Day 878.

Today, off the back of the Blenheim summit we assess the breaking news that Britain has granted the use of Storm Shadows on Russian soil. Plus, we consider a new report as to why the Ukrainian counter-offensive failed, and the significance of a British soldier fighting for Moscow.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Aliona Hlivco (Political Scientist. Managing Director at Henry Jackson Society). @aliona_hlivco on X.

Daniel Hardaker (Freelance Journalist). @danielhardaker4 on X.

Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former British Army Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X

Articles Referenced:

War with China is closer than we think (Aliona Hlivco in The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/07/19/war-with-china-is-closer-than-we-think/

Putin is leading Russia into a demographic catastrophe (Francis Dearnley in The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/07/15/putin-is-leading-russia-into-a-demographic-catastrophe

Preliminary Lessons from Ukraine’s Offensive Operations, 2022–23 (RUSI)

https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/special-resources/preliminary-lessons-ukraines-offensive-operations-2022-23

From the front line of the battle to save Kharkiv (Svitlana Morenets in The Spectator)

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/from-the-front-line-of-the-battle-to-save-kharkiv/

Russia’s vast stocks of Soviet-era weaponry are running out (The Economist)

https://www.economist.com/europe/2024/07/16/russias-vast-stocks-of-soviet-era-weaponry-are-running-out

Englishman fighting in Ukraine says Kremlin recruiting English speakers (Daniel Hardaker in The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/07/14/ben-stimson-english-speakers-in-russian-army-ukraine/

Ursula Von der Leyen wins second term as EC president with European ‘air shield’ pledge (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/07/18/ursula-von-der-leyen-wins-second-term-ec-president/

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