Ukrainian MPs brawl after Zelensky reverses anti-corruption law & Russia deploys rocket-powered drones
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 31 July 2025
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,254.
Today, after protestors once again gathered across Ukraine, we look at today’s parliamentary vote to reinstate the independence of anti-corruption agencies. Plus, as Donald Trump’s latest deadline for a ceasefire approaches, we ask if his patience is actually running out as he warns Dmitry Medvedev is “entering dangerous territory” by criticising the President’s words. Later, Francis Dearnley speaks to one of the small teams of American servicemen and women quietly experimenting with the future of warfare.
Contributors:
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to the United States Army Europe and Africa.
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‘Ukrainian MPs brawl after Zelensky reverses anti-corruption law’ (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/07/31/ukraine-russia-war-latest-news-kyiv-drone-strikes/
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:09.3 | I'm Domnickles and this is Ukraine the latest. |
| 0:13.0 | Today, after protesters once again gathered across Ukraine yesterday, |
| 0:16.5 | we look at today's parliamentary vote to reinstate the independence of anti-corruption agencies. |
| 0:22.4 | Plus, as Donald Trump's latest deadline for a ceasefire approaches, |
| 0:26.4 | we ask if his patience is actually running out, |
| 0:29.5 | as he warns Dmitri Medvedev is entering dangerous territory |
| 0:32.9 | by criticizing the US president's words. |
| 0:36.5 | bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:46.3 | The Russia does not want peace. |
| 0:48.0 | First, we're fighting, with our help for the Ukraine, |
| 0:51.5 | also our freedom and our European |
| 0:55.5 | Writers. |
| 0:56.5 | If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours. |
| 1:00.7 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for a hundred years. |
| 1:05.7 | We can't, as European, let's gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 1:10.2 | Nobody's going to break us. |
| 1:12.3 | We're strong. |
| 1:13.6 | We're Ukrainians. |
| 1:16.1 | It's Thursday, the 31st of July, |
| 1:18.6 | three years and 159 days, |
| 1:21.0 | since the full-scale invasion began. |
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