Trump in talks to deploy private army to Ukraine & exclusive interview with Phillips O'Brien
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 1 September 2025
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,286.
Today, we offer the most comprehensive version yet of the peace plan taking shape behind closed doors, as the Europeans ask Donald Trump to deploy a private army of military firms to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire. Plus we report on the significance of the meeting between Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Narendra Modi. Later, with Professor Phillips O'Brien, we discuss the gravest strategic miscalculations made by both sides in the war.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
With thanks to Professor Phillips O'Brien (professor of Strategic Studies at University of St Andrews). @phillipspobrien on X.
Content Referenced:
Phillips O'Brien’s Book, ‘War and Power: Who Wins Wars ― and Why’:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/War-Power-Who-Wins-Wars/dp/0241744032
Trump in talks to deploy private army to Ukraine (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/30/trump-talks-deploy-private-army-ukraine/
White House ‘thinks Europe is undermining Ukraine peace efforts’ (The Telegraph):
Xi welcomes Putin to secretive summit for ‘axis of upheaval’ (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/31/xi-welcomes-putin-secretive-summit/
Ukrainian politician shot dead ‘by man disguised as courier’ (The Telegraph):
The deadliest year yet: Russia has lost more than 200,000 soldiers in its war against Ukraine
(Meduza/Mediazona):
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Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. I'm Francis Dernley, and this is Ukraine, the latest. Today, we offer the most |
| 0:15.4 | comprehensive version yet of the peace plan taking shape behind closed doors as the Europeans asked Trump to deploy a |
| 0:23.3 | private army of military firms to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire. Plus, we report on the significance |
| 0:30.0 | of the meeting between the leaders of China, Russia and India and reflect on the gravest strategic |
| 0:35.7 | miscalculations made by both sides in the war so far. |
| 0:40.1 | Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:49.8 | The Russia does not want peace. |
| 0:51.6 | First, we're fighting with our help for the Ukraine |
| 0:54.8 | also our |
| 0:56.2 | freedom and |
| 0:57.5 | our European |
| 0:59.2 | Wences. |
| 1:00.3 | If I'm president, |
| 1:01.2 | I will have that war |
| 1:02.1 | settled in one day, |
| 1:03.4 | 24 hours. |
| 1:04.3 | We are with you, |
| 1:05.3 | not just today |
| 1:06.5 | or tomorrow, |
| 1:07.7 | but for a hundred years. |
| 1:09.4 | We can not |
| 1:10.5 | as European let's get the Russia in Ukraine. |
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