Day 976. Today, as Putin admits Russia is working with North Korea, we look at several investigations into Moscow’s interactions with terrorist groups, and consider the former Ukrainian prisoners released to fight on the front lines. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X. Francis Farrell (Report, The Kyiv Independent). @francisjfarrell on X. Content Referenced: Elon Musk’s Secret Conversations With Vladimir Putin (Wall Street Journal) https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/musk-putin-secret-conversations-37e1c187 Russia Provided Targeting Data for Houthi Assault on Global Shipping (Wall Street Journal) https://www.wsj.com/world/russia-provided-targeting-data-for-houthi-assault-on-global-shipping-eabc2c2b Meet the Ukrainian prisoner soldiers entering the fray in the Battle of Donbas (Francis Farrell in the Kyiv Independent)  https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-convict-soldiers-prepare-to-fight-russia/ Kyiv preparing internal plan to 'strengthen Ukraine,' Zelensky confirms (Kyiv Independent)  https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-internal-plan/ Georgia election adverts point to horrors of Ukraine war (The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/10/25/georgia-election-adverts-ukraine-war-georgian-dream-party/ Putin admits holding talks with Kim Jong-un about deploying North Korean troops (The Telegraph) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/10/24/vladimir-putin-talks-kim-jong-un-ukraine-north-korea-brics/ British deputy ambassador clashes with Russian ‘journalists’ in Moscow (The Telegraph) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/10/24/britain-deputy-ambassador-russia-journalists-spying/ Assessing Russian Firepower Strikes in Ukraine (CSIS): https://www.csis.org/analysis/assessing-russian-firepower-strikes-ukraine Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.