‘Put Putin on trial’: pro-Kremlin hardliner turns on president | Russia-Ukraine war latest

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Has Russia’s long-anticipated spring offensive already begun? Today, as Russian casualty figures continue to climb, we ask whether Moscow’s long-anticipated spring offensive in its war against Ukraine has already begun. We also return to the situation in Moscow, where Vladimir Putin has been absent from public view for several days, as a formerly loyal supporter issues a dramatic call for the Russian president to step down. Then we examine the significance of comments by the director of the Central Intelligence Agency on Moscow’s involvement with Iran, before speaking to one of United Kingdom’s leading historians of strategy about where the war now stands – and the key mistakes made by both Russia and Ukraine. CONTENT REFERENCED: Sir Lawrence Freedman’s book, ‘On Strategists and Strategy: Collected Essays, 2014-2024’: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strategists-Strategy-Collected-Essays-2014-2024-ebook/dp/B0F7GFDDNF Jürgen Habermas, eminent philosopher who sought to help Germany overcome its postwar spiritual ruin (The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2026/03/15/jurgen-habermas-eminent-german-spiritual-philosopher/ Ukraine agrees to pump Russian oil to Hungary to secure EU loan (The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/18/ukraine-agrees-pump-russian-oil-to-hungary-secure-eu-loan/ ‘Put him on trial’: pro-Kremlin loyalist turns on Putin in rare outburst (The Guardian): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/18/pro-kremlin-loyalist-turns-on-putin-ilya-remeslo-russia?CMP=share_btn_url Russia unveils plans to resettle occupied Ukrainian territories, media reports (Kyiv Independent): https://kyivindependent.com/russia-unveils-plans-to-resettle-occupied-ukrainian-territories-media-reports/?mc_cid=6dd8571311&mc_eid=08d0680a95 Two shipments of Russian oil and gas head to Cuba in defiance of US (Financial Times): https://www.ft.com/content/bdb055d0-62c3-445c-ba89-349c63c82c1f?syn-25a6b1a6=1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER: Our weekly newsletter includes maps of the frontlines and diagrams of weapons, answers your questions, provides recommended reading, and gives exclusive analysis and behind-the-scenes insights.. It’s free for everyone, including non-subscribers. Join here – http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainenewsletter EMAIL US: Contact the team on [email protected] . We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many on air and in our newsletter as possible. 0:00 - Introduction and Latest Updates 05:30 - The Shift: Pro-Kremlin Hardliner Calls for Trial 12:15 - Analysing Internal Pressures on the Russian Presidency 22:45 - Frontline Military Developments: Latest Reports 35:10 - International Response and Legal Implications 48:20 - Expert Panel Q&A and Final Thoughts