Trump hands Putin ‘the prize he’s always wanted’ over Greenland & Ukraine’s robot machine gunner ‘held off Russia for six weeks’
Ukraine: The Latest
Risks of religious cover for espionage
James and Francis discuss how churches near bases can be exploited and Sweden's past mistakes.
Day 1,425.
Today, amid the gravest crisis for the transatlantic alliance in decades over the fate of Greenland, we examine the implications of Russia considering strikes on substations supplying Ukraine’s nuclear power plants. Then we assess the options available to NATO allies seeking to placate President Donald Trump, before hearing about a Ukrainian robot that supposedly held the line against Russian troops for 45 days, and offering an update on how Moscow is deploying Orthodox nuns as an instrument of hybrid warfare.
Contributors
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.
Verity Bowman (Foreign Correspondent). @VerityBowman on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Trump: Taking Greenland is revenge for losing Nobel Peace Prize (The Telegraph):
Pro-Putin spy nuns infiltrating Sweden (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/18/pro-putin-spy-nuns-infiltrating-sweden/
James Rothwell’s Sweden Dispatch (The Telegraph):
Denmark ‘will shoot first and ask questions later’ over Greenland (The Telegraph):
Ukraine’s robot machine gunner held off Russia for six weeks (The Telegraph):
The Ukrainian billionaire whose battalion delivered a blow to Putin (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/17/ukrainian-billionaire-battalion-blow-putin/
‘America vs. the World’ (The Atlantic):
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