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Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 30 May 2025
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,192.
Today, while missiles and drones ran down on Ukraine, and especially on Kharkiv, Ukraine and its allies are still waiting for Russia’s memo on their terms for a potential ceasefire and peace talks next week in Istanbul. We also discuss the increase of electronic warfare on the battlefield and share an exclusive interview with former deputy assistant to the US president and senior director for European and Russian affairs on the U.S. National Security Council, Fiona Hill.
Plus, Dom and Francis report from Ukraine.
Contributors:
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former British Army Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X
Plus Dom Nicholls and Francis Dearnley.
With thanks to Fiona Hill (Former deputy assistant to the US president and senior director for European and Russian affairs on the U.S. National Security Council) and Cameron Henderson (US Reporter at the Telegraph). @CamHenderson98 on X.
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Content Referenced:
Fiona Hill: Trump is terrified of Putin, I’ve seen it first hand, The Telegraph
Lessons of Ukraine: Properly equipped modern tanks will still rule the battlefield, The Telegraph
Moscow is now a target for Ukraine’s Western missiles
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/28/moscow-target-ukraine-missiles-kremlin-putin-merz-taurus/
Ukraine Drone Carriers Launch First Long-Range Autonomous Strikes
China Cut Drone Sales to West But Supplies Them to Russia, Ukraine Says
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-29/china-cut-drone-sales-to-west-but-supplies-them-to-russia-ukraine-says
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:09.6 | I'm Adelae Poshman-Ponthe, and this is Ukraine, the latest. |
| 0:14.4 | Today, while missiles and drones rain down on Ukraine and especially on Harkiv, |
| 0:19.2 | Ukraine and its allies are still waiting for Russia's memo |
| 0:21.7 | on their terms for potential ceasefire and peace talks next week in Istanbul. |
| 0:26.2 | We also discuss the increase of electronic warfare on the battlefield and share an exclusive |
| 0:31.1 | interview with former deputy assistant to the US president and senior director for European |
| 0:35.5 | and Russian affairs on the US.S. National Security Council, |
| 0:38.5 | Fiona Hill. |
| 0:39.6 | Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:49.4 | The Russian does not want, please. |
| 0:51.1 | With our help for the Ukraine, also our freedom and our European |
| 0:56.2 | Writers. |
| 0:57.1 | If I'm president, |
| 0:57.9 | I will have that war settled in one day, |
| 1:00.1 | 24 hours. |
| 1:01.0 | We are with you, |
| 1:02.1 | not just today or tomorrow, |
| 1:04.5 | but for a hundred years. |
| 1:06.1 | We can not, |
| 1:07.3 | as European, |
| 1:08.3 | let's gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
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