Trapped Russian troops 'blown apart' fleeing by boat & Trump's summit with Putin in Hungary threatened as Europe pulls rank
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
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🗓️ 21 October 2025
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,336.
Today, amid growing signs the planned Trump-Putin summit in Hungary is already in jeopardy, we assess a breakthrough in Europe that could see finally frozen Russian state assets loaned to Ukraine. Then we uncover disturbing accounts revealing the dire state of Russia’s armed forces, and bring you the latest stories from Moscow as the economy continues to display signs of fracture.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Verity Bowman (Reporter). @VerityBowman on X.
James Kilner (Former Telegraph Russia Correspondant). @jkjourno on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Putin ‘should only be allowed to travel to Hungary if he agrees to a ceasefire’ (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/20/putin-travel-hungary-if-he-agrees-ceasefire-russia-ukraine/
How Putin could reach Hungary peace summit without being shot down or arrested (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/17/putin-route-to-budapest-summit/
Trapped on the Dnipro, Putin’s troops tried to flee by boat — and were blown apart (Verity Bowman in The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/21/russia-putin-dnipro-river-troops-boat-ukraine/
Russian troops handcuffed to trees and left for dead after defying orders (Verity Bowman in The Telegraph):
Putin sends squads of sick soldiers into Pokrovsk ‘meat grinder’ (Verity Bowman in The Telegraph):
EU closes in on deal to use Russian frozen assets to fund Ukraine (POLITICO):
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-deal-russian-frozen-assets-ukraine-loan-belgium/
US is stalling on G7 plan over Russian assets (Bloomberg):
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| 1:17.2 | the latest. Today, amid growing signs, the planned Trump Putin summit in Hungary is already in jeopardy. |
| 1:23.6 | We assess a breakthrough in Europe that could finally see frozen Russian state assets loans to Ukraine. |
| 1:30.9 | Then we uncover disturbing accounts revealing the dire state of Russia's armed forces |
| 1:35.4 | and bring you the latest stories from Moscow as the economy continues to display signs of fracture. |
| 1:43.4 | Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 1:52.0 | The Russian does not want feast. |
| 1:54.0 | First, we're in our help for the Ukraine, |
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