Episodes
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Day 835.
Today, we bring you the latest military updates from Ukraine, discuss Vladimir Putin’s ceasefire proposals and analyse the latest $50 billion loan to Ukraine agreed by the G7.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Host). @DJKnowles on X
Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Hear 'Ukraine: The Latest' Live at the Chalke Valley History Festival:
Tickets are available for our two talks on Thursday 27th June.
https://programme.chalkefestival.com/talks-and-addons?date=2024-06-27
Hear 'Ukraine: The Latest' live from Scarborough
https://scarboroughfair.uk/performances/ukraine-the-latest-live/
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Day 834.
Today, we bring you the latest military updates from the front lines and discuss a recent report that alleges Russia deliberately starved civilians during the siege of Mariupol.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Host). @DJKnowles on X
Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Hamish De Bretton Gordon (Former NATO Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X.
Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Reporter). @RolandOliphant on Twitter
Catriona Murdoch (Senior legal consultant at Global Rights Compliance). @CatrionaMurdoc1 on X.
Articles Referenced:
Hamish’s article: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/06/12/kyivs-wonder-weapons-are-decimating-the-russian-army/
Roland’s article:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/06/13/russia-bombed-food-sites-to-starve-mariupol-citizens/
Chalke Valley History Festival:
https://www.chalkefestival.com/
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Email: [email protected]
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Day 833.
Today, today – further the news from the front lines – we discuss news of cutting edge air defence systems being sent to Kyiv, assess the current strategic picture on the ground, and analyse the threat of blackouts as Moscow increases its bombardments on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure..
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Liliane Bivings (Business Editor, Kyiv Independent). @LilianeBivings on X.
Articles Referenced:
'Putin has missed his chance to crush Ukraine' (Francis Dearnley in The Telegraph)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/06/11/putin-has-missed-his-chance-to-crush-ukraine/
'Worst-case scenario in Ukraine’s energy system ‘very close to realistic,’ largest private energy company says' (Liliane Bivings in The Kyiv Independent)
https://kyivindependent.com/worst-case-scenario-in-ukraines-energy-system-very-close-to-realistic-largest-energy-company-says/
'Russia lists abducted Ukrainian children on adoption sites' (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/2d0013d2-a407-449f-b1e2-3d14fe65188f
Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest
Email: [email protected]
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Day 832.
Today, we bring you the latest military updates from the front lines, discuss the Ukraine Recovery Conference ongoing in Berlin, and reflect on last week's commemorations for D-Day 80 in Normandy.
Contributors:
Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Articles Referenced:
Ukraine Focus (which Francis was a guest of):
To learn more about their work delivering ambulances to Ukraine, visit:
https://ukrainefocus.org/
'What if Putin Wins?' Essay Series:
For seven days The Telegraph ran a series of exclusive essays from prominent international commentators imagining the consequences if Russia were successful in its war.
'The West may not survive a Putin victory' (Francis Dearnley)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/06/04/west-may-not-survive-putin-victory/
'China will take the mantle of world superpower from the US' (Matthew Henderson)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/06/03/china-biggest-beneficiary-russian-victory/
'With Ukraine’s resources, Putin would be unstoppable' (Liliane Bivings)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/06/02/with-ukraines-resources-putin-would-be-invincible/
'Putin's next conquests are already in his sights' (Dr Ivana Stradner)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/06/01/putins-next-conquests-are-already-in-his-sights/
'Europe's fascist future awaits' (Dr Thomas Clausen)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/30/europes-fascist-future-awaits-if-putin-wins-in-ukraine/
'Putin’s plot to destroy Nato is reaching its devastating climax' (Aliona Hlivco)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/29/putin-plot-to-destroy-nato-reaching-its-climax/
'If Putin wins, expect the worst genocide since the Holocaust' (Karolina Hird)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/31/europe-see-the-worst-genocide-since-holocaust/
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Day 831.
Today, we bring you the latest military updates from the front lines, discuss the results and implications of the european elections, we speak to analyst Mykola Bielieskov on the lack of public discussion about Ukraine’s future strategy and what that might look like, and we hear from Foreign Correspondent Ben Farmer on Friday about his reports from the east of Ukraine.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @djknowles22 on X.
Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.
With thanks to Mykola Bielieskov (Research Fellow at National Institute for Strategic Studies under UA President & Senior Analyst at Come Back Alive Foundation) @MBielieskov in Z. And Ben Farmer (Foreign Correspondent). @benfarmerDT on X.
Articles Referenced:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/06/10/european-elections-what-happens-now-macron-le-pen/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/06/07/france-to-send-mirage-jets-to-ukraine-but-are-they-worth-it/
https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/05/29/what-is-ukraines-victory-strategy-we-need-to-discuss-it-now/?w345
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Day 828.
Today, we bring you the latest news from Ukraine and Europe, discuss the new front in Russia’s war on the West and we talk to author and translator Jonathan Campion about his book ‘Getting Out’ on the inspiring and moving story of Ukrainian cricket.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @djknowles22 on X.
JoeBarnes(Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.
With thanks to author Jonathan Campion. @jonathancampion on X.
https://jonathancampion.com/
The book: 'GETTING OUT: The Ukrainian Cricket Team's Last Stand on the Front Lines of War'
https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/getting-out
Articles Referenced:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/06/06/mysterious-attacks-across-europe-new-front-russia-war-west/
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Day 827.
Today, we bring you the latest news from Ukraine, report live from the D-Day anniversary in Normandy and discuss the stories of foreign volunteer fighters in Ukraine.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @djknowles22 on X.
Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Colin Freeman (Foreign Correspondent). @colinfreeman99 on X.
Articles referenced:
https://kyivindependent.com/kyiv-struggles-with-rolling-blackouts-officials-warn-of-bleak-months-ahead/
Contact Colin Freeman: [email protected]
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Day 826.
Today, we bring you the latest news from across Ukraine, we discuss lessons for the West from Ukraine and D-Day, and we ask what the treatment of the occupied territories tells us about Russia's war aims in Ukraine.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @djknowles22 on X.
Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon (Contributor and former Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X.
Karolina Hird (Russia Team Deputy Lead and Analyst at the Institute for the Study of War). @KarolinaAHird on X.
Articles referenced:
Karolina Hird's essay:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/31/europe-see-the-worst-genocide-since-holocaust/
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon's piece on D-Day:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/06/05/britain-is-falling-for-the-same-military-trap-that-vanquish/
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Day 825.
Today, we look at recent border trouble up in the baltics, discuss the impact of Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike Russian forces inside Russia, we analyse the Kremlin’s recent geopolitical moves in Africa and central asia and we’re on the ground in Singapore where two days ago President Zelelnksy made a surprise appearance at the Shangri-la Dialogue, an Asian security forum.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @djknowles22 on X.
James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.
Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.
James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on X.
Nicola Smith (Asia Correspondent). @niccijsmith on X.
Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest
Email: [email protected]
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Day 824.
Today, we bring you updates from the battlefront as Ukrainian forces hold the Russian advance near Vovchansk, a Russian armoured column is hit in Kursk and we delve into the latest news and analysis around the Ukrainian economy.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @djknowles22 on X.
Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to Liliane Bivings (Business Editor, The Kyiv Independent). @LilianeBivings on X.
Articles referenced:
'What if Putin Wins?' Essay Series:
For seven days The Telegraph is running a series of exclusive essays from prominent international commentators imagining the consequences if Russia were successful in its war. The essays so far are:
'With Ukraine’s resources, Putin would be unstoppable' (Liliane Bivings)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/06/02/with-ukraines-resources-putin-would-be-invincible/
'Putin's next conquests are already in his sights' (Dr Ivana Stradner)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/06/01/putins-next-conquests-are-already-in-his-sights/
'Europe's fascist future awaits' (Dr Thomas Clausen)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/30/europes-fascist-future-awaits-if-putin-wins-in-ukraine/
'Putin’s plot to destroy Nato is reaching its devastating climax' (Aliona Hlivco)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/29/putin-plot-to-destroy-nato-reaching-its-climax/
'If Putin wins, expect the worst genocide since the Holocaust' (Karolina Hird)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/31/europe-see-the-worst-genocide-since-holocaust/
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Day 821.
Today, we bring you updates from across Ukraine, discuss the potential death of Western democracy and we speak about the challenges and issues facing women in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @djknowles22 on X.
Francis Dearnley(Assistant Comment Editor) @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to ACE FD, Historian Dr Thomas Clausen and Karyn Gershon - Project Kesher CEO, and Vlada Nedak - CEO of Project Kesher Ukraine and the Women's Opportunity Fund of Ukraine.
To learn more about "Project Kesher" and the Charitable Foundation "Women's Opportunity Fund", you can visit:
http://www.projectkesher.org.ua/
'What if Putin Wins?' Essay Series & Articles Referenced:
For the next seven days The Telegraph is running a series of exclusive essays from prominent international commentators imagining the consequences if Russia were successful in its war. The first essays can be found below:
'Europe's fascist future awaits' (Dr Thomas Clausen in The Telegraph)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/30/europes-fascist-future-awaits-if-putin-wins-in-ukraine/
'Putin’s plot to destroy Nato is reaching its devastating climax' (Aliona Hlivco in The Telegraph)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/29/putin-plot-to-destroy-nato-reaching-its-climax/
'If Putin wins, expect the worst genocide since the Holocaust' (Karolina Hird in The Telegraph)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/31/europe-see-the-worst-genocide-since-holocaust/
Other articles referenced today are as follows:
'Volodymyr Zelensky: Russian troops are laughing at and "hunting" Ukrainians' (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/31/volodymyr-zelenskiy-russian-troops-have-been-laughing-at-and-hunting-ukrainians?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
‘He couldn’t wait to join’: thousands of young Russians die in Ukraine war (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/29/thousands-of-russian-youth-die-in-ukraine-war
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Day 820.
Today, we bring you the latest updates from across Ukraine, report live from the NATO meeting in Prague, discuss the implications of Vladimir Putin's reshuffle, and we speak to Ukrainian volunteer Dimko Zhlutenko on the ground in Lviv.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @djknowles22 on X.
Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.
Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.
Connect with Dimko Zhlutenko's charity:
https://dzygaspaw.com/
https://x.com/dzygaspaw
'What if Putin Wins?' Essay Series
For the next seven days The Telegraph is running a series of exclusive essays from prominent international commentators imagining the consequences if Russia were successful in its war. The first two can be found below.
'Europe's fascist future awaits' (Dr Thomas Clausen in The Telegraph)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/29/europes-fascist-future-awaits-if-putin-wins-in-ukraine/
'Putin’s plot to destroy Nato is reaching its devastating climax' (Aliona Hlivco in The Telegraph)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/29/putin-plot-to-destroy-nato-reaching-its-climax/
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Day 819.
Today, we unpack an exclusive Telegraph investigation into how much property the Russian government holds in London. Plus, we hear again from former Ukrainian MP Aliona Hlivco.
Contributors:
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Aliona Hlivco (Former Ukrainian politician and Director of the Henry Jackson Society). @aliona_hlivco on X.
Cameron Henderson (News Reporter). @CamHenderson98 on X.
Essay / Article Referenced:
'Putin’s plot to destroy Nato is reaching its devastating climax' (Aliona Hlivco in The Telegraph)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/29/putin-plot-to-destroy-nato-reaching-its-climax/
All this week The Telegraph is running a series of exclusive essays from prominent international commentators imagining the consequences if Russia were successful in its war. The first, by Aliona Hlivco, considers the devastating impact for the Nato alliance.
'The million pound London properties owned by Putin’s regime' (The Telegraph)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/25/russia-putin-regime-london-property-portfolio-millions/
Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest
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Day 818.
Today, we discuss the latest from Ukraine, and look at a number of diplomatic moves in Europe that may see Western trainers in Ukraine and Western weapons in Russia.
Contributors:
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.
Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest
Email: [email protected]
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Day 817.
Today is a bank holiday in the United Kingdom, so we pre-recorded an interview with one of our most requested guests: Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman of the department of War Studies at King's College London.
A world-renowned expert on international history and strategic theory, he is a well-known commentator on security issues, and the author of many books, including most recently: ‘Command: The Politics of Military Operations from Korea to Ukraine.’
David Knowles sat down with him to discuss which country has the strategic initiative in the war, the ways the battlefront is likely to evolve over the coming months, and what experts have got right, and wrong, about the way the war has progressed.
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Day 814.
Today, we discuss whether more Ukrainian strikes in Crimea and Russia have pushed Putin to start talking about negotiations, and hear of another senior Russian military official sacked, in what is starting to look like a purge of the top echelons of Russia’s defence establishment.
Contributors:
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to Jen Stout (Freelance Journalist and author) @jm_stout on X. Her new book 'Night train to Odesa' is out now: https://birlinn.co.uk/product/night-train-to-odesa/
Articles Referenced:
'Exclusive: Putin wants Ukraine ceasefire on current frontlines' (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-wants-ukraine-ceasefire-current-frontlines-sources-say-2024-05-24/
'Ukraine starts sending convicts to fight Russia' (The Telegraph)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/23/ukraine-starts-sending-convicts-to-fight-russia/
'Migrating eagles are avoiding war-torn Ukraine' (The Telegraph)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/20/greater-spotted-eagle-avoid-ukraine-russia-war/
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Day 813.
Today, we discuss the latest from the Kharkiv battlefield, hear warnings from Norwegian intelligence of Russian sabotage operations across Europe, ask whether there’s about to be a shift in US policy over the use of western weapons inside Russia. Later, we hear about a new film exploring the soldiers road to redemption.
Contributors:
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Levison Wood (Former paratrooper turned writer, photographer and documentary film maker). @Levisonwood on X.
Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest
Email: [email protected]
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Day 812.
Today, further to the fast-evolving situation on the front lines, we reflect on how Ukraine might win the war, the ‘theatrical’ nuclear weapons drills being carried out by Moscow, and look deeper on the political fault-lines of Central and Eastern Europe.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.
James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.
Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former Tank Commander and Chemical Weapons Expert). @HamishDBG on X.
Dalibor Rohac (Senior Fellow AEI) @DaliborRohac on X.
'The villages near Kharkiv were recovering. Fleeing again, their people feel betrayed by the west – and I understand why' (Ada Wordsworth in The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/22/kharkiv-betrayed-west-ukraine-russia-war
'A Theory of Victory for Ukraine' (Andriy Zagorodnyuk and Eliot A. Cohen, Foreign Affairs):
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/theory-victory-ukraine
Putin targets German speakers in Russia in search for cannon fodder (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/19/putin-targets-germans-living-in-russia-in-search-for-troops/
'The EU is failing Georgia, just as it failed Ukraine' (Dalibor Rohac in The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/21/the-eu-is-failing-georgia-just-as-it-failed-ukraine/
'Exclusive: Pentagon's Russian Oil Red Line Questioned' (Newsweek)
https://www.newsweek.com/pentagon-russia-ukraine-drone-attacks-oil-hubs-red-line-1902516
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Day 811.
Today, further to the fast-evolving situation on the front lines, we reflect on how Ukraine might win the war, the ‘theatrical’ nuclear weapons drills being carried out by Moscow, and look deeper on the political fault-lines of Central and Eastern Europe.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.
James Kilner (Editor of the Central Asia & South Caucasus Bulletin). @jkjourno on X.
With thanks to RAZOM'S Melinda Haring (@melindaharing), Ania Soloveiua (@AnnaSoloveiua), and Daniel Solchanyk (@DanielSolchanyk).
To learn more about RAZOM's work, visit:
https://www.razomforukraine.org/
For their update on the Kharkiv humanitarian crisis, see:
https://www.razomforukraine.org/kharkiv-under-siege-evacuations-resistance-and-the-plight-of-vovchansk-and-lyptsi/
Articles Referenced:
Putin targets German speakers in Russia in search for cannon fodder (Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/19/putin-targets-germans-living-in-russia-in-search-for-troops/
Roland and Joe's In-Depth analysis of the Battle for Kharkiv (plus maps) -
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/16/russia-new-offensive-kharkiv-border-donbas-kyiv-ukraine/
Report on the Russian sanctuary created in Kharkiv (Institute for the Study of War):
https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/putins-safe-space-defeating-russias-kharkiv-operation-requires-eliminating-russias
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Day 810.
Today, we discuss the latest from the battlefields of Ukraine and Russia, take a brief look at the implications of the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, and talk to Foreign Correspondent Colin Freeman about his recent reporting tour in the Donbas.
Contributors:
Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
RolandOliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant onX.
Colin Freeman (Foreign Correspondent). @ColinFreeman on X.
Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest
Email: [email protected]
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