Putin declares ‘shock’ ceasefire in 'critical week' in Ukraine-Russia peace talks

Day 1,160.


Today, as Vladimir Putin announces a sudden three-day ceasefire
in May, we assess just how meaningful it really is, and ask: why
now? Then we analyse another extraordinary weekend of diplomacy
at Pope Francis’s funeral, before learning more about the history
of the Donbas: a region where much of the war’s fiercest fighting
has taken place.





Contributors:


Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley
on X.


Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence).
@DomNicholls on X


With thanks to Victoria Donovan (Professor of Ukrainian and East
European Studies at the University of St Andrews). @vsdonovan on
X.





Content Referenced:


Victoria’s Book: ‘Life in Spite of Everything: Tales from the
Ukrainian East’:


https://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Spite-Everything-Tales-Ukrainian/dp/1917092148


Freefilmers - a collective of filmmakers and artists, originally
from Mariupol:


https://help-freefilmers.network/ 


Behind the scenes at Trump’s most extraordinary meeting yet (The
Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/28/russia-ukraine-zelensky-putin-war-ceasefire-latest-news529/ 


The Russian Military Moves That Have Europe on Edge (Wall Street
Journal):


https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/russia-military-nato-europe-finland-ff53b912 


The ugly task of Putin-proofing your border (The Economist):


https://www.economist.com/international/2025/04/22/the-ugly-task-of-putin-proofing-your-border





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