<p><strong>Day 1,537.</strong></p><p>Today, as the final day draws to a close of the ceasefire supposedly brokered by the US to see Russia’s Victory Day parade on Saturday pass unscathed, we ask: what happened to the supposed prisoner swap that had been part of the deal? Plus Brussels Correspondent Joe Barnes asks Estonia’s PM and a Ukrainian defence analyst what the weekend’s events - or lack thereof - tells us about the state of the war. And we also hear updates on the work of the Come Back Alive charity, the organisation securing battle-winning technology for Ukraine, and a firm favourite of this podcast’s creator, David Knowles.&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>Contributors:</strong></p><p>Dom Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.&nbsp;</p><p>Joe Barnes (The Telegraph's Brussels Correspondent) @Barnes_Joe on X</p><p>Mykola Bielieskov (Defence Analyst) @MBielieskov on X</p><br><p>Help shape the future of Ukraine: The Latest. Share your thoughts in this quick survey:</p><p>https://tinyurl.com/ukrainethelatest</p><br><p><strong>CONTENT REFERENCED:</strong></p><p>Don’t abandon Nato’s eastern flank, Estonian PM tells Starmer</p><p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/10/dont-leave-nato-eastern-flank-defenceless-estonia-starmer/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/10/dont-leave-nato-eastern-flank-defenceless-estonia-starmer/</a></p><br><p>Help shape the future of Ukraine: The Latest. Share your thoughts in this quick survey:</p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/ukrainethelatest" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/ukrainethelatest</a></p><p>Contact the team on <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a> . We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many on air and in our newsletter as possible.</p><br><p><strong>HIGHLIGHTS:</strong></p><p>- EU dismisses 'sham' offer for Putin’s 'buddy' to be mediator in Ukraine peace talks</p><p>- With no tanks or missiles on parade, Putin claims 'this matter is coming to an end'</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>