The Trump Report

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.

Kyiv based journalist/ foreign policy expert Jimmy Rushton joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Ukraine & United States’ meeting in Miami on Sunday, how Ukrainians and militants feel about land concessions, A Wall Street Journal article reports Trump’s peace deal is really just a business deal and Ukraine successfully strikes an oil refinery and two Shadow Fleet tankers in the Black Sea.

Sir Bill Browder joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss the latest developments on Ukrainian land concession discussions, why the progression of the war puts Vladimir Putin’s life at stake and The New York Times details the timeline of European officials finding out the United States had left them out of a peace plan proposal.

Professor Robert Kelly joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Bloomberg’s report detailing a leaked audio file revealing Steve Witkoff coaching the Kremlin on how to pitch to Donald Trump, whether Ukraine has agreed to make territorial concessions and Europe pushes to financially float Ukraine with frozen assets and potentially provide boots on the ground if a ceasefire is agreed.

Davis Richardson, founder and CEO of AUSP Inc joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to react to reports suggesting Ukraine has agreed to “core terms” of a US- brokered peace plan to end the war with Russia, whether the United States and Ukraine has been discussing future partnerships on weapons and technology and Republicans continue to differ on how best approach Vladimir Putin.

Former National Security Advisor John Bolton joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss the leaked 28 point plan for Ukraine, why the Trump administration seems to be flip flopping on territorial concessions and several Republican lawmakers publicly poke holes in the proposal that has been described as Russia’s “wish list”.

Professor David Cay Johnston joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump signing a bill which orders the Department of Justice to release the Epstein files, whether concerns over potential redactions are warranted and if this could lead to investigations into anyone allegedly involved in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking ring.