Day 1,232.

Today, as Donald Trump calls out Vladimir Putin’s “bullshit” and appears to back fresh US sanctions on Russia, we read between the lines of President Macron’s address to the British parliament, and get an update on the so-called ‘Coalition of the Willing’.

Contributors:

Venetia Rainey (Planning editor & Co-host Battle Lines podcast). @venetiarainey on X.

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

Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.

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

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

Content Referenced:

Join us in Scarborough *tonight*:

https://scarboroughfair.uk/events/putins-folly-the-war-in-ukraine-three-years-on/

Troop deployment plans abandoned in latest Coalition of the Willing talks (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/07/08/troop-deployment-plans-abandoned-coalition-of-the-willing/ 

Macron oozes charm with a hint of triumphalism as he seduces MPs

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/07/08/emmanuel-macron-parliament-visit-keir-starmer-king-charles/

Teach children how to catch Russian spies online, MPs told

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/09/teach-children-catch-russian-spies-online-mps-told/

Trump said he threatened to bomb Moscow if Putin attacked Ukraine

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/08/politics/trump-tape-putin-bomb-fundraiser

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