{"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/6ad64cde2974493eab911d51?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Zelensky defies Trump with ‘massive’ raid on sites across St Petersburg","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6583012e715d5300169dcdcb/1792429343181-1000d0b0-9b57-400e-9e1b-6c965eb8e3e5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Day 1,695.</p><p>Today, following the temporary Starlink-Starshield shutdown last week, we reveal how Musk approached President Trump to slow down Starlink in Ukraine. Meanwhile, the U.S. Ambassador to the EU – following Trump’s last minute executive order to block the bipartisan, Russian sanctions act – warns European companies face &quot;devastating&quot; retaliation from Washington if Brussels moves forward with plans to restrict American tech rivals. Meanwhile, with the so-called “energy ceasefire” a distant memory, we report on the continued attacks by both Russia and Ukraine, including a major strike on an oil terminal in St Petersburg. Finally, we turn to the fundamental questions facing Europe: who will be leading it in a few months&#39; time, and how can pro-Ukraine politicians prepare for the worst case scenarios?</p><p><br></p><p>Contributors:</p><p>Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.</p><p>Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.</p><p>James Crisp (Europe Editor). @JamesCrisp6 on X.</p><p><br></p><p>Producer: Rachel Porter</p><p>Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett</p><p>Video Producer: Tom Steed</p><p>Social Producer: Natalia Makohon</p><p>Studio Director: Meghan Searle</p><p>Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley</p><p>Created by David Knowles</p><p><br></p><p>NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS &amp; BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:</p><p>Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: <u><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest</a></u> </p><p><br></p><p>CONTENT REFERENCED:</p><p>Buy tickets to War Room, a new interactive event in London:</p><p><u><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph-events/the-war-room/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph-events/the-war-room/</a></u> </p><p><br></p><p>Exclusive: Musk approached Trump to slow down Starlink in Ukraine (Joe Barnes for The Telegraph)</p><p><u><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/16/musk-approached-trump-slow-down-starlink-help-ukraine/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/16/musk-approached-trump-slow-down-starlink-help-ukraine/</a></u> </p><p><br></p><p>US threatens European companies over Starlink restrictions (Financial Times)</p><p><u><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/d1e28d93-8574-4a46-946a-b261c401d6fa?syn-25a6b1a6=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ft.com/content/d1e28d93-8574-4a46-946a-b261c401d6fa?syn-25a6b1a6=1</a></u></p><p><br></p><p>Zelenskyy says Ukraine &#39;will not prevail’ if U.S. takes Russia&#39;s side: Full interview (NBC)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/zelenskyy-says-ukraine-will-not-prevail-if-u-s-takes-russia-s-side-full-interview-271776837876\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/zelenskyy-says-ukraine-will-not-prevail-if-u-s-takes-russia-s-side-full-interview-271776837876</a></p><p><br></p><p>Europe’s populist Right has a Russia problem (James Crisp, Joe Barnes, James Rothwell, Henry Samuel and Meike Eijsberg for The Telegraph):</p><p><u><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/19/putin-ukraine-dividing-europe-populist-right-le-pen-afd/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/19/putin-ukraine-dividing-europe-populist-right-le-pen-afd/</a></u> </p><p><br></p><p>EU rushes to sanction Russia in case Le Pen takes power (The Telegraph)</p><p><u><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/18/eu-rushes-to-sanction-russia-in-case-le-pen-takes-power/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/18/eu-rushes-to-sanction-russia-in-case-le-pen-takes-power/</a></u> </p><p><br></p><p>Trump: Zelensky never wanted to end Ukraine war (The Telegraph)</p><p><u><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/18/rubio-nobody-ordered-starlink-slowdown-in-ukraine/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/18/rubio-nobody-ordered-starlink-slowdown-in-ukraine/</a></u> </p><p><br></p><p>Latvia calls for visa ban on Russians (Financial Times)</p><p><u><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/75a42e7d-1497-4760-bd75-1cbd083fc9a4?syn-25a6b1a6=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ft.com/content/75a42e7d-1497-4760-bd75-1cbd083fc9a4?syn-25a6b1a6=1</a></u> </p><p><br></p><p>Learn more about ‘Ukraine Focus’:</p><p><u><a href=\"https://ukrainefocus.org/about/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://ukrainefocus.org/about/</a></u> </p><p><br></p><p>EMAIL US:</p><p>Contact the team on <u><a href=\"mailto:ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk</a></u>. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible.</p><p><br></p><p>HIGHLIGHTS:</p><ul><li>Zelensky defies Trump with ‘massive’ raid on sites across St Petersburg</li><li>Exclusive: Elon Musk approached Trump about limiting Starlink in Ukraine</li></ul>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}