Join us as we navigate the critical military and geopolitical confrontations rocking global stability. This episode delves into the intense battle for Pokrovsk, Ukraine’s key eastern stronghold and logistical hub in the Donbas. With Russia concentrating massive forces—sometimes reported around 150,000 to 170,000 troops—the fighting is described as complex, brutal, and "raging on". The strategic town’s fall would mark a major propaganda triumph for Moscow and pave the way for advancing control across the industrial east.

We also analyze the perilous escalation between the world's largest nuclear powers. US President Donald Trump ordered the immediate resumption of US nuclear weapons testing. In response, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed his top officials to draft proposals for Russia to take "reciprocal measures", escalating the "action-reaction cycle" and threatening a new arms race.

Finally, we examine the effectiveness of recent US sanctions targeting major Russian oil giants, including Rosneft and Lukoil, imposed by Washington to coerce Moscow into ending the conflict in Ukraine.


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