'Fight for your existence,' Zelensky tells Putin in scathing open letter | Russia-Ukraine war news

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Will Zelensky’s open letter to Putin demanding face-to-face talks achieve anything? Today, Adelie and Dom look at how Ukraine continues embarrassing Russia during its three-day International Economic Forum, as Zelensky publishes an open letter to Vladimir Putin where he points out Russia’s weaknesses. He again asks the Russian president for a face-to-face meeting to bring the war to an end. It comes in the week that Ukrainian forces hit an oil terminal just outside St Petersburg and conducted strikes on a Russian patrol ship. Then, we discuss China’s increasing involvement enabling the occupation in the occupied territories and how the Ukrainian resistance may have contributed to Ukraine’s successful mid-range campaign. Contributors: Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @adeliepjz on X. Dom Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X. Dr Jade McGlynn (Occupied Territories Expert, King’s College London). Producer: Rachel Porter Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett Video Producer: Max Bower Social Producer: Katie Inglis Studio Director: Meghan Searle Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley Created by David Knowles NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE: Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED: Full text of Zelensky's open letter to Putin https://kyivindependent.com/full-text-of-zelenskys-open-letter-to-putin/ 'Just a show for Putin' — Inside the 2026 St. Petersburg Economic Forum (Kyiv Independent) https://kyivindependent.com/just-a-show-for-putin-inside-the-2026-st-petersburg-economic-forum/ Russia is flooding Ukraine with fake migrant stories — and it's working (Kyiv Independent) https://kyivindependent.com/inside-the-campaign-behind-ukraines-migrant-influx-panic/ EMAIL US: Contact the team on ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many on air and in our newsletter as possible.