{"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/6a01f7cc6304701dd83a5484?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"EU dismisses 'sham' offer for Putin’s 'buddy' to mediate Ukraine peace talk","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6583012e715d5300169dcdcb/1778518493386-4196b983-8c8d-4d6e-927c-71e43b301e0f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Day 1,537</strong></p><p>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.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contributors:</strong></p><p>Dom Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.&nbsp;</p><p>Joe Barnes (The Telegraph's Brussels Correspondent) @Barnes_Joe on X</p><p>Mykola Bielieskov (Defence Analyst) @MBielieskov on X</p><p><br></p><p>Help shape the future of Ukraine: The Latest. Share your thoughts in this quick survey:</p><p>https://tinyurl.com/ukrainethelatest</p><p><br></p><p><strong>CONTENT REFERENCED:</strong></p><p>Don’t abandon Nato’s eastern flank, Estonian PM tells Starmer</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/10/dont-leave-nato-eastern-flank-defenceless-estonia-starmer/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/10/dont-leave-nato-eastern-flank-defenceless-estonia-starmer/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Help shape the future of Ukraine: The Latest. Share your thoughts in this quick survey:</p><p><a href=\"https://tinyurl.com/ukrainethelatest\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://tinyurl.com/ukrainethelatest</a></p><p>Contact the team on <a href=\"mailto:ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk</a> . We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many on air and in our newsletter as possible.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>HIGHLIGHTS:</strong></p><p>- EU dismisses 'sham' offer for Putin’s 'buddy' to be mediator in Ukraine peace talks</p><p>- With no tanks or missiles on parade, Putin claims 'this matter is coming to an end'</p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}