Troops cling to ‘sliver’ of Russian territory in Kursk & Trump talks of trading ‘power plants’

Day 1,118.

Today, as another call is scheduled between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, we analyse the latest developments in Kursk, where Ukrainian forces continue to hold a sliver of Russian territory. Meanwhile, European leaders weigh their next steps, with French President Emmanuel Macron declaring that Russia would have "no say" if Western peacekeeping troops were deployed in Ukraine.

Contributors:

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

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

Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.

Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former British Army Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X

Content Referenced:

U.S. to Withdraw From Group Investigating Responsibility for Ukraine Invasion (New York Times):

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/us/politics/trump-ukraine-invasion-accountability.html 

No more lost territory, return of deported children — Kyiv names red lines for peace deal (Kyiv Independent):

https://kyivindependent.com/no-more-lost-territory-return-of-deported-children-kyiv-names-red-lines-for-peace-deal-independent-reports/ 

France Should Join NATO’s Nuclear Sharing Arrangements To Strengthen Deterrence (Chatham House Report):

https://www.chathamhouse.org/2025/03/france-should-join-natos-nuclear-sharing-arrangements-strengthen-european-deterrence?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=france&utm_content=nato 

Hamish de Bretton-Gordon’s article in The Telegraph:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/15/putin-peace-trump-nato-war-ukraine/ 

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