Trump and Putin to meet in Alaska for Ukraine-Russia 'land swap'
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 11 August 2025
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,265.
Today, as the world looks ahead to this week’s Alaska summit between Presidents Trump and Putin, European foreign ministers gather in search of what one former minister calls a “shadow of power.” We also bring you news of another long-range Ukrainian strike on Russian energy infrastructure, explore how Italy could soon become a world leader in the art of political fudge, and share the latest postcard from Adelie in Ukraine.
Contributors:
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Reporter and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
Content Referenced:
He Was a Key Aide to Putin. Then He Balked at the Ukraine War (New York Times):
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/world/europe/putin-russia-ukraine-war-dmitri-kozak.html
Putin Tells U.S. He’ll Halt War in Exchange for Eastern Ukraine (Wall Street Journal):
https://www.wsj.com/world/putin-russia-ukraine-ceasefire-proposal-0021453b
Italy will finally build a bridge to Sicily after 2,000 years (Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/06/italy-build-bridge-sicily/
Swiss colonel alleged to have handed information to Russia (Swiss Info):
NATO eyes launching new bank to bolster defense spending (TVP):
https://tvpworld.com/88246574/nato-eyes-launching-new-bank-to-bolster-defense-spending-video
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:09.0 | I'm Domnickles and this is Ukraine the latest. |
| 0:13.0 | Today, as the world prepares for this week's summit in Alaska, |
| 0:16.0 | European foreign ministers are meeting to try to produce what Gabrielaus Lansbergis calls a shadow of power. |
| 0:23.4 | Plus, we report on yet another very long-range strike by Ukraine against Russian energy infrastructure. |
| 0:29.8 | We hear how Italy may be about to become a world leader in the production of political fudge, |
| 0:35.1 | and we hear the latest postcard from Adelaide in Ukraine. |
| 0:39.0 | Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:48.7 | The Russia does not want, please. |
| 0:50.5 | First, we're fighting, with our help for the Ukraine also our freedom and our European |
| 0:58.0 | Writers. |
| 0:59.0 | If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours. |
| 1:03.0 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for a hundred years. |
| 1:08.0 | We can not, as European, |
| 1:10.0 | let's gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 1:12.7 | Nobody's going to break us. |
| 1:14.8 | We're strong. |
| 1:16.0 | We're Ukrainians. |
| 1:18.4 | It's Monday, the 11th of August, |
| 1:20.9 | three years and 170 days |
| 1:23.0 | since the full-scale invasion began. |
| 1:25.4 | And today, I'm joined by the Telegraph's executive editor for audio, |
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