Ukraine hunts Russian drone pilots in successful new tactic & Europe to shield itself from Putin with millions of landmines

Day 1,219.

Today, after what some are calling a ‘triumphant’ NATO summit in the Hague, we assess the pledges made by President Donald Trump, and ask whether it was a historic achievement by Secretary General Mark Rutte. Then we do deeper dives into Ukraine’s military and strategic innovations, and the threat posed by Russia on Europe’s eastern flank, with dispatches from Lithuania and Latvia.

Contributors:

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

David Blair (Chief Foreign Correspondent). @davidblairdt on X.

Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.

With thanks to Baiba Braže (Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs). @Braze_Baiba on X.

Content Referenced:

Why calling Trump Daddy got Nato what they wanted (David Blair in The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/25/how-nato-conquered-trump/

Europe is building a new ‘Iron Curtain’– with millions of landmines (David Blair in The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/24/lithuania-iron-curtain-landmines-europe/

An Interview With Andriy Zagorodnyuk (Professor Phillips O’Brian’s Substack):

https://open.substack.com/pub/phillipspobrien/p/an-interview-with-andriy-zagorodnyuk?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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