Putin’s advisors suggest freezing Ukraine's front line and 'declaring a triumph'
The World
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4.6 • 943 Ratings
🗓️ 2 June 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Despite mass Russian assaults on Ukrainian cities, Moscow’s progress on the battlefield stalls. Also, police in Paris suspend dozens of school assistants in more than 100 schools, preschools and nurseries for abusing youngsters. And, Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado says she is planning to return to Venezuela “very soon” and expresses confidence that the country will emerge from authoritarian rule. Plus, a conversation about using the beloved axolotl as a World Cup mascot in Mexico as the real animal remains critically endangered.
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| 0:35.4 | Moscow's been striking Kiev aggressively. |
| 0:38.3 | Putin feels he has to step up his game to demonstrate that he's not on the back foot. |
| 0:43.4 | But does that mean he is on the back foot? I'm Carolyn Beeler. |
| 0:47.3 | And I'm Marco Werman. Today we look at who has the advantage in the Russia-Ukraine war. |
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| 1:03.0 | Plus, Venezuela's opposition leader in exile is in Oslo. |
| 1:07.0 | A reporter catches up with her to learn more about her political future. And axoladles are |
| 1:12.8 | adorable creatures. Such a carita. Cucatita me gustav. Cute faces, this woman says, cute faces in Mexico |
| 1:19.6 | that need help. That's all ahead today on the world. |
| 1:31.2 | This is the world. I'm Marco Werman. |
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