Radio’s Maddie Hale that Donald Trump “underestimated” Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s determination to fight for his country, instead believing he could force the Ukrainian President into a “total surrender”.

Trump-Putin Call Sticking Points: Ceasefire, Security Guarantees, NATO

Mar 18, 2025 | US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to talk on the phone on Tuesday to discuss Washington's plan for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine. Kyiv has already agreed to the proposal. But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Putin is dodging the ceasefire proposal to prolong the war. Many ordinary Ukrainians also remain sceptical that the US plan will lead to peace.

France Can Deter Putin with Nukes as Trump Makes US Unreliable Ally | François Hollande

Mar 17, 2025 | "De Gaulle wanted France to have, through the power of deterrence... a capacity for independence and influence that could be different from that of the United States and certainly of the Soviet Union."

François Hollande, former President of France, says France's nuclear umbrella will be key to helping Europe to deter Putin if America abandons NATO.

Exiled Russian Journalist on Putin's Ambitions and the Mood in Moscow | Amanpour & Company

Mar 14, 2025 | The re-orientation of the United States away from its traditional allies has a been long-feared consequence of President Trump's election. In the Kremlin, his victory is still being celebrated. This week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called the second Trump administration -- and its tilt towards Moscow -- "a return to normalcy." As Trump talks of peace in Ukraine, the narrative in Russia has changed on a dime. Mikhail Zygar is a Russian journalist sentenced in absentia to eight and one-half years in prison for criticizing Russia’s war on Ukraine. Christiane spoke to Zygar about Putin's ambitions and the mood inside his home country. | Originally aired on March 14, 2025

Trump's Ties to Putin Could Lead to 'Greater Crisis' Soon

Mar 15, 2025 | “Trump, in fact, has no strategy, and he is hostile to Europe. And it’s creating the prelude to a much greater crisis.”

Former Clinton adviser Sidney Blumenthal warns that Trump’s alliance with Putin, rejection of the EU, and absence of a ceasefire strategy could trigger a much larger conflict.

Trump Backs Himself into a Corner in ‘Weak’ Deal with Putin | General Sir Richard Shirreff

Mar 15, 2025 | “He has absolutely backed himself into a corner.”

General Sir Richard Shirreff says Trump is negotiating from a position of weakness.

Former Kremlin Advisor Says 'Best Possible Outcome Is Ukraine’s Total Capitulation' | BBC News

Mar 14, 2025 | While US President Donald Trump pushes Russia and Ukraine for a ceasefire, influential voices in Moscow are calling on the Russian authorities to adopt a hard line.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested he is ready for a halt in fighting but says "there are nuances" - which he laid out talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff at the Kremlin on Thursday.

From the start of this war, Putin has demanded the "demilitarisation" of Ukraine, which is anathema to Kyiv and its allies.

The BBC’s Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg has been speaking to political scientist and former Kremlin advisor Sergey Karaganov.

Trump’s US No Longer a ‘Reliable or Stable Ally’ after Ukraine Betrayal | Michael Weiss

Mar 14, 2025 | Journalist, Author & Editor of The Insider Michael Wise tells Times Radio's Fergus Macphee why the US Envoy Steve Witkoff's trip to Moscow and future call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin is not yet cause for any celebration.

Trump Facing Pressure from Inside GOP to Ditch Pro-Putin Attitude | Sir Bill Browder

Mar 14, 2025 | "Trump's position is totally contrary to the public opinion in America."

It's suspicious that Trump is "so stubbornly" on Putin's side, considering the majority of America does not favour Russia, says Author, Financier and vocal Putin critic Sir Bill Browder.

In No Hurry for Cease-Fire, Putin Demands Numerous Ukrainian Concessions

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The remarks by the Russian leader suggested he wanted to draw out negotiations or make a truce impossible. Ukraine’s leader called the response to a cease-fire plan “manipulative.”

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Thursday did not rule out a U.S. and Ukrainian proposal for a monthlong cease-fire, but he set down numerous conditions that would most likely delay any truce — or could make one impossible to achieve.

Mr. Putin’s comments during a news conference highlighted the balance he was trying to strike, exuding confidence in Russia’s position on the battlefield while seeking to continue talks with the United States and avoid upsetting President Trump. The U.S. president, having antagonized the country’s allies and realigned American foreign policy in Russia’s favor, has emerged as a key geopolitical partner for Mr. Putin.

In sharp remarks later in the day, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said the Russian leader set so many conditions “that nothing will work out at all or that it will not work out for as long as possible.”

Mr. Putin’s comments came before he was to meet with Steve Witkoff, Mr. Trump’s Middle East envoy, to discuss the cease-fire proposal that Ukraine had already agreed to. As of early Friday Moscow time, the Kremlin had not commented on how the meeting went. But the Kremlin said Mr. Putin had also spoken by phone with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia, about Ukraine. » | Anton Troianovski | Reporting from Berlin | Thursday, March 13, 2025