Putin and Xi: ‘Colonial’ world order has failed & British PM accused of ‘killing of Ukrainian soldiers’

Day 1,546.


Today, as the British government suggests their pledge to ‘stand
with Ukraine as long as it takes’ should actually say ‘as long as
it doesn’t upset my summer holiday’ we examine the reaction to
London’s decision to relax some Russian sanctions. We report how
Russian jets flew so close to an RAF aircraft over the Black Sea
it triggered onboard emergency systems, and we look at how
Vladimir Putin's trip to Beijing is being reported in Moscow.
Plus, we take our regular look at how brilliantly the Russian
economy is performing and talk about magic mushrooms in
Armenia. 


Contributors:


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


Alexander Nichol (Telegraph Journalist).


James Kilner (Russia Analyst). @JkJourno on X.


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CONTENT REFERENCED:


PM’s sanctions U-turn ‘will fund killing of Ukrainian soldiers’
(The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/05/20/starmer-eases-sanctions-on-russian-oil/ 


Xi and Putin: ‘Colonial’ world order has failed (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/20/xi-putin-beijing-meeting-russia-china/ 


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Putin and Xi: ‘Colonial’ world order has failed

British PM accused of ‘killing of Ukrainian soldiers’






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