Putin instates new ‘bloodthirsty’ general & first direct Ukraine-Russia peace talks in 3 years
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 16 May 2025
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,178.
Today, as Ukraine and Russia hold their first direct negotiations in over three years today in Istanbul, we bring you live coverage from two major political and defence conferences in Europe, featuring key NATO and EU figures. How united is Europe in its stance on security and support for Ukraine? Plus, we speak with a former senior U.S. official to assess whether Donald Trump’s influence in American politics is beginning to fade, and hear about the new commander of Moscow’s ground forces: a man nicknamed ‘General Blood’.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor for Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.
With thanks to Professor Eliot Cohen (writer at the Atlantic, former counselor to the head of the US State Department). @EliotACohen on X.
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Content Referenced:
Ukrainian and Russian delegations begin negotiations (The Telegraph Live Blog):
Eliot A. Cohen’s Articles for The Atlantic:
https://www.theatlantic.com/author/eliot-a-cohen/
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:09.2 | I'm Francis Dernley, and this is Ukraine, the latest. |
| 0:14.5 | Today, as the first direct talks between Ukraine and Russia in over three years begin in Istanbul, |
| 0:20.8 | we report live from two other |
| 0:22.7 | major conferences taking place in Europe. Just how strong is European resolve. Then we sit down |
| 0:30.1 | with a former senior U.S. official to discuss whether Trump's power is already waning. |
| 0:36.1 | Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:46.0 | The Russian does not want peace. |
| 0:47.7 | With our help for the Ukraine, also our freedom and our European wreatter. |
| 0:53.7 | If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours. |
| 0:57.7 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for a hundred years. |
| 1:02.7 | We can't as European, let's gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 1:07.0 | Nobody's going to break us. We're strong. Where Ukraine is. |
| 1:12.3 | It's Friday, the 16th of May, three years and 82 days since the full-scale invasion began. |
| 1:19.3 | And today, dialing in from Estonia, I'm joined by Associate Editor of Defense Dominic Nichols, |
| 1:24.5 | and from the European Political Summit in Albania, our Brussels correspondent, |
| 1:28.9 | Joe Barnes. Later, you'll hear our latest interview with a friend of the podcast Professor |
| 1:33.9 | Elliot Cohen, contributing writer at the Atlantic, and former counsellor to the head of the US |
| 1:38.8 | State Department. But first, the latest military and political developments of the last 24 hours. |
| 1:46.0 | Despite the start of peace talks in Istanbul, the conflict zones across Ukraine and Russia remain active. |
| 1:52.0 | Over the past 24 hours, both sides have carried out extensive aerial operations, |
| 1:56.0 | resulting in significant damage and civilian casualties. |
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