YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etzDSkRq2gs

Day 1,056.

Today, we discuss one of the largest mass drone attacks of the war, as Ukraine sets sites in many territories across Russia ablaze, and then do a deep dive into what Western ‘boots on the ground’ as part of any peace settlement would actually mean in practice.

Contributors:

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

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

Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.

Content Referenced:

Dom’s documentary: Ukraine’s frontline city where Russia abandoned its dead | Kharkiv dispatch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN9pklQ6dpo&t=337s

Russia to sign ‘comprehensive’ deal with Iran in tightening of new anti-West axis (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/13/russia-to-sign-deal-with-iran/

Do Russians Really Support the War in Ukraine? (The New Yorker):

https://www.newyorker.com/news/a-reporter-at-large/do-russians-really-support-the-war-in-ukraine