New ‘Frankenstein’ missile terrorises Ukraine & ceasefire talks to start 'immediately', Trump says
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 20 May 2025
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,182.
Today, we continue dissecting the phone call between Putin and Trump and what it means for the prospect of negotiations. We discuss the latest Russian ‘Frankenstein’ missile and tactics on the ground, plus a dive into a report investigating Russian strikes on hotels near the frontline in an effort to target journalists. Finally we hear a dispatch from Sweden and interview with a Swedish chief of defence staff on the Russian threat on the Finnish border.
Contributors:
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Reporter and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor for Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Iona Cleave (Foreign Reporter). @cleaveiona on X.
Venetia Rainey (Co-host of the podcast 'Battle Lines'). @venetiarainey on X.
With thanks to Kenza Rharmaoui (Senior Researcher at Truth Hounds). @truth_hounds on X.
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Content Referenced:
Russia’s new ‘Frankenstein’ missile terrorising Ukraine, The Telegraph
Russia’s motorbike squads may be suicidal but they are hurting Ukraine, The Telegraph
Last Check-In: The Russian Strikes on Ukrainian Hotels Silencing the Press, Truth Hounds
https://truth-hounds.org/en/cases/last-check-in/
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:09.3 | I'm Adelae Pogman-Pon-Tay, and this is Ukraine, the latest. |
| 0:14.3 | Today, we continue dissecting the phone call between Putin and Trump |
| 0:17.7 | and what it means for the prospect of negotiations. |
| 0:26.6 | We discussed the latest Russian Frankenstein missile and new tactics on the ground. We also dive into a report investigating Russian strikes on hotels near the front line in an effort to target journalists. |
| 0:33.6 | Finally, we hear a dispatch from Sweden and a short interview with a Swedish chief of defense staff on the Russian threat on the Finnish border. |
| 0:41.6 | bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:50.8 | The Russia does not want fees. |
| 0:52.4 | With our help for the Ukraine, also our freedom and our European |
| 0:57.0 | Writers. |
| 0:58.0 | If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours. |
| 1:02.0 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for a hundred years. |
| 1:07.0 | We can't, as European, |
| 1:09.0 | let's gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 1:11.6 | Nobody's going to break us. |
| 1:13.6 | We're strong. |
| 1:14.6 | We're Ukrainians. |
| 1:16.6 | It's Tuesday, the 20th of May. |
| 1:19.6 | Three years and 86 days since the full-scale invasion began. |
| 1:24.6 | Today, I'm joined by Associate Editor for Defense Dom Nichols, foreign breaking |
| 1:29.2 | news reporter Iona Cleave, Dialing in from Kiev, Kanzar R. Maui, a senior researcher at |
| 1:35.5 | Truth Hounds, an organization that investigates war crimes. And finally, my colleague |
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