Day 1,558.

Today, as more civilians across Ukraine are murdered by Russia in the latest mass aerial attack we look to the US for a response, given Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio last week that Russia planned only to strike Ukrainian "decision-making centers". We ask, again, when the United Nations is going to take a meaningful interest in the war, and look at the continuing diplomatic spat between Ukraine and Poland. And later, we examine possibly the most consequential election for Putin in years: this weekend’s contest in Armenia and a, perhaps surprising, intervention by Donald Trump.

Contributors:

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

Venetia Rainey (Telegraph journalist and host on Iran: The Latest). @venetiarainey on X.

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

Producer: Phil Atkins

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Katie Inglis

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Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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Listen to our sister podcast, Iran: The Latest: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran--the-latest/

Read the Irish Times’ coverage of the Aughinish Alumina story: https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/aughinish-alumina/

Magyar signals Ukraine reset ahead of expected talks with Zelenskyy next week (Politico)

https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-peter-magyar-ukraine-volodymyr-zelenskyy-upcoming-talks/

Danish shipyard still servicing LNG tankers for Russia trade (Financial Times)

https://www.ft.com/content/945c6085-e14a-4acb-8e41-3986e7486480?syn-25a6b1a6=1

Russian Officer Accused of Bucha Atrocities Secures Candidate Slot for Parliament Elections (United 24 Media)

https://united24media.com/world/russian-officer-accused-of-bucha-atrocities-secures-candidate-slot-for-parliament-elections-19382

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