Russia accused of beheading Ukrainian soldiers & Kim Jong Un signs ‘groundbreaking’ security pact with Vladimir Putin

Day 848.

Today, we bring you the news from Ukraine, continue analysing Putin’s state visit to North Korea, and talk to Security Analyst Jimmy Rushton in Kyiv on the situation on the front line and Ukrainian strategy for the year ahead. 

Contributors:

David Knowles (Host). @DJKnowles on X

Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Jimmy Rushton (Security Analyst). @JimmySecUK on X.

You can read Jimmy's Substack here:

https://jamesrushton.substack.com/

Articles Referenced:

The haunting pictures of emaciated Ukrainian prisoners of war (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/06/18/haunting-pictures-emaciated-ukrainian-prisoners-of-war/

‘This country gave me a lot’: the Vietnamese people staying in Ukraine (The Guardian):

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/18/this-country-gave-me-a-lot-the-vietnamese-people-staying-in-ukraine

Niall Ferguson: 'We’re All Soviets Now' (The Free Press)

https://www.thefp.com/p/were-all-soviets-now

To hear Francis on The Daily T, listen here:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/podcasts/

Upcoming events:

Chalke Valley History Festival: 

https://www.chalkefestival.com/

Scarborough Fair 29th 

https://scarboroughfair.uk/performances/ukraine-the-latest-live/

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