Vladimir-putin
Wes Streeting has launched a review into ADHD and autism diagnoses
Will the next men’s football World Cup be the most politically tense in history? Did we learn anything from the latest round of peace talks between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump’s envoys? Is overdiagnosis of conditions like Autism and ADHD leading to worse outcomes for neurodiverse people?
Rebecca Moore is joined by The Observer’s Ides and Comment Editor Alex O’Connell, Deputy Sports Editor Andrew Butler, and journalist and author Julia Ioffe as they battle it out to pitch the top stories of the day.
Buy Julia Ioffe’s book from the Observer Bookshop:
**We want to hear what you think! Email us at:newsmeeting@observer.co.uk
Follow us on Social Media:
Host: Rebecca Moore
Producer: Poppy Bullard
Executive Producer: Matt Russell
To find out more about The Observer:
Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content
Head to our website observer.co.uk
Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists
30 mins • S1, E293
Latest
Steve Bloomfield
Modi holds Putin close, but he will make up with Trump
Sun 30 Nov 2025
Isabel Coles
Europe split over Putin’s frozen assets in race to hand Ukraine financial lifeline
Sat 29 Nov 2025
The US-Russian peace plan for Ukraine
10 mins • S1, E1241
Ivo Daalder
Steve Witkoff’s peace plan is to hand Putin victory
Sun 23 Nov 2025
Alex Preston
Pussy Riot’s guide to Putin’s Russia
Tue 4 Nov 2025
Is Vladimir Putin outsmarting Donald Trump?
35 mins • S1, E280
Catherine Neilan
‘Jail is inevitable’ for politician awaiting bribery sentence
Thu 23 Oct 2025
Stephen Armstrong
Giuliano da Empoli: ‘I’m the scribe of a dying civilisation’
Thu 16 Oct 2025
Nina Kuryata
The Russians are coming – will someone tell Trump?
Thu 18 Sept 2025
The consequences of the Charlie Kirk shooting
32 mins • S1, E267
Kate Maltby
Putin’s fear of death is his weak spot
Sun 7 Sept 2025
Liz Cookman
We want peace – but not on Putin’s terms, Ukrainians say
Sat 23 Aug 2025
What is Putin’s price for peace?
10 mins • S1, E1174
Andrei Soldatov
Deal or no deal, Russian media touts Putin’s ‘big success’
Wed 20 Aug 2025
The Zelensky - Trump meeting
31 mins • S1, E261
Trump and Putin met in Alaska to discuss the Ukraine war
10 mins • S1, E1171
Giles Whittell
No deal, no peace – Alaska summit proves a ‘win-win’ for Putin
Sun 17 Aug 2025
Philip Collins
Trump: empty-handed because there is still no deal to do
Sun 17 Aug 2025
The Observer leader
The Observer view: Alaska debacle was the art of no deal
Sun 17 Aug 2025
Why did Israel target and kill an Al Jazeera journalist?
36 mins • S1, E259
Hugh Tomlinson
Europe left in the cold as Trump plans to offer Putin deal
Sun 10 Aug 2025
Are we in a “Hot Reform Summer”?
34 mins • S1, E257
Hugh Tomlinson
Trump’s relationship with Putin ‘at breaking point’ after Kyiv blitz
Sat 2 Aug 2025
Giles Whittell
The journalists enlisted in Putin’s information war
Sat 2 Aug 2025
Fred Harter
Ukraine looks to Europe for a way of defeating Putin without Trump
Sun 25 May 2025
Steve Bloomfield
In pictures: Putin’s power on parade
Thu 15 May 2025
Catherine Neilan
Russian sabotage squads ramp up attacks to spook the west
Sun 4 May 2025
Chris Riddell
The Chris Riddell cartoon: a ‘special diplomatic operation’
Sun 27 Apr 2025
Is Trump losing patience with Putin?
31 mins • S1, E225
