Putin and Zelensky meeting 'possible' & Ukraine strikes industrial plants across Russia

Day 1,191.

Today, Ukraine targets Moscow with drone attacks for the second consecutive days and strikes several industrial plants linked to the war effort in Russia. Meanwhile, Russia proposes a new round of peace talks in Istanbul on June 2nd. We discuss the memorandums that both Ukraine and Russia are drafting ahead of the meeting and whether we’ll see a change from Russia’s maximalist stance from earlier this month. And we look ahead to the Polish presidential elections on Sunday. Finally, Francis Dearnley sits down with Mykola Bielieskov of the National Institute for Strategic Studies.

Contributors:

Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.

James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.

James Kilner (Former Russia Correspondent). @jkjourno on X.

Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

With thanks to Mykola Bielieskov (Research Fellow at the National Institute for Strategic Studies). @MBielieskov on X.

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Content Referenced:

Exclusive: Putin's demands for peace include an end to NATO enlargement, sources say, Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-ukraine-peace-wants-pledge-halt-nato-enlargement-sources-say-2025-05-28/

Germany and Ukraine reach deal for long-range weapons production

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/28/zelenskyy-merz-germany-ukraine-sumy

Over half of Azov fighters returned to Ukraine, official says, Kyiv Independent

https://kyivindependent.com/over-half-of-azov-fighters-returned-to-ukraine-official-says/

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