<p><strong>Day 1,541.</strong></p><p>Today, after the two days of near continuous strikes against Ukraine with over 1,600 drones and missiles fired on the country – with at least 12 killed by a single projectile – we hear the latest round of American withdrawals of thousands of troops from Europe, and a sobering assessment from experts at Chatham House about the direction of the war. Then we have an extraordinary exclusive interview with a Russian FSB agent who claims he fled Moscow in a dead cow.</p><br><p><strong>Contributors:</strong></p><p>Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.</p><p>Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.</p><p>Roland Oliphant (Chief Foreign Analyst). @RolandOliphant on X.</p><p>Hayley Dixon (Special Correspondent). @HaylesDixon on X.</p><br><p>NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS &amp; BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:</p><p>Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>CONTENT REFERENCED:</strong></p><br><p>‘Putin won’t last’: Russian agent who fled Moscow in a dead cow (The Telegraph):</p><p>Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng7-LI7VK8M" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng7-LI7VK8M</a></p><p>Long Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/14/dmitry-senin-russia-fsb-escaped-putin-in-dead-cow/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/14/dmitry-senin-russia-fsb-escaped-putin-in-dead-cow/</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p>Pentagon cancels deployment of thousands of troops to Europe (The Telegraph):</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/us-cancels-planned-deployment-of-4-000-troops-to-poland/?mc_cid=d10bd88d37&amp;mc_eid=08d0680a95" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://kyivindependent.com/us-cancels-planned-deployment-of-4-000-troops-to-poland/?mc_cid=d10bd88d37&amp;mc_eid=08d0680a95</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p>Russia issues Ben Wallace with arrest warrant for ‘justifying terrorism’ (The Telegraph):</p><p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/13/russia-ben-wallace-arrest-warrant-justifying-terrorism/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/13/russia-ben-wallace-arrest-warrant-justifying-terrorism/</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p>How a Ukrainian air assault on Russia led to the resignation of a Latvian prime minister (Kyiv Independent):</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/how-2-ukrainian-drones-sparked-political-turmoil-in-latvia/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://kyivindependent.com/how-2-ukrainian-drones-sparked-political-turmoil-in-latvia/</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>EMAIL US:</strong></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><br></p><ul><li>Exclusive: ‘Putin won’t last’ – Russian agent who fled Moscow in a dead cow</li><li>Zelensky’s ‘revenge’ attacks after three days of huge strikes</li></ul><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>