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'Out of ideas' Putin rains missiles on Ukraine as Russia loses momentum on battlefield
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- Ukraine: The Latest
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- Jun 2, 2026
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- 2226
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Summary
Day 1,558. Today, as more civilians across Ukraine are murdered by Russia in the latest mass aerial attack we look to the US for a response, given Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio last week that Russia planned only to strike Ukrainian "decision-making centers". We ask, again, when the United Nations is going to take a meaningful interest in the war, and look at the continuing diplomatic spat between Ukraine and Poland. And later, we examine possibly the most consequential election for Putin in years: this weekend’s contest in Armenia and a, perhaps surprising, intervention by Donald Trump. Contributors: Dom Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X. Venetia Rainey (Telegraph journalist and host on Iran: The Latest). @venetiarainey on X. James Kilner (Russia Analyst). @Jkjourno on X. Producer: Phil Atkins Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan Social Producer: Katie Inglis Studio Director: Meghan Searle Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley Created by David Knowles 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: Listen to our sister podcast, Iran: The Latest: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran--the-latest/ Read the Irish Times’ coverage of the Aughinish Alumina story: https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/aughinish-alumina/ Magyar signals Ukraine reset ahead of expected talks with Zelenskyy next week (Politico) https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-peter-magyar-ukraine-volodymyr-zelenskyy-upcoming-talks/ Danish shipyard still servicing LNG tankers for Russia trade (Financial Times)…