Trump turns off Ukraine’s missiles - can new 'sky shield' stop Russian air strikes?
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 6 March 2025
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,107.
Today, as former President Donald Trump takes action to block Ukrainian missiles, we provide the latest updates from the crucial defence summit in Brussels, and discuss proposals for a "sky shield" over Ukraine. Additionally, we explore the political shifts in Germany following its recent election, analysing whether the changes are truly transformative.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Jade McGlynn (Research Fellow at The Department of War Studies at King's College London) @DrJadeMcGlynn on X.
Franzisca Davies (Assistant Professor of Eastern and Central Eastern European History). @EFDavies on X.
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Content Referenced:
European-led Ukraine air ‘Sky Shield’ protection plan could halt Russian missile attacks (The Guardian, with link to the full proposal):
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/06/european-led-ukraine-air-protection-plan-could-halt-russian-missile-attacks
Dr. Franziska Davies' Substack:
https://efdavies.substack.com/
Learn more about Kyiv Defenders:
https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/9cbIDnrgN6
Ukrainian Medics Film Screening(s):
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Article on The Kyiv Independent:
Trump turns off Ukraine’s missiles (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/03/05/donald-trump-turns-off-ukraine-missiles-zelensky/
Trump team held ‘secret talks’ with Zelensky opposition (The Telegraph):
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| 0:34.7 | I'm Frances Dernley and this is Ukraine, the latest. |
| 0:39.3 | Today, as Trump turns off Ukrainian missiles, we hear from the key defence summit taking place in Brussels |
| 0:45.4 | and about proposals being considered for a sky shield over Ukraine. |
| 0:50.7 | Then we do a deeper dive into Germany following its election, asking whether the shift is as transformative as it appears, and asking why, unlike in Ukraine, Poland and other countries, Germans who lived under communism are not as critical of Moscow. |
| 1:06.8 | bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 1:15.6 | It's the worst carnage that this world has seen since World War II. |
| 1:21.6 | Absolutely fascinating. |
| 1:22.6 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for a hundred years. |
| 1:26.6 | We can not as Europeans, let's gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 1:31.7 | Nobody's going to break us. |
| 1:33.7 | We're strong. |
| 1:35.0 | Where Ukraine is. |
| 1:37.4 | It's Thursday, the 6th of March, three years and ten days, since the full-scale invasion began. |
| 1:44.6 | And today I'm joined by our Associate Editor for Defence, Dominic Nichols, |
| 1:48.2 | dialing in from eastern Ukraine, Dr Jade MacGlynn of the Department of War Studies |
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