{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6583012e715d5300169dcdcb/692f12d5042629ee0e1ec51c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ukraine strikes Chechen special forces ahead of Putin-Witkoff talks & Russian troops ‘sent to slaughter’ without helmets or armour","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6583012e715d5300169dcdcb/1764693658073-1aa60dd7-37e1-4397-859d-d47236ca711a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Day 1,377.</strong></p><p>Today, on a national day of mourning in Ukraine after a single ballistic missile strike killed four people and injured forty more, we report on the arrival of the US delegation in Moscow as the latest round of peace talks gets under way. Then we hear from our Washington Correspondent on the mood in the United States toward Ukraine – and the current strength of President Trump – and take a deep dive into how Russian soldiers are being sent into combat without helmets or body armour.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contributors</strong></p><p>Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.</p><p>Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.</p><p>Verity&nbsp;Bowman (Foreign Correspondent). @VerityBowman&nbsp;on X.</p><p>Connor&nbsp;Stringer (Washington Correspondent). @connor_stringer&nbsp;on X.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>SIGN UP TO THE ‘UKRAINE: THE LATEST’ WEEKLY NEWSLETTER:</strong></p><p><a href=\"http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainenewsletter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainenewsletter</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Each week, Dom Nicholls and Francis Dearnley answer your questions, provide recommended reading, and give exclusive analysis and behind-the-scenes insights – plus maps of the frontlines and diagrams of weapons to complement our daily reporting. It’s free for everyone, including non-subscribers.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>CONTENT REFERENCED:</strong></p><p>Russian troops sent to slaughter with no helmets or armour (Verity in The Telegraph):</p><p><a href=\"https://tinyurl.com/yc4aysxr\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://tinyurl.com/yc4aysxr</a></p><p><br></p><p>Ukraine strikes Chechen special forces unit ahead of Putin-Witkoff talks (The Telegraph):</p><p><a href=\"https://tinyurl.com/3f9s4vu5\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://tinyurl.com/3f9s4vu5</a></p><p><br></p><p>Zelensky warns US not to reward Putin (The Telegraph):</p><p><a href=\"https://tinyurl.com/y685hcpc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://tinyurl.com/y685hcpc</a></p><p><br></p><p>Ex-British soldier ‘helped Russia assassinate prominent Ukrainians’ (The Telegraph):</p><p><a href=\"https://tinyurl.com/bdft3f7m\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://tinyurl.com/bdft3f7m</a></p><p><br></p><p>ECB refuses to provide backstop for €140bn Ukraine loan (Financial Times):</p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/616c79ee-34de-425a-865e-e94ba10be788?utm_social_post_id=612053531&amp;utm_social_handle_id=18949452\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ft.com/content/616c79ee-34de-425a-865e-e94ba10be788</a></p><p><br></p><p>Ukraine has brought back 1,859 Russia-abducted children, Zelenska says in Paris (Kyiv Independent):</p><p><a href=\"https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-says-1-859-abducted-children-have-been-returned-zelenska-tells-paris-summit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-says-1-859-abducted-children-have-been-returned-zelenska-tells-paris-summit</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Five South Africans in court over alleged recruitment for Russia’s war in Ukraine (The Guardian):</p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/01/south-africans-court-alleged-recruitment-russia-war-ukraine\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/01/south-africans-court-alleged-recruitment-russia-war-ukraine</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest</a></p><p>Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk</a></p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}