Explosion at Russian base accused of massacre & Denmark to send troops to Ukraine

Day 1,148. Today, as Ukraine targets the Russian units allegedly responsible for Sunday’s murderous attack on Sumy, we report how Donald Trump has backtracked on the amount of money he wants Ukraine to pay for US support in the war with Russia. Then we speak to our correspondent who has interviewed Ukrainian commanders about Russia’s spring offensive. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X. Verity Bowman (Foreign Correspondent). @VerityBowman on X. Hamish De-Bretton Gordon (Former Tank Commander & Chemical Weapons Expert). @HamishDBG on X. Content Referenced: Russia’s summer offensive ‘doomed to fail’ (Verity in The Telegraph ): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/11/russian-summer-offensive-doomed-to-fail-ukraine/ Unmasked: The Russian missile brigade slaughtering Ukrainian civilians (Colin Freeman in The Telegraph ): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/15/russian-missile-brigade-slaughtering-ukrainians/ EU to ban Serbia if president joins Putin’s victory parade (Joe Barnes in The Telegraph ): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/15/eu-ban-serbia-if-president-joins-putin-victory-parade/ German Leopard 2 tanks flop on battlefield in Ukraine ( The Telegraph ): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/14/german-leopard-tanks-vulnerable-drones-ukraine-artillery/ US Softens Minerals Deal ( Bloomberg ): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-16/us-softens-calls-for-ukraine-to-pay-back-aid-in-minerals-deal-talks Denmark to send unarmed soldiers to Ukraine for drone warfare training ( Kyiv Independent ): https://kyivindependent.com/denmark-to-send-unarmed-soldiers-to-ukraine-for-drone-warfare-training/ India offers cheap loans for arms, targeting Russia's traditional customers (Reuters): https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-offers-cheap-loans-arms-targeting-russias-traditional-customers-2025-04-16/ Subscribe: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.