Exclusive: Russia buys ‘holiday homes’ near NATO bases & Putin asks Trump for summit with Xi
2026-10-20
Day 1,696.
Today, as President Trump says Putin isn’t “doing much” in Ukraine, we hear how the Russian President has sought to make Trump an offer he can’t refuse: a trilateral meeting with him and President Xi of China to settle all family business. Then we bring you a Telegraph exclusive on how Moscow is buying up holiday homes near NATO bases for nefarious purposes, before an in-depth look at the consequences of Ukraine losing access to the Starlink/Starfield, including for firefighters battling the destruction wrought by Russian missiles and drones.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Sophie O'Sullivan (Telegraph Journalist)
James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.
With thanks to freelance journalist Tom Watling.
Producer: Phil Atkins
Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett
Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan
Social Producer: Natalia Makohon
Studio Director: Meghan Searle
Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley
Created by David Knowles
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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:
ENGIn Interview on ‘Ukraine: The Latest’:
https://youtu.be/7FC4cyBmwdE?si=9pG6b70MDh6G4uWN&t=1430
ENGIn Volunteering:
Russia buys ‘holiday homes’ around Nato bases (The Telegraph):
Putin asks Trump for summit with Xi to decide Ukraine’s fate (The Telegraph):
White House blocks transfer of Patriots to Ukraine (The Telegraph):
European telecoms groups join forces to challenge Elon Musk’s Starlink (Financial Times):
https://www.ft.com/content/555bbf91-4c38-43ce-94b6-90f7fc04e82c?syn-25a6b1a6=1
Zelensky appeals to US lawmakers for answers as White House turns on Kyiv (Kyiv Independent):
New Survey Shows 61% of Ukrainians Oppose Land for Peace Deal (Kyiv Post):
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/87527
How Putin devastated the crucial steel plant in Zelensky’s home town (Tom Watling in The Times):
A week with the Kyiv firefighters battling Russian drone strikes (Tom Watling in The Times):
https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/kyiv-firefighters-drone-danger-cjt36hfdq
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HIGHLIGHTS:
– Russia buys ‘holiday homes’ near NATO bases
– Putin asks Trump for summit with Xi
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NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:
Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel – https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest
EMAIL US:
Contact the team on [email protected]. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many on air and in our newsletter as possible.
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