'Out of ideas' Putin rains missiles on Ukraine as Russia loses momentum on battlefield
6/2/202637 min
Day 1,558.
Today, as more civilians across Ukraine are murdered by Russia in the latest mass aerial attack we look to the US for a response, given Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio last week that Russia planned only to strike Ukrainian "decision-making centers". We ask, again, when the United Nations is going to take a meaningful interest in the war, and look at the continuing diplomatic spat between Ukraine and Poland. And later, we examine possibly the most consequential election for Putin in years: this weekend’s contest in Armenia and a, perhaps surprising, intervention by Donald Trump.
Contributors:
Dom Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.
Venetia Rainey (Telegraph journalist and host on Iran: The Latest). @venetiarainey on X.
James Kilner (Russia Analyst). @Jkjourno on X.
Producer: Phil Atkins
Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett
Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan
Social Producer: Katie Inglis
Studio Director: Meghan Searle
Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley
Created by David Knowles
NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Listen to our sister podcast, Iran: The Latest: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran--the-latest/
Read the Irish Times’ coverage of the Aughinish Alumina story: https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/aughinish-alumina/
Magyar signals Ukraine reset ahead of expected talks with Zelenskyy next week (Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-peter-magyar-ukraine-volodymyr-zelenskyy-upcoming-talks/
Danish shipyard still servicing LNG tankers for Russia trade (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/945c6085-e14a-4acb-8e41-3986e7486480?syn-25a6b1a6=1
Russian Officer Accused of Bucha Atrocities Secures Candidate Slot for Parliament Elections (United 24 Media)
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HIGHLIGHTS:
- 'Loser' Putin rains missiles on Ukraine as Russia 'out of ideas'
- Zelensky warns Moscow there are ‘no safe roads’ in south and east
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[outro jingle] I'm Dom Nicholls, and this is Ukraine: The Latest. Today, as more civilians across Ukraine are murdered by Russia in the latest mass