Putin’s war machine ‘burns’ as Russia strips frontlines to shield Moscow & Biden accuses Trump of ‘appeasement’
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,169.
Today, as – for the third day running – Ukrainian drones sow chaos in the skies above Moscow, we analyse the final preparations for Putin’s Victory Day parade, and discuss President Biden’s first interview since leaving office, hours after Friedrich Merz finally became Chancellor of Germany at a pivotal moment in modern European history.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X
James Kilner (Editor of The Central Asia & South Caucasus Bulletin and The Russia Morning Memo). @jkjourno on X
Content Referenced:
James Kilner’s Bulletins -
The Russian Memo: https://www.thememo.news/
The Central Asia and South Caucasus Bulletin: https://www.thememo.news/
Battle Lines episode on India-Pakistan fears:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/28/battle-lines-global-rearmament-india-pakistan-kashmir/
Interview with Biden Advisor Mike Carpenter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2DeReNhsKg
Biden: Trump is appeasing Putin, that’s not who we are (The Telegraph):
Merz becomes chancellor of ‘unstable’ Germany after first vote humiliation (The Telegraph):
Europe vows to halt all Russian gas imports (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/05/07/europe-vows-to-halt-all-russian-gas-imports/
What If America Abandons Ukraine? (Foreign Affairs):
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/what-if-america-abandons-ukraine
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| 0:00.0 | So we're here in Plymouth to ask, what is the Museum of Tears? |
| 0:04.5 | Our house, during half term. |
| 0:05.9 | Uh-huh. |
| 0:06.5 | See that a Man United's new stadium, isn't it? |
| 0:08.5 | Well... |
| 0:09.0 | Uh, school? |
| 0:10.3 | Museum of Tears? |
| 0:11.3 | It's where I'm a bank statement. |
| 0:13.1 | What if I told you it's an Onion Museum in Roscoff, home of the vibrant Pink Onion Festival? |
| 0:19.2 | Oh, really? Yes, and you can sail there direct from Plymouth with Brittany Ferries. |
| 0:24.2 | Oh, nice. |
| 0:25.9 | Book an Uncommon Holiday with Brittany Ferries. |
| 0:33.0 | I'm Francis Dernley, and this is Ukraine, the latest. |
| 0:37.9 | Today, as for the third day running, Ukrainian drones so chaos and skies above Moscow, |
| 0:43.8 | we analyse the final preparations for Putin's Victory Day parade |
| 0:47.4 | and discussed President Biden's first interview since leaving office, |
| 0:51.4 | hours after Friedrich Mertz finally became Chancellor of Germany |
| 0:56.5 | at a pivotal moment in modern European history. |
| 1:00.9 | Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 1:09.7 | It's the worst carnage that this world has seen since World War II. |
| 1:15.2 | Absolutely fascinating. |
| 1:16.4 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for a hundred years. |
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