Putin and Zelensky brace for impact of Trump's historic midterms defeat

Day 1,711. Today, as President Trump is given a drubbing by the Democrats in the midterms, we ask what the result means and the opportunities it affords for Ukraine and Europe. Meanwhile, first lady Melania Trump prepares to host Russian and Ukrainian delegates at the White House ahead of peace talks in Abu Dhabi next week. Then, we turn to Ukraine, where deadly Russian raids continue, Moscow’s economy shows fresh signs of strain, and international pushback gathers pace against the participation of Russian athletes in international competition. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X. Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X. With thanks to Jonah Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Dispatch. Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan Social Producer: Tom Steed Studio Director: Meghan Searle Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley Created by David Knowles SUPPORT US – JOIN OUR MEMBERS’ CLUB For more from the team, join UTL+. For a small monthly fee, you’ll get behind-the-scenes content, bonus videos, and discounted tickets to live events and merch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHjleMvPSs-JEjiQ8_D2cA/join If you joined shortly after we launched the membership scheme on Monday 26th October, email [email protected] with your YouTube handle and mailing address. If you’re one of the first 50, we’ll send you a free mug! You can also join in the conversation on our YouTube community page (it’s free!): https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest/community NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE: Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED: Ukrainian children ‘forced’ to study Russian GCSE (Poppy Wood and Francis Dearnley for The Telegraph) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/19/ukrainian-children-forced-study-russian-gcse-in-uk/ EMAIL US: Contact the team on [email protected]. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible. HIGHLIGHTS: Putin and Zelensky brace for impact of Trump's historic midterms defeat Russian economy creaking as Moscow cuts military pay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.