
Ukraine: The Latest
The Telegraph
The world’s most listened to, and award-winning, podcast covering the war in Ukraine.
Every weekday, the Telegraph's top journalists analyse the conflict from all angles – just as they have since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, when tanks, jets and troops crossed Ukraine's borders.
Downloaded over 100 million times and trusted by listeners worldwide, the team considers military strategy, history, weaponry, economics, refugee crises, culture, and daily life in Vladimir Putin's autocratic Russia and Volodymyr Zelensky's democratic Ukraine. Our correspondents on the ground talk to experts and civilians to cover every aspect of Russia's brutal invasion.
We are also available in both Ukrainian and Russian, so that people on both sides of the battle lines and across the region – including Central Asia and the Caucasus – have access to accurate reporting. We use cutting-edge AI technology to make this possible. Just search Україна: Останні Новини (Ukr) and Украина: Последние Новости (Ru) on your on your preferred podcast app to find them. Or find them here:
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Day 1,177.
Today, as Vladimir Putin rejects mounting Western pressure to attend peace talks in Turkey with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, attention turns to the controversial delegation he's sending in his place. Who are these representatives, and why are international diplomats describing their presence as an ‘insult’ to the peace process? Plus, we report on a new monument to Joseph Stalin unveiled in Moscow, and investigate how Russia’s military build-up is accelerating, not slowing, despite the war’s toll.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor for Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.
James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on X.
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Content Referenced:
‘A potentially historic day descends into chaos’ (The Telegraph Live Blog):
A glimpse inside Putin’s secret arms empire (The Economist)
https://www.economist.com/interactive/briefing/2025/05/08/a-glimpse-inside-putins-secret-arms-empire
Zelensky to travel to Turkey for peace talks regardless of Putin’s plans (Financial Times):
https://www.ft.com/content/a43c7876-7d7b-4d1c-96fd-98b60a1c6223
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Previous episodes
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857 - Putin ‘no-show’ at peace talks as potentially historic day descends into chaos Thu, 15 May 2025 - 0h
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856 - Europe hits 200 ships from Putin's shadow-fleet with 'crippling' sanctions & we reveal fake protests in Moscow Wed, 14 May 2025 - 0h
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855 - Putin stunned into 'strange silence' after Zelensky's invitation to peace talks Tue, 13 May 2025
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854 - Putin faces new ultimatum: meet Zelensky, or new weapons and sanctions 'incoming' Mon, 12 May 2025 - 0h
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853 - Chinese troops march in Putin's Victory Day parade as Xi joins Putin to spite Trump Fri, 09 May 2025 - 0h
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852 - Victory Day truce 'a farce', say allies & Ukraine proposes 30km demilitarized zone for peace Thu, 08 May 2025 - 0h
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851 - Putin’s war machine ‘burns’ as Russia strips frontlines to shield Moscow & Biden accuses Trump of ‘appeasement’ Wed, 07 May 2025 - 0h
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850 - 'World first' as sea drone shoots down Russian fighter jet & Putin cancels Victory Day parade in Crimea Tue, 06 May 2025 - 0h
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849 - 'What's it like being shot at in a tank?' - Q&A Special Mon, 05 May 2025 - 0h
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848 - Massive drone strikes blast Russian airbases in occupied Crimea as US retreats from peace talks Fri, 02 May 2025
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847 - Exclusive: Trump blames Putin for invasion as US-Ukraine minerals deal is finally signed Thu, 01 May 2025 - 0h
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846 - 'No Pause, No Mercy': Putin's forces 'surge' despite Trump threats and ceasefire offer Wed, 30 Apr 2025 - 0h
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845 - Russia threatens NATO with nuclear strikes & Trump says he's 'saving Ukraine' Tue, 29 Apr 2025 - 0h
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844 - Putin declares ‘shock’ ceasefire in 'critical week' in Ukraine-Russia peace talks Mon, 28 Apr 2025 - 0h
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843 - Bomb in Moscow kills senior Russian general & Trump tells Putin ‘Vladimir, stop’ after Kyiv strike Fri, 25 Apr 2025 - 0h
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842 - 'No surrender': Zelensky rebukes Trump-Putin peace plan as missiles pummel Ukraine Thu, 24 Apr 2025 - 0h
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841 - Trump to let Putin keep land seized from Ukraine & huge explosion destroys ammunition dump outside Moscow Wed, 23 Apr 2025 - 0h
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840 - Air raid inferno ends Easter 'truce' & Trump hopes to end war 'this week' Tue, 22 Apr 2025 - 0h
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839 - Special: Childhood At War Mon, 21 Apr 2025 - 0h
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838 - Breaking: 'Truce' as Putin orders sudden ceasefire in Ukraine - but is it too good to be true? Sat, 19 Apr 2025 - 0h
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837 - Special: How the West Fights Back Fri, 18 Apr 2025
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836 - Soldiers’ stories from battlefields of Donetsk & Ukraine launches second revenge attack Thu, 17 Apr 2025 - 0h
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835 - Explosion at Russian base accused of massacre & Denmark to send troops to Ukraine Wed, 16 Apr 2025 - 0h
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834 - Trump blames Zelensky for ‘starting’ war & Ukraine ‘strikes back’ with huge attack on Russia Tue, 15 Apr 2025 - 0h
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833 - Putin commits 'Bloody Palm Sunday' massacre in Sumy & Germany ready to give Taurus missiles to Ukraine Mon, 14 Apr 2025 - 0h
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832 - Exclusive: Europe plans to deploy troops to Ukraine for 5 years & resistance in occupied territories accelerates Fri, 11 Apr 2025 - 0h
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831 - Tank traps, tripwires, trenches: secret war plans of NATO's eastern flank 'revealed' Thu, 10 Apr 2025 - 0h
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830 - Russia's spring offensive 'has begun' & China denies deploying troops in Ukraine Wed, 09 Apr 2025 - 0h
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829 - Chinese fighters captured in Ukraine Tue, 08 Apr 2025 - 0h
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828 - Trump tariffs tank Russian oil prices amid ‘global economic storm’ & US lift sanctions for Russian special envoy  Mon, 07 Apr 2025 - 0h
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827 - Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine as ceasefire talks stall & Western military chiefs in Kyiv ‘planning boots on the ground’ Fri, 04 Apr 2025 - 0h
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826 - Trump declares trade war on the West & Russia falls for British April Fool’s Day joke Thu, 03 Apr 2025 - 0h
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825 - Trump team admit ‘peace deal unlikely’ as anger builds at Putin Wed, 02 Apr 2025 - 0h
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824 - Putin calls up 160,000 Russians for military service & what did Biden get wrong on Ukraine? Tue, 01 Apr 2025 - 0h
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823 - Trump lashes out at Putin as ceasefire talks stall & America’s secret military partnership with Ukraine Mon, 31 Mar 2025 - 0h
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822 - Revealed: Trump’s plan to force Ukraine to restore Putin’s gas empire Fri, 28 Mar 2025
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821 - Strike on Russian nuclear airbase ‘vaporises’ 96 cruise missiles & European citizens ‘should stockpile food’ Thu, 27 Mar 2025 - 0h
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820 - Black Sea ceasefire decoded & can Europe defend Ukraine without America? Wed, 26 Mar 2025 - 0h
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819 - White House texts secret war plans to journalist & frontline soldiers react to Trump’s plans Tue, 25 Mar 2025 - 0h
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818 - Ukraine destroys Russian helicopters with HIMARS missile strike & cracks emerge in US-Russia talks Mon, 24 Mar 2025 - 0h
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817 - Russian ‘false flag’ attack blasts energy site and Odesa hit as Czech President visits Fri, 21 Mar 2025 - 0h
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816 - Huge blast devastates Russian nuclear airbase & troops ‘not encircled’ in Kursk Thu, 20 Mar 2025 - 0h
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815 - Putin breaks Trump's ceasefire 'within 1 hour' & Ukraine launches new incursion into Russia Wed, 19 Mar 2025 - 0h
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814 - Putin rejects ceasefire (again) in 'no breakthrough' phone call with Trump Tue, 18 Mar 2025 - 0h
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813 - Troops cling to ‘sliver’ of Russian territory in Kursk & Trump talks of trading ‘power plants’ Mon, 17 Mar 2025 - 0h
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812 - Fierce fighting in Russia as Ukrainian troops ‘hold on’ & Trump asks Putin to 'spare surrounded forces’ Fri, 14 Mar 2025
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811 - Putin rejects Trump’s ceasefire proposal 'without changes' Thu, 13 Mar 2025 - 0h
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810 - Putin 'resisting' ceasefire & Kursk front collapses Wed, 12 Mar 2025 - 0h
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809 - Moscow hit by largest drone attack in history Tue, 11 Mar 2025 - 0h
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808 - Kursk pocket closes as Ukraine advances in Donbas Mon, 10 Mar 2025