The Trump Report

Michael Weiss - editor of The Insider - joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Ukraine’s meeting with US delegates in Berlin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges Donald Trump to commit to security guarantees and have it voted on in Congress and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warns Europe to take Putin seriously while comparing his ambitions to those of Hitler in the 1930s.

Sir Bill Browder joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss the United States suggesting Donbas become a free economic zone, Belgium threatens legal action against the EU if it moves ahead with plans to use or effectively seize frozen Russian central bank assets and Ukraine’s strikes halt production on a Lukoil-operated oil rig in the Caspian sea.

Professor Scott Lucas joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss the fractured alliance between the United States and Europe, Republican Congressman Thomas Massie introduces a bill to end the US’ NATO membership and Marco Rubio warns Donald Trump’s patience isn’t “infinite”. 

Kyiv based journalist & foreign policy/security expert Jimmy Rushton joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Volodymyr Zelenskyy again refusing to compromise on territory concessions, what solution would allow Donald Trump to withdraw from peace negotiations while still providing Ukraine with intelligence and Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office approves an indictment on dozens of Ukrainian officials accusing them of genocide against ethnic Russians in the Donbas region.

Former British Army Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss the White Houses’ 33 page 2025 National Security Strategy, Czech President Petr Pavel warns the United States any handover of Ukrainian territory will resemble the logic of the 1938 Munich Agreement and President Putin attempts a “desperate” plea for foreign soldiers with an increase of targeted social media campaigns.

Investigative journalist and editor of The Insider Michael Weiss tells Times Radio's Fergus Macphee how this week he was part of the Der Spiegel team which published call notes from European leaders that suggested they did not want Volodymyr Zelensky left alone with Steve Witkoff & Jared Kushner. The notes also suggest concern the US would 'betray' Ukraine over territory. 

Former Bush official and Naval intelligence officer Don Bramer joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump being questioned on if Vladimir Putin really wants peace, German magazine Der Spiegel claims a transcript of a conference call with top European officials details Alexander Stubb warning President Zelensky and Ukrainian delegates mustn't be “left alone” with “these guys”, reportedly referring to Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and several Republicans urge Donald Trump to increase military aid to Ukraine.

Professor Scott Lucas joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss US delegates meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, how both sides failed to reach a peace deal, why Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff travelled back to the US instead of meeting President Zelensky in Brussels and NATO members ramp up aid for Ukraine.

"Meat grinders have to grind bone and gristle, that's what Russia is doing to its army. The problem with that is that you can't keep doing it everywhere all the time. This is why Putin is mad, crazy to get the United States his vassal." Putin will use all his manipulation tactics to try to secure Donbas in negotiations with Trump's diplomatic mission to Moscow, warns intelligence and foreign policy analyst Malcolm Nance on The Trump Report.