Putin’s home city struck again as Ukraine blows up Crimea bridge
6/8/202639 min
Day 1,564.
After Vladimir Putin rejects President Zelensky’s offer in his letter last week of face to face talks, claiming he doesn’t need a ceasefire as he’s on the verge of victory – plot spoiler, he does and he isn’t – the political momentum in support of Kyiv continues, with the leaders of Ukraine, France and Germany in London for talks hosted by Britain’s Prime Minister. Then Putin suffers another blow with a victory for the west-leaning incumbent leader in Armenia’s election and there are more attacks on Putin’s home city of St Petersburg, his beloved Sochi, and on one of the main bridges to Crimea.
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HIGHLIGHTS:
- Ukraine strikes Putin's hometown St Petersburg – again
- And blows up key bridge to occupied Crimea
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First 90 secondsFrancis Dearnley· Host0:00
[intro music] The Telegraph.
Dominic Nicholls· Host0:05
[upbeat music] I'm Dom Nicholls, and this is Ukraine: The Latest. All in all, not a good weekend for Putin. After rejecting President Zelensky's offer in his letter last week of face-to-face talks, claiming he doesn't need a ceasefire and he's on the verge of victory, plot spoiler, he does and he isn't. The political momentum in support of Kiev continued with the leaders of Ukraine, France, and Germany in London for talks hosted by Britain's prime minister. Putin then suffered another blow with a victory for the West-leaning incumbent leader in Armenia's general election, and there were more attacks on Putin's home city of Saint Petersburg, his beloved Sochi, and on one of the main bridges to Crimea.
Speaker 3· Soundbite0:46
Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. [missile fires] The Russia does not want peace. If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours.
Dominic Nicholls· Host1:11
We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for 100 years. Nobody's gonna break us. We are strong. We are Ukrainians. It's Monday, the 8th of June, four years and 104