<p><strong>Day 1,538.</strong></p><p>Today, as Andrii Yermak is charged with money laundering, we ask: should President Zelensky be disappointed in his former chief of staff or worried that the scandal is coming closer to him? We report that Poland has moved first and secured a third of the 150 billion Euro SAFE funding and we get our regular view from James Kilner of what’s happening inside Russia. Plus, we take a short foray into Africa, asking what Russia’s ejection from Mali says about the Kremlin's international appeal.&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>Contributors:</strong></p><p>Dom Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X</p><p>Alex Nichol (Telegraph Journalist)</p><p>James Kilner (Russia Expert ). @jkjourno on X</p><br><p><strong>CONTENT REFERENCED:</strong></p><p>Inside the Ukrainian war room turning the tide on Russia</p><p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05/12/ukraine-war-drones-tech-russian-soldier-attacks/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05/12/ukraine-war-drones-tech-russian-soldier-attacks/</a></p><br><p>Too paranoid to meet strangers, Putin fakes a street chat for cameras, by Antonia Langford</p><p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/12/putin-fakes-a-street-chat-for-cameras/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/12/putin-fakes-a-street-chat-for-cameras/</a></p><br><p>Putin expands world’s largest drone factory as it ramps up exports to Iran</p><p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/11/putin-expands-worlds-largest-drone-factory/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/11/putin-expands-worlds-largest-drone-factory/</a></p><br><p><br></p><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><br></p><p><strong>HIGHLIGHTS:</strong></p><p>- Zelensky former 'right-hand man' charged with corruption<strong> </strong></p><p>- WhatRussia’s ejection from Mali says about the Kremlin's international appeal</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>