Putin stunned into 'strange silence' after Zelensky's invitation to peace talks
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 13 May 2025
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,175.
Today, we look ahead to what might happen on Thursday in Istanbul. We discuss whether Putin will show up at all. We also dive into the potential 17th round of sanctions if Russia doesn’t agree to a ceasefire, and whether Europe can deliver on its promises. Finally, Francis has a robust conversation with the Hungarian Secretary of State for International Communication and Relations, Zoltán Kovács, at the Hungarian embassy in London.
Contributors:
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Reporter and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor for Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to Zoltan Kovacs, Hungarian Secretary of State for International Communication and Relations.
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Content Referenced:
Joe Barnes, on the Telegraph:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/j/jk-jo/joe-barnes/
Trump toys with late entrance to Ukraine-Russia peace talks, Telegraph:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/05/12/russia-ukraine-zelensky-putin-war-latest-news/
UK to Unveil New Russia Sanctions as European Ministers Meet, Bloomberg
Why the EU is racing to expand its Russia sanctions in a push for peace, Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/content/2a781235-ad89-4aaf-a55f-c4863ba060c1
EU readies capital controls and tariffs to safeguard Russia sanctions, Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/content/7f7687da-b31a-4c64-a446-221c4a756a05
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:09.3 | I'm Adelaidey Pozum-Pon-Pente, and this is Ukraine, the latest. |
| 0:14.3 | Today, we look forward to what might happen on Thursday in Istanbul, after Zelensky challenged Putin to meet for prospective peace talks, |
| 0:21.8 | and Trump called for a meeting now. We discuss whether Putin will show up at all. We also dive |
| 0:28.7 | into a potential new round of sanctions if Russia doesn't agree to a ceasefire, whether they would target |
| 0:34.4 | and whether Europe can deliver on its promises. |
| 0:43.1 | Finally, Francis has a robust conversation with the Hungarian Secretary of State for International Communication and Relations, Zoltan Kovaj, at the Hungarian Embassy in London. |
| 0:49.9 | Bravering takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:59.1 | The Russia does not want peace. |
| 1:00.7 | With our help for the Ukraine, also our freedom and our European values. |
| 1:06.6 | If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours. |
| 1:10.4 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for a hundred years. |
| 1:15.6 | We can't as European, let's gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 1:19.9 | Nobody's going to break us. We're strong. |
| 1:23.2 | Where Ukraine is. |
| 1:25.9 | It's Tuesday, the 13th of May. Three years and 79 days since the full-scale invasion began. |
| 1:32.8 | And today, I'm joined by Associate Editor for Defense, Dom Nichols, and Brussels correspondent, Joe Barnes. |
| 1:39.0 | And before we turn to the diplomatic updates on such a pivotal week, Dom, can you catch us up on what's happening at the front? |
| 1:47.0 | Yeah, thanks, Adela. Hello, everybody. Not quite as monumental the last 24 hours as those |
| 1:51.9 | diplomatic manoeuvrings over the weekend, but I will come on to them in a minute. |
| 1:56.2 | There have been some updates that we need to keep track of, so I'll cover those in just a second. |
| 2:00.0 | But firstly, let's go |
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