'You will die in the mud,' Nato chief tells Russians & Poland demands permanent US base

About this episode

The episode discusses the ongoing Ukraine conflict, including statements from Nato's chief and US political dynamics regarding funding.

Day 1,560. Today, Sweden impounds a Russian cargo ship allegedly exporting Ukrainian grain from occupied territories. Then, as images of the results of yesterday’s Ukrainian strikes in and around St Petersburg start to appear, Marco Rubio denies any knowledge at all of a US delegation at the nearby economic forum, just as said participants show that they really don’t like the press asking them questions one little bit. Dom reports how Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte has directly addressed Russian men, telling them that if they go to fight in Ukraine “you’ll be left to suffer in the mud and die”, and Lily looks at a tight vote in the US House of Representatives over Ukraine funding that managed, just, to get over the line. And later, we go hull down with Hamish de Bretton Gordon looking at his new book about tanks and ask: given the lessons we’re learning from Ukraine, is his book out of date already, or released just in the nick of time? Contributors:  Dom Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X. Lily Shanagher (Telegraph journalist). @lilyshanagher on X. With thanks to Hamish de Bretton-Gordon. Producer: Phil Atkins Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett Video…

People in this episode

Host: Dom Nicholls

Guests: Lily Shanagher, Hamish de Bretton-Gordon

Topics covered

• Nato
• Ukraine conflict
• US politics
• Russian aggression
• military strategy

Keywords

• Nato
• Ukraine
• Russia
• US House of Representatives
• military strategy
• Mark Rutte
• Marco Rubio
• Hamish de Bretton-Gordon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nato, Sweden, US House of Representatives

Places: Ukraine, Russia, St Petersburg, occupied territories

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