Moscow hoards troops for renewed offensive while Trump continues to extend Putin’s deadline

Day 1,276.

Today, as Ukraine strikes again inside occupied Crimea and in the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossisk, we report how Moscow appears to be amassing forces in the north and east. We hear how Donald Trump has set another two-week deadline to know whether Putin is serious about peace and we examine what any deployment of the COTW might look from our reporter who has spent many moons on the ground in question

Contributors:

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

Svitlana Morenets (Ukrainian journalist and staff writer, The Spectator). @SvMorenets on X.

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

With thanks to Col. Kevin Jackson, Chief of Staff of the US Army V Corps.

Content Referenced:

Lavrov: Putin not ready to meet Zelensky

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/22/ukraine-russia-war-putin-zelensky-peace-ceasefire/

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