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Day 1,720 Today, after striking Russia’s five largest oil refineries over the last two weeks, Ukraine expands to the top ten with a hit in Volgograd. And a second car bombing in two days in Russia, this time in Moscow. Meanwhile Ukraine’s biggest producer and exporter of sunflower oil suspends operations at all of its extraction plants following drone strikes. Then we finish unpacking the consequences of the reopening of talks in Abu Dhabi, and wonder with Dr Jade McGlynn if Europe is ever going to wake up. Finally, Dr Jade McGlynn gives us the latest from the occupied territories. Contributors: Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X. Alex Nichol (Telegraph journalist) Jade McGlynn (Senior Research Fellow, King’s College London). @DrJadeMcGlynn on X. Producer: Rachel Porter Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett Video Producer: Tom Steed Social Producer: Natalia Makohon Studio Director: Meghan Searle Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley Created by David Knowles SUPPORT US – JOIN OUR MEMBERS’ CLUB For more from the team, join UTL+. For a small monthly fee, you’ll get behind-the-scenes content, bonus videos, and discounted tickets to live events and merch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHjleMvPSs-JEjiQ8_D2cA/join If you joined shortly after we launched the membership scheme on Monday 26th October, email [email protected] with your YouTube handle and mailing address. If you’re one of the first 50, we’ll send you a free mug! You can also join in the conversation on our YouTube community page (it’s free!): https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest/community NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE: Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED: Listen to Adélie’s interview with the Russian diplomat: On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05Hy2lE0Yyw&t=2576s On Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/us-demands-seat-for-europe-as-ukraine-peace-talks-resume/id1612424182?i=1000801041225 On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1BDaF4XeoIAsIlJn1a4ZtD What happened when we confronted a Russian diplomat – at a Telegraph event: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/11/13/russian-embassy-diplomat-telegraph-ukraine-event/ Listen to Adélie and Sophie’s interview with Bruce Berglund, an expert on the Russia’s influence on the world of sports: On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfdAkIvIdWk&t=976s On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/trump-and-putin-plot-big-beautiful-deal-for-europe/id1612424182?i=1000800285400 On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3XEpucV47fY1kjEFMend9Y Memory Makers – The Politics of the Past in Putin's Russia, by Dr Jade McGlynn: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/memory-makers-9781350522220/ Jade’s database about civilian detainees: https://totinsights.org/civilian-detainees.html The Importance of Being a Historian (Novaya Gazeta): https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2022/02/17/kak-vazhno-byt-istorikom "The Ministry of Memory": How Vladimir Medinsky, with the help of a "public" organization, took control of the past (MBK News): https://mbk-news.appspot.com/suzhet/ministerstvo-pamyati/ RBC Investigation: Why Medinsky Needs the Military Historical Society (RBC): https://www.rbc.ru/society/13/07/2015/559e8f459a7947860ab1f73a Why is WWI largely neglected in Ukraine and how it impacts its national security and defense thinking? (Substack, Mykola Biesliekov): https://mbielieskov.substack.com/p/why-is-wwi-largely-neglected-in-ukraine Eastern Approaches, by Fitzroy Maclean: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/13230/eastern-approaches-by-maclean-fitzroy/9780141042848 EMAIL US: Contact the team on [email protected]. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible. HIGHLIGHTS: Moscow car bombing maims Ukrainian traitorUkraine’s drones blasts major Russian refinery Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 1,719. Today, after the ‘peace talks’ in Abu Dhabi inevitably end without a breakthrough, with the head of Putin’s delegation saying, in the true spirit of a serious negotiator, that Russia will capture “every inch of land one way or another,” Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff try to keep up the pretence of diplomatic momentum by heading to Moscow. "We see some openings and opportunities," says Mr Kushner, although whether he was talking about peace or future business deals it’s hard to tell. President Zelensky accuses Elon Musk of slowing down Starshield again and “helping the Russians kill more Ukrainians.” And Russia loses two helicopters, a frigate, and a senior officer to another car bomb. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X. Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X. Producer: Rachel Porter Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett Video Producer: Tom Steed Social Producer: Natalia Makohon [Freelance] Studio Director: Meghan Searle Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley Created by David Knowles SUPPORT US – JOIN OUR MEMBERS’ CLUB For more from the team, join UTL+. For a small monthly fee, you’ll get behind-the-scenes content, bonus videos, and discounted tickets to live events and merch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHjleMvPSs-JEjiQ8_D2cA/join If you joined shortly after we launched the membership scheme on Monday 26th October, email [email protected] with your YouTube handle and mailing address. If you’re one of the first 50, we’ll send you a free mug! You can also join in the conversation on our YouTube community page (it’s free!): https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest/community NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE: Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED: Watch our Q&A from The War Room (UTL+ Members): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgGiyw1taEk&t=267s Listen to our analysis of the talks in Abu Dhabi: On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynbu0kc-ehw&t=1268s On Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gr/podcast/peace-talks-in-abu-dhabi-end-without-breakthrough/id1612424182?i=1000801270353 On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1BDaF4XeoIAsIlJn1a4ZtD Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine (The Wall Street Journal): https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/russia-u-s-peace-business-ties-4db9b290 Tsikhanouskaya says Belarus must be included in Russia-Ukraine peace talks (Kyiv Independent): https://kyivindependent.com/spain-resumes-russian-lng-purchases-ahead-of-key-deadline-new-report-reveals/ Listen to our report about the Irish Aughinish steel plant: On YouTube: https://youtu.be/0mimSeae4Nw On Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gr/podcast/trump-tells-putin-to-make-a-deal-at-g7-revenge/id1612424182?i=1000772992491 On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2XXCl4A8oZ871GwjvdXowY FAQ: What to Know About Ireland’s Probe Into Our Reporting on Its Alumina Exports to Russia (OCCRP & The Irish Times): https://www.occrp.org/en/feature/faq-what-to-know-about-irelands-probe-into-our-reporting-on-its-alumina-exports-to-russia How we got here: 5 years of the Kyiv Independent: https://kyivindependent.com/5-years-of-the-kyiv-independent/ EMAIL US: Contact the team on [email protected]. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible. HIGHLIGHTS: Musk 'helping to kill Ukrainians' by throttling StarshieldUkraine burns all of Russia's largest oil refineries in less than 2 weeks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 1,718. Today, as the talks in Abu Dhabi wrap up after a second session that lasted just 2 hours, US negotiators Kushner and Witkoff take off to Moscow. Meanwhile Russia continues its deadly attacks on Ukraine, Kyiv residents face water cuts and power outages for over 15 hours, and two missiles enter the Moldovan airspace. We catch up with James Kilner for on the latest cucumber index and we hear what it’s like to be inside the negotiating room facing the Russian delegation. Contributors: Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X. Alex Nichol (Telegraph Journalist) James Kilner (Russia Analyst) With thanks to Oleksandr Bevz, Advisor to the Office of the President of Ukraine, who attended several of the prior peace talks. Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett Video Producer: Tom Steed Social Producer: Natalia Makohon Studio Director: Meghan Searle Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley Created by David Knowles SUPPORT US – JOIN OUR MEMBERS’ CLUB For more from the team, join UTL+. For a small monthly fee, you’ll get behind-the-scenes content, bonus videos, and discounted tickets to live events and merch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHjleMvPSs-JEjiQ8_D2cA/join If you joined shortly after we launched the membership scheme on Monday 26th October, email [email protected] with your YouTube handle and mailing address. If you’re one of the first 50, we’ll send you a free mug! You can also join in the conversation on our YouTube community page (it’s free!): https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest/community NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE: Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED: Ukraine rejects Trump’s new plan for shared territory (The Telegraph) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/11/10/trump-envoys-join-russia-and-ukraine-for-fresh-peace-talks/ Kyiv hit by water shortages as Russia targets Ukrainian infrastructure (Financial Times) https://www.ft.com/content/e7697dda-888a-407e-82b1-f2bfc0b9f8ed?syn-25a6b1a6=1 EMAIL US: Contact the team on [email protected]. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible. HIGHLIGHTS: Peace talks in Abu Dhabi end without breakthroughZelensky calls talks ‘constructive’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 1,717. Today, as Ukrainian, Russian, and US delegations began trilateral peace negotiations in Abu Dhabi after a nine-month pause, we ask if anything meaningful – other than a possible prisoner swap – can be achieved and what the prospects may be for a leaders summit in the next few months. Meanwhile, Germany gets tough with the EU and threatens to block next year’s budget unless there’s much more cash for Ukraine, and we report back on the Telegraph’s defence event last night where an audience tried to outsmart Russia – and discovered an unexpected visitor from Moscow’s embassy in the audience. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X. Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X. Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X. Producer: Rachel Porter Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan Social Producer: Tom Steed Studio Director: Meghan Searle Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley Created by David Knowles SUPPORT US – JOIN OUR MEMBERS’ CLUB For more from the team, join UTL+. For a small monthly fee, you’ll get behind-the-scenes content, bonus videos, and discounted tickets to live events and merch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHjleMvPSs-JEjiQ8_D2cA/join If you joined shortly after we launched the membership scheme on Monday 26th October, email [email protected] with your YouTube handle and mailing address. If you’re one of the first 50, we’ll send you a free mug! You can also join in the conversation on our YouTube community page (it’s free!): https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest/community NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE: Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED: Pro-Putin spy nuns infiltrating Sweden (James Rothwell in The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/18/pro-putin-spy-nuns-infiltrating-sweden/ US demands a seat for Europe at Ukraine peace talks (POLITICO): https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-russia-peace-talks-us-demands-europe-joins-next-negotiations/ EMAIL US: Contact the team on [email protected]. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible. HIGHLIGHTS: US demands a seat for Europe as Ukraine peace talks resume after 9 monthsA Russian diplomat speaks to us for the first time Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 1,716. Today, as a data leak from inside Russia confirms the staggering scale of Russian losses in Putin’s so-called ‘special military operation’, we examine the figures as another extraordinary milestone emerges from the battlefield: this weekend saw Moscow’s bloodiest day of the entire war. Then, following his recent conversation with Putin, we hear from Norway’s prime minister about whether the Russian president is genuinely prepared to negotiate. And, ahead of trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi, we’re joined by Ukraine’s former foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X. Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X. With thanks to Dmytro Kuleba, former foreign minister of Ukraine. Producer: Rachel Porter Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan Social Producer: Tom Steed Studio Director: Meghan Searle Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley Created by David Knowles SUPPORT US – JOIN OUR MEMBERS’ CLUB For more from the team, join UTL+. For a small monthly fee, you’ll get behind-the-scenes content, bonus videos, and discounted tickets to live events and merch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHjleMvPSs-JEjiQ8_D2cA/join If you joined shortly after we launched the membership scheme on Monday 26th October, email [email protected] with your YouTube handle and mailing address. If you’re one of the first 50, we’ll send you a free mug! You can also join in the conversation on our YouTube community page (it’s free!): https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest/community NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE: Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED: Trump: Ukraine will have ‘different shape’ after war (The Telegraph) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/11/09/trump-says-ukraine-will-have-different-shape-after-war/ Russian data leak reveals death toll in Ukraine (The Telegraph) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/11/08/russian-data-leak-reveals-death-toll-in-ukraine/ Putin’s frame of mind, according to the last European leader to speak to him (The Telegraph’s interview with Jonas Gahr Støre) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/11/09/putins-frame-of-mind-interview/ EMAIL US: Contact the team on [email protected]. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible. HIGHLIGHTS: Russian data leak reveals 'staggering' death toll in UkraineFormer Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba looks ahead to Abu Dhabi peace talks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 1,713. Today, a photo shared exclusively with Ukraine: The Latest suggests this week’s Russian strike on an aid centre, which has now killed 53 people, was deliberate and targeted. Meanwhile, President Trump meets with – in his words – “the head person of Russia” to discuss a peace deal which he says “could involve all of Europe”. Then, Brussels calls on Kyiv to speed up its rule of law reforms in order to become an EU member. And finally, we examine Russia’s gradual return to world sport, and how Moscow uses sports as an extension of state power. Contributors: Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X. Sophie O’Sullivan (Telegraph journalist). With thanks to Bruce Berglund, historian and author of The Moscow Playbook: How Russia Used, Abused, and Transformed Sports in the Hunt for Power. Producer: Rachel Porter Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan Social Producer: Tom Steed Studio Director: Meghan Searle Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley Created by David Knowles SUPPORT US – JOIN OUR MEMBERS’ CLUB For more from the team, join UTL+. For a small monthly fee, you’ll get behind-the-scenes content, bonus videos, and discounted tickets to live events and merch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHjleMvPSs-JEjiQ8_D2cA/join If you joined shortly after we launched the membership scheme on Monday 26th October, email [email protected] with your YouTube handle and mailing address. If you’re one of the first 50, we’ll send you a free mug! You can also join in the conversation on our YouTube community page (it’s free!): https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest/community NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE: Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED: EU tells Ukraine to speed up reforms, sets out more cautious path for accession (Politico) https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-accession-path-eu-membership-wobbles-european-commission-brussels-caution/ Putin appoints child abduction suspect as human rights chief (The Times) https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/putin-appoints-child-abduction-suspect-human-rights-chief-53p9cxk2v Adélie’s latest interview with Katerina Mathernova, EU Ambassador to Ukraine: On YouTube: https://youtu.be/yoxX7vdK8Es On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/elon-musk-turns-on-ukraine-by-limiting-starlink/id1612424182?i=1000796346442 On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6KV3sI451O5yknphWqVJ7j?si=1595b2b8a4564fb3 Francis Farrel’s interview about the events in Kyiv earlier this week: On YouTube: https://youtu.be/oyhudPWo_G8 On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ukrainians-clash-with-riot-police-over-mobilisation/id1612424182?i=1000799644454 On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ZjlgkfJ7XKchSuq7f8hE4?si=98a1ac6f22784d38 Journalist Szabolcs Panyi, recipient of the Journalist of the Year 2026 Magnitsky Award for his investigations into Orban’s ties to Moscow https://www.magnitskyawards.com/bios/szabolcs-panyi/ Bruce Berglund’s book, The Moscow Playbook: How Russia Used, Abused, and Transformed Sports in the Hunt for Power https://www.bruceberglund.net/books EMAIL US: Contact the team on [email protected]. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible. HIGHLIGHTS: Trump and Putin plot ‘big, beautiful’ deal for EuropeNew exclusive image of destroyed Ukrainian aid centre suggests strike was targeted Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 1,712. Today, as Ukraine’s attacks against Russian oil refineries – and Wildberries – spark huge blazes, the death toll continues to rise on the deadly strikes in Zaporizhzhia, while citizens of Kyiv found themselves without water for over 24 hours. Then we bring you the latest mood music around peace negotiations, as a growing number of European officials believe that Putin is ready to negotiate. Then we talk about the important role that shotguns play in bringing down drones, and how tank warfare is still being seen on the battlefield. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X. Danielle Sheridan (Defence Editor). @SheridanDani on X. Hamish de Bretton-Gordon (Former tank commander and chemical weapons expert). @HamishDBG on X. Producer: Phil Atkins Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan Social Producer: Tom Steed Studio Director: Meghan Searle Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley Created by David Knowles SUPPORT US – JOIN OUR MEMBERS’ CLUB For more from the team, join UTL+. For a small monthly fee, you’ll get behind-the-scenes content, bonus videos, and discounted tickets to live events and merch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHjleMvPSs-JEjiQ8_D2cA/join If you joined shortly after we launched the membership scheme on Monday 26th October, email [email protected] with your YouTube handle and mailing address. If you’re one of the first 50, we’ll send you a free mug! You can also join in the conversation on our YouTube community page (it’s free!): https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest/community NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE: Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED: ‘Tank Command: How the Tank Changed the Face of Battle’ by Hamish de Bretton-Gordon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tank-Command-Changed-Face-Battle/dp/1035437619 Watch Hamish's full dispatch on taking down drones with a shotfun: https://youtu.be/8FtXkA2z0ng Ukraine’s new, lethal combined tank-and-drone tactics are pushing Putin back (Hamish de Bretton-Gordon for The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/02/ukraine-war-tank-drone-combined-arms-putin-russia-defeat/ Putin’s diesel delivery to the US veers off course (The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/11/05/putin-diesel-delivery-to-us-veers-off-course/ Russia deepened Iran support with missile launcher deal (Financial Times): https://www.ft.com/content/19ec7782-9f22-4101-ba55-da88860310bc?syn-25a6b1a6=1 How Kyiv cracked Russia’s kill zone and got its tanks back in the fight (The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/03/how-ukraine-cracked-russias-kill-zone/?recomm_id=096fef1f-0b4d-4dfe-873e-2e27cc639ad7 Subscribe to the Telegraph’s Cables newsletter: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/newsletters/ EMAIL US: Contact the team on [email protected]. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible. HIGHLIGHTS: Death toll rises to 40 and 30 still missing after one of Russia’s deadliest strikes of warRussia suffers second highest ever daily losses with 2380 Russian casualties Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 1,711. Today, as President Trump is given a drubbing by the Democrats in the midterms, we ask what the result means and the opportunities it affords for Ukraine and Europe. Meanwhile, first lady Melania Trump prepares to host Russian and Ukrainian delegates at the White House ahead of peace talks in Abu Dhabi next week. Then, we turn to Ukraine, where deadly Russian raids continue, Moscow’s economy shows fresh signs of strain, and international pushback gathers pace against the participation of Russian athletes in international competition. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X. Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X. With thanks to Jonah Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Dispatch. Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan Social Producer: Tom Steed Studio Director: Meghan Searle Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley Created by David Knowles SUPPORT US – JOIN OUR MEMBERS’ CLUB For more from the team, join UTL+. For a small monthly fee, you’ll get behind-the-scenes content, bonus videos, and discounted tickets to live events and merch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHjleMvPSs-JEjiQ8_D2cA/join If you joined shortly after we launched the membership scheme on Monday 26th October, email [email protected] with your YouTube handle and mailing address. If you’re one of the first 50, we’ll send you a free mug! You can also join in the conversation on our YouTube community page (it’s free!): https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest/community NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE: Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED: Ukrainian children ‘forced’ to study Russian GCSE (Poppy Wood and Francis Dearnley for The Telegraph) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/19/ukrainian-children-forced-study-russian-gcse-in-uk/ EMAIL US: Contact the team on [email protected]. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible. HIGHLIGHTS: Putin and Zelensky brace for impact of Trump's historic midterms defeatRussian economy creaking as Moscow cuts military pay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 1,710. Today, as Russian carnage leaves dead and injured across Ukraine, including at an aid distribution site and a medical facility, Steve Witkoff says trilateral peace negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S. will be held a week today in Abu Dhabi. We hear directly from Kyiv after disturbing scenes last night when violence broke out at a facility housing people forcibly drafted into the Ukrainian military. As voting continues in the US midterm elections, we catch up with one former State Department official about the likely consequences of the vote, and hear about tensions between the White House and the so-called ‘deep state’. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X. Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X. With thanks to Francis Farrell of the Kyiv Independent and Eliot Cohen, contributing writer at The Atlantic and former counselor to the head of the US State Department. Producer: Phil Atkins Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan Social Producer: Tom Steed Studio Director: Meghan Searle Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley Created by David Knowles SUPPORT US – JOIN OUR MEMBERS’ CLUB For more from the team, join UTL+. For a small monthly fee, you’ll get behind-the-scenes content, bonus videos, and discounted tickets to live events and merch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHjleMvPSs-JEjiQ8_D2cA/join If you joined shortly after we launched the membership scheme on Monday 26th October, email [email protected] with your YouTube handle and mailing address. If you’re one of the first 50, we’ll send you a free mug! You can also join in the conversation on our YouTube community page (it’s free!): https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest/community NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE: Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED: Protesters, National Guard hold tense standoff over detainment of service members, draftees (Kyiv Independent) https://kyivindependent.com/confrontation-involving-national-guard-soldiers-unfolds-near-kyiv-police-deny-hostage-reports/ Francis Farrell’s thread on X about the National Guard incident: https://x.com/francisjfarrell/status/2117415987251380273?s=46 Eliot A Cohen’s book, ‘The Strategist: How to Think About War and Politics’: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strategist-How-Think-About-Politics/dp/0691269440 ‘Desert Rats’ soldiers to train for peace in Ukraine (The Telegraph) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/11/03/ukraine-war-british-uk-army-soldiers-desert-rats/ EMAIL US: Contact the team on [email protected]. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible. HIGHLIGHTS: Ukrainians clash with riot police over mobilisationTrump envoy confirms peace talks in Abu Dhabi next week Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 1,709. Today, after nearly 800 people make it back to Ukraine having endured years of Russian occupation in Oleshky, President Zelensky thanked First Lady Melania Trump for her efforts, and then sent a message of a different sort to her husband the president, by bombing three Russian oil refineries over the weekend; an act that had the Kremlin complaining to the US President that he’d been ‘disobeyed’. We report on possibly a hack against the Ukrainian emergency air alert app, followed almost immediately by a similar system being hit in Russia. Later, we hear directly from Kyiv from the commander of the only expat-manned air defence unit in the Ukrainian armed forces. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X. Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X. Connor Stringer (Chief Washington Correspondent). @connorstringer on X. With thanks to the International Volunteer Air Defence Project, to Dr Jade McGlynn and to Antonia Langford. Producer: Rachel Porter Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan Social Producer: Tom Steed Studio Director: Meghan Searle Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley Created by David Knowles SUPPORT US – JOIN OUR MEMBERS’ CLUB For more from the team, join UTL+. For a small monthly fee, you’ll get behind-the-scenes content, bonus videos, and discounted tickets to live events and merch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHjleMvPSs-JEjiQ8_D2cA/join If you joined shortly after we launched the membership scheme on Monday 26th October, email [email protected] with your YouTube handle and mailing address. If you’re one of the first 50, we’ll send you a free mug! You can also join in the conversation on our YouTube community page (it’s free!): https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest/community NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE: Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED: Ukraine never agreed to pause strikes on Russian refineries, sources confirm (Kyiv Independent) https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-never-agreed-to-pause-strikes-on-russian-refineries-sources-confirm/ Ukraine's air raid alert system hacked, Russian system targeted hours later (Kyiv Independent) https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-air-raid-alert-system-hacked-air-force-says-as-false-nuclear-chemical-warnings-sound/ Pentagon tells Europeans to cool their rhetoric on Russia, sources say (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/pentagon-tells-europeans-cool-their-rhetoric-russia-sources-say-2026-10-30/ How Russian military used Oleshky ceasefire to bring in troops, hardware and supplies (Sky News) https://youtu.be/O1QLJGc-MXU?si=3NMlDZPxaEljrLdm EMAIL US: Contact the team on [email protected]. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible. HIGHLIGHTS: Hoax nuclear alerts after cyber attacks on Russia and UkraineRussia loses territory for second month in a row Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 1,706. As the first buses evacuate residents in Russian-occupied Oleshky, Dr Jade McGlynn puts us on the ground with reports from local sources. During a brief local ceasefire, brokered by US first lady Melania Trump, she tells us about residents’ mistrust of the process and fear of Russian authorities, to the point that some may prefer to stay in the starved city. In Russia’s Samara oblast, a Ukrainian strike transforms an oil refinery into an apocalyptic landscape, amid reports that Kyiv defied President Trump’s energy truce. Finally, we discuss Washington’s latest plans to ease sanctions on Moscow and the closure of the last independent Russian newspaper, Novaya Gazeta. Contributors: Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X. Jade McGlynn (Senior Research Fellow, King’s College London). @DrJadeMcGlynn on X. Sophie O’Sullivan (Telegraph journalist). Producer: Rachel Porter Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan Social Producer: Tom Steed Studio Director: Meghan Searle Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley Created by David Knowles SUPPORT US – JOIN OUR MEMBERS’ CLUB For more from the team, join UTL+. For a small monthly fee, you’ll get behind-the-scenes content, bonus videos, and discounted tickets to live events and merch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHjleMvPSs-JEjiQ8_D2cA/join If you joined shortly after we launched the membership scheme on Monday 26th October, email [email protected] with your YouTube handle and mailing address. If you’re one of the first 50, we’ll send you a mug! You can also join in the conversation on our YouTube community page (it’s free!): https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest/community Buy tickets to War Room, a new interactive event in London: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph-events/the-war-room/ Members of UTL+ can read the members-only YouTube post here to find out how they could win a free ticket: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxqSgx1mio5cviI1WrQnrbAdIurGr7AxyO NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE: Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED: Listen to Adélie’s interview with the mother of a Ukrainian child adopted by Putin ally On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/nato-and-russia-edge-closer-to-standoff-exclusive/id1612424182?i=1000728072996 On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5qaTQOZyq5jVUK1B2U7Cqh?si=bL1xPwIMT_CbT1xUlTPd8g Residents leave devastated Russian-occupied Oleshky as evacuation corridor opens (BBC) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c60me298k1yeo Melania’s ceasefire is cover for major offensive, say Ukrainian soldiers (The Telegraph) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/30/melania-trump-pope-ceasefire-oleshky-southern-ukraine/ Ukraine Hits Russian Oil Refinery, Ending Pause and Defying Trump (Wall Street Journal) https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/ukraine-hits-russian-oil-refinery-ending-a-pause-and-defying-trump-be68eeff?mod=hp_lead_pos2 South Korean ‘tilt’ towards Russia alarms European allies (Financial Times) https://www.ft.com/content/91f45684-1e10-4aa1-b1d5-019fc41ff1c5 EU governments helpless as energy prices soar to four-year highs (Politico) https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-energy-prices-fossil-fuels-gas-middle-east-four-year-high/ Ukrainian composer Lubomyr Melnyk https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7KVIfxOuAwtuVaWejKmKuA EMAIL US: Contact the team on [email protected]. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible. HIGHLIGHTS: Inside Oleshky’s chaotic evacuation as Russia ‘prepares fresh offensive’Ukraine ‘defies Trump’s energy truce’ with major strike on Russian refinery Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 1,705. Today, as civilians prepare to leave occupied Oleshky while the ceasefire holds, we ask whether all is as it seems, with reports suggesting Putin approached Melania Trump to help broker the ceasefire. Meanwhile, as Moscow hosts representatives from 48 African countries, we hear Putin describe Elon Musk as “a genius”. Plus, Britain’s former Defence Secretary, now in charge of the nation’s finances, announces fresh support for Ukraine. But does it go far enough? Then, later, we shine a spotlight on one extraordinary volunteer. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X. Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X. Lilian Fawcett (Telegraph Journalist and Senior Producer on Ukraine: The Latest). @LilianFawcett on X. With thanks to Peter and his family, as well as photographer William Jones-Warner (www.williamjoneswarner.com). Producer: Rachel Porter Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan and Tom Steed Social Producer: Natalia Makohon and Lilian Fawcett Studio Director: Meghan Searle Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley Created by David Knowles SUPPORT US – JOIN OUR MEMBERS’ CLUB For more from the team, join UTL+. For a small monthly fee, you’ll get behind-the-scenes content, bonus videos, and discounted tickets to live events and merch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHjleMvPSs-JEjiQ8_D2cA/join If you joined shortly after we launched the membership scheme yesterday (Monday 26th), email [email protected] with your YouTube handle and mailing address. If you’re one of the first 50, we’ll send you a mug! NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE: Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED: Buy tickets to War Room, a new interactive event in London: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph-events/the-war-room/ Members of UTL+ can read the members-only YouTube post here to find out how they could win a free ticket: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxqSgx1mio5cviI1WrQnrbAdIurGr7AxyO Read about the charity that Peter and his family work with, Stand For U Brighton & Hove: https://www.standforukrainebnh.org/ Join our Members’ Club, UTL+: For a small monthly fee, you’ll get behind-the-scenes content, bonus videos, and discounted tickets to live events and merch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHjleMvPSs-JEjiQ8_D2cA/join Exclusive: Putin 'wanted very much' for Melania Trump to broker Oleshky ceasefire, first lady adviser says (Kyiv Independent): https://kyivindependent.com/exclusive-putin-wanted-very-much-for-melania-trump-to-broker-oleshky-ceasefire-first-lady-adviser-says/ Volodymyr Zelenskyy opens door to security guarantees for Russia (Financial Times) https://www.ft.com/content/8ec7d6f2-403a-4f80-89fc-5ed5e75fed63?syn-25a6b1a6=1 Russia turns to Arctic WW2 route to export grain (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/business/russia-turns-arctic-ww2-route-export-grain-2026-10-28/ Putin hails Musk as ‘real genius’ after Starlink slowdown (The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/29/putin-hails-musk-real-genius-starlink-slowdown/ EMAIL US: Contact the team on [email protected]. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible. HIGHLIGHTS: Putin hails Musk the 'genius' as Moscow builds its own version of StarlinkRussian president 'wanted very much' for Melania Trump to broker Oleshky ceasefire Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 1,704. Today, as the ceasefire in occupied Oleshky is extended across the wider region, we discuss disturbing reports that Ukrainian civilians evacuating the town may be taken to Russia. Then, we bring you reports of a row between the Ukrainian delegation and Donald Trump’s envoys when the latter tabled a peace plan that would see Russian oil and gas flow through Ukrainian pipelines. Later, we bring you the next of our regular deep drives into Russian politics and the economy, and details of the conversation between Putin and the leaders of Norway and Finland. Finally, we hear about a visit of Ukrainian drones companies showcasing their abilities here in Britain as the government warns of the possibility of war with Moscow. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X. James Kilner (Russia Analyst). @Jkjourno on X. Danielle Sheridan (Defence Editor). @SheridanDani on X. Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan Social Producer: Tom Steed Studio Director: Meghan Searle Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley Created by David Knowles SUPPORT US – JOIN OUR MEMBERS’ CLUB: For more from the team, join UTL+. For a small monthly fee, you’ll get behind-the-scenes content, bonus videos, and discounted tickets to live events and merch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHjleMvPSs-JEjiQ8_D2cA/join If you joined shortly after we launched the membership scheme yesterday (Monday 26th), email [email protected] with your YouTube handle and mailing address. If you’re one of the first 50, we’ll send you a mug! NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE: Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED: If you’re interested in sponsoring Dom’s upcoming defence event, email our colleagues at [email protected] Ukrainian refugees will be sent to Russia under Melania Trump’s ceasefire (Joe Barnes, Antonia Langford and Emily Smith for The Telegraph) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/10/27/melania-trump-ceasefire-ukrainians-russia/ Derrière le revirement de Donald Trump en faveur de la Russie, les promesses d’affaires juteuses de Kirill Dmitriev, l’habile VRP de Vladimir Poutine (Le Monde, in French): https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2026/10/27/derriere-le-revirement-de-donald-trump-en-faveur-de-la-russie-les-promesses-d-affaires-juteuses-de-kirill-dmitriev-l-habile-vrp-de-vladimir-poutine_6801086_3210.html Washington discusses Russian deals for US oil majors in Ukraine peace talks (Financial Times) https://www.ft.com/content/d703aaae-f607-4b30-9830-ac2a25472d44?syn-25a6b1a6=1 Fabian Hoffmann’s post on X: https://x.com/FRHoffmann1/status/2115004747736383861?a=gbidbOnqXHOkn-Y5_HI&s=20 My pregnancy triggered an autoimmune disease that left me needing major surgery (Danielle Sheridan in The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/parenting/pregnancy/pregnancy-triggered-graves-disease-thyroid/ EMAIL US: Contact the team on [email protected]. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible. HIGHLIGHTS: Oleshky ceasefire extended across Kherson oblastUkraine's frontline positions their strongest in a long time, Zelensky says Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 1,703. Today, as the ceasefire in occupied Oleshky – brokered by Melania Trump and the Pope – seems to be holding, we report how the Kremlin is already looking to exploit the rare outbreak of genuine humanitarian news. Europe deploys the Trump-whisperer Alexander Stubb to speak to Putin ahead of peace talks in Abu Dhabi. Meanwhile, the UN accuses Russia of war crimes and US vice president JD Vance rails against ‘tin pot dictators’ forcing up gas prices in America. And later, Adelie looks at one unexplored consequence of the war on Ukrainian children: the thousands of Ukrainian teenagers that are growing up in Europe…alone. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X. Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X. Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X. With thanks to Gabriella Jozwiak (@GabriellaJ on X) and Gabriella Ramirez (@higabyramirez on X). Their story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. For more information, see: https://pulitzercenter.org/ Producer: Phil Atkins Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan Social Producer: Tom Steed Studio Director: Meghan Searle Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley Created by David Knowles SUPPORT US – JOIN OUR MEMBERS’ CLUB: For more from the team, join UTL+. For a small monthly fee, you’ll get behind-the-scenes content, bonus videos, and discounted tickets to live events and merch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHjleMvPSs-JEjiQ8_D2cA/join If you joined shortly after we launched the membership scheme yesterday (Monday 26th), email [email protected] with your YouTube handle and mailing address. If you’re one of the first 50, we’ll send you a mug! NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE: Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED: The Ukrainian children struggling to survive alone in Europe (The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/ukrainian-children-struggling-to-survive-alone-in-europe/ If you’re interested in sponsoring Dom’s upcoming defence event, email our colleagues at [email protected] EMAIL US: Contact the team on [email protected]. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible. HIGHLIGHTS: Guns fall silent in besieged Oleshky after Melania Trump-brokered ceasefirePutin holds phone call with Norwegian and Finnish leaders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 1,702. Today, as the Kremlin prioritises Putin’s lakeside retreat for additional air defence systems, the impact is felt elsewhere with multiple Ukrainian strikes across the rest of Russia over the weekend, some by new stocks of British Storm Shadow cruise missiles. Then we discuss the latest on the ceasefire agreed for the people of the besieged city of Oleshky and consider whether the White House is taking credit for something brokered by others. Plus, we reveal a new way to support our work and access behind-the-scenes content from us: become a member of the Ukraine: The Latest club. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X. Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X. Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X. Producer: Rachel Porter Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan Social Producer: Lucy Hadlow Studio Director: Meghan Searle Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley Created by David Knowles SUPPORT US – JOIN OUR MEMBERS’ CLUB For more from the team, join UTL+. For a small monthly fee, you’ll get behind-the-scenes content, bonus videos, and discounted tickets to live events and merch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHjleMvPSs-JEjiQ8_D2cA/join NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE: Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED: Support our work and access behind-the-scenes and bonus content by joining our members’ club: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest/membership New air defense towers have appeared around Putin's residence, their number has exceeded 50 – OSINT analysis (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, in Ukrainian) https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/news-valdaj-putin-novi-vezhi-ppo/33883907.html Zelensky’s interview with ABC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWyYHGC0tkA Ukraine’s Starlink back on after Trump dispute (The Telegraph) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/24/ukraines-starlink-back-on-after-trump-dispute/ The Man in the Middle of Trump’s Deeply Conflicted Ukraine Policy (The Atlantic) https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/10/ukraine-russia-trump-john-ratcliffe/689090/ In U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project Emerges (New York Times) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/us/politics/in-us-gas-talks-with-kremlin-hidden-financing-for-alaska-project-emerges.html Hegseth wanted Eisenhower’s globe in his office. His staff broke it (Washington Post) https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/10/22/hegseth-wanted-eisenhowers-globe-his-office-his-staff-broke-it/ CBS documentary on Eisenhower: CBS Reports (1964): "D-Day Plus 20 Years - Eisenhower Returns to Normandy" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNaxTXfjfXk Hemingway Knows Nothing by Artur Dron https://www.jantarpublishing.com/product-page/hemingway-knows-nothing Hemingway n'y connaît rien (French translation of Artur Dron’s poetry collection Hemingway Knows Nothing) https://les-editions-bleu-et-jaune.sumupstore.com/product/hemingway-ny-connait-rien EMAIL US: Contact the team on [email protected]. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible. HIGHLIGHTS: Musk admits shutting off Starlink at Zelensky confirms it’s back onlineMoscow boosts defences at Putin’s dacha as Ukraine strikes across Russia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.