Ukraine's allies back long-range missile strikes on Russia & Trump calls Putin 'absolutely crazy'
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 27 May 2025
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,189.
Today, after Kyiv suffers some of the most intense bombardments of the war, we look at why more drones and ballistic missiles are piercing Ukrainian defences, and assess the significance of Donald Trump saying that Vladimir Putin has gone “absolutely crazy.” Plus we hear another interview from Dom’s trip to Estonia, and reflect on how the podcast began with Ukraine’s: The Latest’s original producer.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor for Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Giles Gear (Audio Executive Editor). @GilesGear on LinkedIn.
With thanks to Dr Jack Watling (Senior Research Fellow at Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies). @Jack_Watling on X.
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Content Referenced:
Russia Is Raining Hellfire On Ukraine (The Economist):
https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/05/25/russia-is-raining-hellfire-on-ukraine
Slammed by Russian missiles, Ukraine seeks more U.S. air defense systems (Washington Post):
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/26/ukraine-patriot-missiles-air-defense-raytheon/
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:09.2 | I'm Francis Dernley, and this is Ukraine, the latest. |
| 0:14.4 | Today, after Kiev suffers some of the most intense bombardments of the conflict, |
| 0:18.4 | we look at why more drones and ballistic missiles are |
| 0:21.1 | piercing Ukrainian defenses and assess the significance of President Trump saying Putin has gone |
| 0:27.6 | absolutely crazy. Plus, we hear another interview from Dom's trip to Estonia and reflect on how |
| 0:33.7 | the podcast began with Ukraine the latest original producer. |
| 0:38.6 | Brabary takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:47.9 | The Russia does not want fees. |
| 0:49.5 | With our help for the Ukraine, also our freedom and our European Writers. |
| 0:55.0 | If I'm president, I will have that war |
| 0:57.0 | settled in one day, 24 hours. |
| 0:59.0 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, |
| 1:03.0 | but for a hundred years. |
| 1:04.0 | We can not, as European, |
| 1:06.0 | let's gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 1:08.0 | Nobody's going to break us. |
| 1:10.0 | We're strong. |
| 1:12.0 | Where Ukraine is. |
| 1:14.7 | It's Tuesday, the 27th of May, three years and 93 days, since the full-scale invasion began. |
| 1:22.1 | And today you'll hear from our Associate Editor of Defense, Dominic Nichols, the Royal United |
| 1:26.3 | Services Institute's Dr Jack |
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