Putin challenged to new ceasefire by Zelensky & fears NATO 'disintegrating' as Trump pulls thousands of US troops from Europe
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 5 May 2026
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,531.
Today, after a weekend in which Zelensky joined more than 30 European leaders – along with the prime minister of Canada – at the European Political Community summit in Armenia, a country Moscow considers a close ally in the South Caucasus, and Ukraine calls Russia’s bluff over “ceasefires”, we report on further shadow fleet sanctions activity – from new regulations to unexplained explosions. And later, we look ahead to May Day celebrations in Russia and ask whether a Ukrainian drone penetrating Moscow’s layers of air defence suggests the parade could go off with a real bang.
Contributors:
Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.
With thanks to Yuliya Sotska of Ukrainian charity ‘Children of Heroes’.
NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:
Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest
CONTENT REFERENCED:
Learn more about ‘Children of Heroes’:
https://childrenheroes.org/en/
Francis’s Long Interview with Silicon Curtain:
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vopvERNHGtg
Audio: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0qwPAXSkPTvScvGtdKa2rm
Zelensky challenges Putin to new ceasefire (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/04/zelensky-challenges-putin-to-new-ceasefire/
Starmer to lobby Macron for closer EU ties (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/03/keir-starmer-join-eu-defence-fund-loan-ukraine/
Zelensky has scrapped open-ended military contracts to attract new recruits (The Telegraph):
Europe fears Putin’s ‘window of opportunity’ is now (Politico):
https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-fears-valdimir-putin-window-opportunity-nato-test/
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HIGHLIGHTS:
- Putin challenged to new ceasefire by Zelensky
- Fears NATO 'disintegrating' as Trump pulls thousands of troops from Europe
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:09.3 | I'm Domnickles and this is Ukraine the latest. |
| 0:12.6 | Today, after a weekend during which President Zelensky and more than 30 European leaders |
| 0:17.4 | plus the Prime Minister of Canada, met for the European Political Community |
| 0:21.1 | Summit in Armenia, considered by Moscow to be one of its closest allies in the South Caucasus, |
| 0:26.5 | and Keeve calls Moscow's bluff over ceasefires. We report on more Shadowfleet sanction activity |
| 0:32.4 | in terms of both regulations and explosions, and we look ahead to Saturday's May Day parade in Russia |
| 0:37.9 | and ask whether a Ukrainian drone penetrating Moscow's layers of air defense on Sunday night |
| 0:42.6 | suggests the event is destined to go off with a real bang. |
| 0:47.0 | Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:56.2 | The Russia does not want fees. |
| 0:57.8 | First, we're fighting, with our help for the Ukraine, |
| 1:01.3 | also our freedom and our European rights. |
| 1:06.5 | If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours. |
| 1:10.6 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for a hundred years. |
| 1:15.5 | We don't know, as European, let's gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 1:19.9 | Nobody's going to break us. |
| 1:21.9 | We're strong. |
| 1:23.1 | We're Ukrainians. |
| 1:25.9 | It's Tuesday, the 5th of May, four years and 70 days since the full-scale invasion began. |
| 1:31.2 | And today I'm joined by my co-host, Francis Dernley and Adley-Poszman-Ponte. |
| 1:39.8 | Now, it's been a very busy weekend. |
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