EU dismisses 'sham' offer for Putin’s 'buddy' to mediate Ukraine peace talk

Day 1,537.


Today, as the final day draws to a close of the ceasefire
supposedly brokered by the US to see Russia’s Victory Day parade
on Saturday pass unscathed, we ask: what happened to the supposed
prisoner swap that had been part of the deal? Plus Brussels
Correspondent Joe Barnes asks Estonia’s PM and a Ukrainian
defence analyst what the weekend’s events - or lack thereof -
tells us about the state of the war. And we also hear updates on
the work of the Come Back Alive charity, the organisation
securing battle-winning technology for Ukraine, and a firm
favourite of this podcast’s creator, David Knowles. 


Contributors:


Dom Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on
X. 


Joe Barnes (The Telegraph's Brussels Correspondent) @Barnes_Joe
on X


Mykola Bielieskov (Defence Analyst) @MBielieskov on X


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CONTENT REFERENCED:


Don’t abandon Nato’s eastern flank, Estonian PM tells Starmer


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/10/dont-leave-nato-eastern-flank-defenceless-estonia-starmer/


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HIGHLIGHTS:


- EU dismisses 'sham' offer for Putin’s 'buddy' to be mediator in
Ukraine peace talks


- With no tanks or missiles on parade, Putin claims 'this matter
is coming to an end'


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