Putin and Zelensky meeting 'possible' & Ukraine strikes industrial plants across Russia

Day 1,191.


Today, Ukraine targets Moscow with drone attacks for the second
consecutive days and strikes several industrial plants linked to
the war effort in Russia. Meanwhile, Russia proposes a new round
of peace talks in Istanbul on June 2nd. We discuss the
memorandums that both Ukraine and Russia are drafting ahead of
the meeting and whether we’ll see a change from Russia’s
maximalist stance from earlier this month. And we look ahead to
the Polish presidential elections on Sunday. Finally, Francis
Dearnley sits down with Mykola Bielieskov of the National
Institute for Strategic Studies.


Contributors:


Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.


James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.


James Kilner (Former Russia Correspondent). @jkjourno on X.


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


With thanks to Mykola Bielieskov (Research Fellow at the National
Institute for Strategic Studies). @MBielieskov on X.





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Content Referenced:


Exclusive: Putin's demands for peace include an end to NATO
enlargement, sources say, Reuters


https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-ukraine-peace-wants-pledge-halt-nato-enlargement-sources-say-2025-05-28/


Germany and Ukraine reach deal for long-range weapons production


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/28/zelenskyy-merz-germany-ukraine-sumy


Over half of Azov fighters returned to Ukraine, official says,
Kyiv Independent


https://kyivindependent.com/over-half-of-azov-fighters-returned-to-ukraine-official-says/





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