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  • Day 1,080.

    Today, we talk about Ukrainian advances in Kursk, a potential leaked peace plan from the Trump administration, and the impact of the withdrawal of USAID on Ukrainian media.


    Contributors:

    Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Narrative Podcast Producer). @adeliepjz on X.

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former British Army Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X

    With thanks to Anastasiia Marushevska (editor-in-chief of Ukraїner International and co-founder of PR Army). @_little_grace_ on X.


    Content Referenced:


    Hamish de Bretton-Gordon in The Telegraph: Trump’s Gaza intervention must have Putin terrified

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/07/trump-gaza-putin-ukraine-peace-plan-terrified/


    Mail Online, 'Trump peace plan for Ukraine' is 'leaked'

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14367923/Trump-peace-plan-Ukraine-Putin-ceasefire-Easter-Zelensky-NATO.html


    The Cambridge Journal of Law, Politics and Art: Exploring Ukrainian Identity: In Conversation with Anastasiia Marushevska

    https://www.cjlpa.org/post/exploring-ukrainian-identity-in-conversation-with-anastasiia-marushevska


    Kyiv Independent: US foreign aid transformed Ukraine. Its suspension threatens decades of work

    https://kyivindependent.com/how-us-foreign-aid-transformed-ukraine-through-the-years/


    Ukraïner

    https://www.ukrainer.net/en/


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    Email: [email protected]


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  • Day 1,079.

    Today, we mark the six month anniversary of the Kursk offensive, talk about how Russian spies may be involved in bombings at Ukrainian army recruitment offices, and discuss how politicians in Ukraine have been quietly pushing the profiles looking ahead to elections at the end of the war. We're also on the ground in Ukraine at the demining headquarters of Irpin.


    Contributors:

    Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Narrative Podcast Producer). @adeliepjz on X.

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.


    Content Referenced:


    On French fighter jets delivered to Ukraine:

    Le Monde: Can France's Mirage 2000-5 jets help the Ukrainian army?

    Le Monde: By sending Mirage fighters, France steps up support for Kyiv

    Kyiv Independent: First French Mirage fighter jets reportedly arrive in Ukraine — here's what they can do


    On the ‘unofficial’ presidential campaign underway in Ukraine:

    Le Monde: Unofficial presidential campaign gets underway in Ukraine

    Politico: Ukraine freaks out as US and Russia push for elections

    Kyiv Independent: Ukraine won't hold elections until Russia's war is over, Ukraine's envoy to US says


    East Piano, by Ukrainian musician and now soldier John Object, on BBC Radio 3: 

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0027db3


    Interview with John Object, musician turned solider, from 2022: 

    https://mixmag.net/feature/ukraine-kyiv-war-john-object-artist-producer-soldier-interview


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    Email: [email protected]


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  • Day 1,078.

    Today, as British Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrives for talks in Kyiv we hear how a special tribunal to prosecute Russia’s leadership for the crime of aggression against Ukraine gets a step closer, and we hear from Finland’s Foreign Minister who says that sanctions against the Kremlin are working and ‘serious cracks’ are starting to appear in Russia’s economy.


    Contributors:

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    Memphis Barker (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @MemphisBarker on X.

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor, Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.


    With special thanks to our friends at PEN Ukraine. @PENUkraine on X.

    https://pen.org.ua/en


    Content Referenced:

    Journalist Tim White on destroyed boats near Kherson

    https://x.com/TWMCLtd/status/1887044034465517988


    David Lammy promises £55m in support for Ukraine on visit to war-torn country

    https://news.sky.com/story/david-lammy-promises-55m-in-support-for-ukraine-on-visit-to-war-torn-country-13303301


    Kyiv Independent, Ukrainian FM calls Putin’s remarks on Zelensky’s legitimacy 'absurd'

    https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-fm-calls-putins-remarks-on-zelenskys-legitimacy-absurd/


    Episode from November 20th, where Francis Dearnley and Hanna Ustynova talk about David's memorial plaque in PEN Ukraine's offices and exhibition space, in Kyiv

    https://shows.acast.com/6583012e715d5300169dcdcb/episodes/673dd91593bec8617f2f26cf?


    Thread from PEN Ukraine's X account about David's memorial

    https://x.com/PenUkraine/status/1855248806217920530


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    Email: [email protected]


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  • Day 1,077.

    Today, we discuss the slashing of USAID and how Trump wants to access Ukraine’s rare minerals in exchange for military support, and we report on Russia having more losses over the last two months than at any other point since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.


    Contributors:

    Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Narrative Podcast Producer). @adeliepjz on X.

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor, Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    With special thanks to Asami Terajima (Reporter at The Kyiv Independent). @AsamiTerajima on X.


    Content Referenced:

    Battle Lines, our sister podcast, exploring wider global affairs:

    https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/trump-edition-americas-ai-war-with-china-what-his/id1712903296?i=1000687394662


    Trump wants Ukrainian rare earths deal in return for US military support (FT):

    https://www.ft.com/content/94efcd8a-93ce-4ca6-bd07-061bfed1fdbf?shareType=nongift


    Biden administration slowed Ukraine arms shipments until his term was nearly done (Reuters):

    https://www.reuters.com/investigations/biden-administration-beset-by-doubts-slowed-ukraine-weapons-shipments-until-2025-02-03/


    Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's article for Russia in Global Affairs magazine, “The UN Charter as the legal foundation of a multipolar world”:

    https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/1994357/?lang=en


    Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest

    Email: [email protected]


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  • Day 1,076.

    Today, as Britain’s Prime Minister prepares to hold defence and security talks with EU leaders for the first time since Brexit, we report from the front line near Pokrovsk in the Donbas and, later, interview a West Point Professor who says negotiating with Moscow is a doomed enterprise.


    Contributors:

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.

    Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.

    Inna Varenytsia (Ukrainian Journalist). @InnaVarenytsia on X.

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor, Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    With special thanks to our guest Dr. Robert Person (Associate Professor of International Relations at the United States Military Academy at West Point). @RTPerson3


    Content Referenced:

    Battle Lines, our sister podcast, exploring wider global affairs:

    https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/trump-edition-americas-ai-war-with-china-what-his/id1712903296?i=1000687394662


    Why Ukraine Shouldn’t Negotiate with Putin (Dr Robert Person in Journal of Democracy):

    https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/why-ukraine-shouldnt-negotiate-with-putin/


    UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine press release:

    https://ukraine.ohchr.org/en/Alarming-Rise-in-Executions-of-Captured-Ukrainian-Military-Personnel


    Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest

    Email: [email protected]


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  • Day 1,073.

    Today, we hear the latest acts of resistance in the occupied territories, report on new deep strikes into Russia – reaching as far as the city formerly called Stalingrad – and discuss deficiencies in military training, and how it needs to change.


    Contributors:

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X

    Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.

    Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former British Army Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X

    With thanks to Dr. Jade McGlynn (War Studies Department of King's College). @DrJadeMcGlynn on X.


    Content Referenced:

    Battle Lines, our sister podcast, exploring wider global affairs:

    https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/trump-edition-americas-ai-war-with-china-what-his/id1712903296?i=1000687394662


    Kyiv Independent launches fundraiser to support front-line media after US aid freeze:

    https://kyivindependent.com/kyiv-independent-launches-fundraiser-to-support-ukrainian-front-line-media-after-us-aid-freeze


    North Korean Troops No Longer Seen on Front Lines Fighting Ukraine (New York Times):

    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/world/europe/north-korea-troops-ukraine-russia.html


    Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest

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  • Day 1,072.

    Today, we join the dots of coordinated efforts to destroy Putin's war machine, discuss the opportunities of a Europe no longer dependent on Russian energy, hear about a mysterious ship trawling the coast of Britain, and learn about another podcast about Ukraine.


    Contributors:

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X

    Memphis Barker (Senior Foreign Correspondant). @memphisbarker on X

    With thanks to our guests Nate Darling and Dr Taras Mahlay of The Cleveland Ukraine Podcast. @cleuapodcast on X


    Content Referenced:


    Cleveland Ukraine Podcast:

    https://clevelandukrainepodcast.com/


    Cleveland Maidan Association:

    https://www.clevelandmaidan.info/


    The Ukrainian Museum-Archives in Cleveland:

    https://umacleveland.org/


    Media Development Foundation (Journalists Network in Ukraine):

    https://x.com/mediadvpt


    Ukrainian Action:

    https://www.ukrainianaction.com/ 


    Ukraine reels from ‘worst-case scenario’ suspension of US foreign aid (The Guardian):

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/29/ukraine-trump-suspension-us-foreign-aid-usaid


    The Russian spy ship in Britain’s waters preparing ground for war (Memphis in The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01/29/russian-spy-ship-british-waters-preparing-war/


    Ukraine is now on track to completely destroy russia’s oil industry (Kyiv Insider):

    https://kyivinsider.com/ukraine-is-now-on-track-to-completely-destroy-russias-oil-industry/


    EU debates return to Russian gas as part of Ukraine peace deal (Financial Times):

    https://www.ft.com/content/a19aa690-fb54-41ea-9885-10972b11ab24


    Top EU-US officials discuss war in Ukraine (Bloomberg):

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-28/top-eu-us-diplomats-discuss-pressuring-russia-over-ukraine-war


    Putin has "ground up" the entire legacy of the Soviet military-industrial complex (The Insider):

    https://theins.ru/politika/277994


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  • Day 1,071.

    Today, following the news a Ukrainian drone attack hit yet another oil depot last night, and as Trump threatens to lower the price of oil and stall Russian exports, we focus on oil. We also talk tank action with our guest Hamish De Bretton-Gordon.


    Contributors:

    Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Narrative Podcast Producer). @Adeliepjz on X.

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X.


    With special thanks to our guest, Dr. Yuri Shevchuk.


    Content Referenced:


    Economist Robin Brooks on Russian oil imports to Europe

    https://x.com/robin_j_brooks/status/1884215985357668862


    Reuters on China and India staling their imports of Russian oil https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/russia-oil-trade-china-india-stalls-sanctions-drive-up-shipping-costs-2025-01-28/


    The Kyiv Independent on Trump’s first week in office and what that means for Ukraine

    https://kyivindependent.com/what-trumps-first-week-in-office-says-about-his-stance-on-ukraine/


    Radio Free Europe on Putin refusing to engage in peace talks with ‘Illegitimate’ Zelensky

    https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-ready-peace-talks-not-with-illegitimate-zelenskiy-/33294979.html


    Trump urges Opec countries to slash oil prices

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c17ewl98kgvo


    Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest

    Email: [email protected]


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  • Day 1,070.

    Today, we analyse Russian attempts at encirclement around Pokrovsk, hear of a North Korean retreat in Kursk, discuss new stories of Russian activities in the occupied territories, and hear how the landscape of Ukraine has been forever transformed by the violence of war.


    Contributors:

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor, Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    With thanks to Dr. Emily Channell-Justice, Director of the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program at Harvard.


    Content Referenced:


    Harvard Conference:

    Landscapes of War, Landscapes of Victory: Ukraine’s Changing Environment

    https://www.huri.harvard.edu/tcup-conference


    Russia introduces history textbook that redefines war against Ukraine as justified defense (Kyiv Independent):

    https://kyivindependent.com/russia-introduces-history-textbook-that-redefines-ukraine-war-as-justified-defense/?mc_cid=f937bbdadf&mc_eid=08d0680a95 


    The battle for the soul of Serbia (New Statesman):

    https://www.newstatesman.com/international-content/2025/01/serbia-mining-protest-environment-lithium



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  • Day 1,069.

    Today, on the 80th International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we report on an operation in Kursk Oblast last week that apparently saw a large number of Russian troops lured into a trap, and we look at the literally unbelievable election win for Lukashenko in Belarus - returned to power with, we are expected to believe, 87% of the vote.


    Contributors:

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor, Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    With thanks to Shashank Joshi (Defence editor at The Economist). @shashj on X.


    Articles Referenced:


    Israel ‘sends weapons captured in Lebanon to Ukraine’ (The Telegraph)

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/26/israel-sends-weapons-captured-from-lebanon-to-ukraine/


    Zelensky says allies should work on ‘format’ for peace talks with Russia (The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/25/russia-ukraine-war-zelensky-format-for-peace-talks-putin/


    Why is Ukraine struggling to mobilise its citizens to fight? (AlJazeera):

    https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/1/23/why-is-ukraine-struggling-to-mobilise-its-citizens-to-fight


    Russia focuses on Soviet victims of WW2 as officials not invited to Auschwitz ceremony (BBC):

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyw0vkzkzdo


    Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest

    Email: [email protected]


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  • Day 1,066.

    Today, we discuss Trump’s latest threats to Putin and Moscow’s fears about the strategic outlook, why the pathways to a lasting peace are more complex that many realise, and our first new segment summarising resistance activities in the occupied territories.


    Contributors:

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor, Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former British Army Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X

    With thanks to Dr. Jade McGlynn (War Studies Department of King's College). @DrJadeMcGlynn on X.


    Content Referenced:


    Trump just gave Putin a wake-up call (Francis in The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01/24/trump-just-gave-putin-a-nasty-shock/


    US leadership on sanctions can bring an end to Putin’s war (Ben Marlow in The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/01/24/trump-can-defeat-putin-by-economic-sanctions-alone/


    When it comes to energy, Donald Trump risks being China’s useful idiot (Ambrose Evans-Pritchard in The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/01/24/when-it-comes-to-energy-donald-trump-is-chinas-useful-idiot/


    Video: 'He stared at me with a quarter of his head missing' - life in Russia's occupied territory The Telegraph):

    https://youtu.be/gi20lWX4Fyk?si=DO0MaB3prYE4kAeQ


    Exclusive: Putin growing concerned by Russia’s economy, as Trump pushes for Ukraine deal (Reuters):

    https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-growing-concerned-by-russias-economy-trump-mulls-more-sanctions-2025-01-23/


    Syria Terminates Russian Naval Base Deal – Reports (Moscow Times):

    https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/01/22/syria-terminates-russian-naval-base-deal-reports-a87690


    Inside Belarus’ secret program to undermine the EU (POLITICO):

    https://www.politico.eu/article/alexander-lukashenko-belarus-secret-program-to-undermine-the-eu/


    Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest

    Email: [email protected]


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  • Day 1,065.

    Today, following fresh news from the frontline, we discuss Russian war crimes, Zelensky’s speech at Davos yesterday, and the upcoming German election.


    Contributors:

    Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Narrative Podcast Producer). @adeliepjz on X.

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor, Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    Adrian Blomfield (Foreign Correspondent). @adrianblomfield on X.

    Jessica Berlin (Senior Fellow at The Center for European Policy Analysis). @berlin_bridge on X.


    Content referenced: 


    Will Europe put ‘boots on the ground’ in Ukraine? (Financial Times):

    https://www.ft.com/content/609cfeac-1af4-4f40-a634-74d6c12e60b8 


    Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest

    Email: [email protected]


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  • Day 1,064.

    As news breaks of an eight-hour firefight between Ukrainian Special Operations Forces and North Korean troops inside Russia, we report how the new US Secretary of State has said any peace plan cannot allow Russia to pause before attacking Ukraine again.


    Contributors:

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    James Crisp (Europe Editor). @JamesCrisp6 on X.

    Georgina Wray (Deputy Video News Editor)

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor, Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    With thanks to Jukka Holkeri of Patria.


    Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest

    Email: [email protected]


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  • Day 1,063.

    Today, less than 24 hours into the second Trump Presidency, we consider in detail his and his transition team’s latest remarks about the war, and what they tell us about the approach being adopted behind closed doors. Plus we take the temperature of the British Parliament with two vocal voices on the conflict calling for further actions against Moscow.


    Contributors:

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor, Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    Dr Mike Martin MP (MP for Tunbridge Wells). @ThreshedThought on X.

    Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst MP (MP for Solihull West and Shirley). @DrNShastriHurst on X.


    Content referenced: 


    BBC Today interview with a member of Trump's transition team:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00274zq


    Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest

    Email: [email protected]


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  • Day 1,062.

    Today, we talk about secretive air-defence systems - some developed by Ukraine and others donated by the UK in the 100-year partnership signed last week. We look ahead to the beginning of the second Trump era starting later today, in Washington. And Joe Barnes talks to lead trauma surgeon Dr Shehan Hettiaratchy about the realities of healthcare on the front line.


    Contributors:

    Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Narrative Podcast Producer). @adeliepjz on X.

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor, Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    JoeBarnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.

    With thanks to Dr Shehan Hettiaratchy (Lead trauma surgeon at Imperial College Healthcare). @ShehanHett on X.


    Content referenced: 

    Ukraine warns Trump that early peace talks would be catastrophic (The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/18/ukraine-warns-trump-that-early-peace-talks-would-be-fatal/


    Ukraine is teaching medics how to prepare for war (The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/18/ukraine-is-teaching-british-medics-how-to-prepare-for-a-war/


    Gravehawk: the new secretive air defense system (United24):

    https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/the-new-secretive-gravehawk-air-defense-system-that-the-uk-is-giving-to-ukraine-5184


    Russian fuel exports fall in 2024 as drone attacks, bans add to sanctions pressure (Reuters):

    https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russias-2024-seaborne-oil-product-exports-hit-by-headwinds-including-drone-2025-01-17/


    Attack damages Ukraine's oldest McDonald’s in Kyiv (Kyiv Independent):

    https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/the-new-secretive-gravehawk-air-defense-system-that-the-uk-is-giving-to-ukraine-5184


    The New Norm - On the culture shock when the first McDonald’s opened in Moscow in 1990 (Invisibilia, NPR)

    https://www.npr.org/programs/invisibilia/481887848/the-new-norm


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    Email: [email protected]


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  • Day 1,059.

    Today, we cover Ukrainian hits on a Russian refinery and gunpowder plot, reports of North Korean suicide troops, and Russian diplomats infiltrating the UK parliament. And we interview senior correspondent and author, Simon Shuster, on key decisions made by the outgoing Biden administration over the past three years.


    Contributors:

    Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Narrative Podcast Producer). @adeliepjz on X.

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor, Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    With thanks to senior correspondent at TIME Magazine and author, Simon Shuster. @shustry on X.


    Content referenced: 

    The Showman by Simon Shuster:

    https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-showman-simon-shuster?variant=41083800682530


    Politico on the (other) Donald and Starmer’s visit to POland

    https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/london-playbook/keir-and-the-other-donald/


    Politico’s exclusive interview with Keir Starmer in Kyiv

    https://www.politico.eu/article/america-europe-donald-trump-keir-starmer-ukraine-russia-peace-initiative/


    The Guardian on Russian diplomats breaking into UK Parliament

    https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jan/16/russian-diplomats-accessed-private-area-of-uk-parliament-in-security-breach


    BBC on lack of convictions on Russian sanctions

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdd994vl76qo


    Adélie’s Friday treat, a playlist from the French public radio on the best David Lynch music (for the many David-shaped holes in your lives)

    https://www.radiofrance.fr/fip/podcasts/fip-tape/hommage-a-david-lynch-1803519


    Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest

    Email: [email protected]


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  • Day 1,058.

    Today, we follow Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s first official visit to Kyiv and the 100-year partnership deal he’s bringing with him. Plus we talk about a UN report that investigates alleged violations and abuses of human rights in the war against Ukraine by Russia.


    Contributors:

    Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Narrative Podcast Producer). @adeliepjz on X.

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    Hamish de Bretton-Gordon (Chemical Weapons Expert and Former Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X.

    Francis Dearnley (Associate Editor, Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    With special thanks to Adam Sybera of the Kyiv Independent. @AKSybera on X.


    Content referenced: 


    UN Human Rights Council:

    https://www.ohchr.org/en/statements-and-speeches/2025/01/statement-pablo-de-greiff-commissioner-independent-international


    Live Blog on Zelensky in Kyiv:

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01/16/politics-latest-news-keir-starmer-ukraine-visit-zelensky/


    Bloomberg on Labour x Kyiv relations:

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-15/starmer-s-caution-on-ukraine-risks-loss-of-clout-ahead-of-trump


    Telegraph on peacekeeping troops

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01/15/uk-france-talks-peacekeeping-troops-ukraine-war-russia/


    Kyiv Independent on 100-year partnership: 

    https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-uk-sign-100-year-partnership-agreement/


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  • Day 1,057.

    Today, as the impact of Monday’s huge aerial strikes inside Russia becomes clearer, we report how the British government’s policy to allow Ukrainians to stay in the UK is starting to unravel, we talk with the producers of a new film showing how one veteran of the war has sought solace in the Carpathian Mountains, and we hear how Germany’s right-wing AfD party is complaining that they're being cyberbullied by a pack of cartoon dogs.


    Contributors:

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    Genevieve Holl-Allen (Political Reporter). @Genevieve_Holl on X.


    Learn more about Ukrainian Action:

    https://www.ukrainianaction.com

    Or you can contact: [email protected]


    Content referenced:


    Ukrainian refugees face losing their jobs over visa rules (Genevieve in The Telegraph) -

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01/15/ukrainian-refugees-face-losing-jobs-over-visa-rules/


    What British boots on the ground would look like in Ukraine (Joe in The Telegraph) -

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/15/ukraine-british-army-troops-peacekeeping-force-training/


    US encounters European skepticism in last-ditch push to seize $300B in Russian assets for Ukraine leverage (CNN) -

    https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/14/politics/biden-russian-assets-ukraine-european-skepticism/index.html


    Medieval stone disks found in Ukraine could be Viking solar compasses (Archeology News)

    https://archaeologymag.com/2025/01/medieval-stone-disks-could-be-viking-compasses/


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  • Day 1,056.

    Today, we discuss one of the largest mass drone attacks of the war, as Ukraine sets sites in many territories across Russia ablaze, and then do a deep dive into what Western ‘boots on the ground’ as part of any peace settlement would actually mean in practice.


    Contributors:

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.


    Content Referenced:


    Dom's documentary: Ukraine's frontline city where Russia abandoned its dead | Kharkiv dispatch

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN9pklQ6dpo&t=337s


    Russia to sign ‘comprehensive’ deal with Iran in tightening of new anti-West axis (The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/13/russia-to-sign-deal-with-iran/


    Do Russians Really Support the War in Ukraine? (The New Yorker):

    https://www.newyorker.com/news/a-reporter-at-large/do-russians-really-support-the-war-in-ukraine


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  • Day 1,055

    Today, as Kyiv captures its first North Korean soldiers alive, we return to the pivotal question of the Russian economy's fragility and later speak to Ukrainian actors who have recreated their own experience of the war.


    Contributors:

    Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

    Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist & Narrative Podcast Producer). @adeliepjz on X.


    Content Referenced:

    Ukraine captures North Korean troops and takes them to Kyiv for questioning (The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/11/ukraine-captures-north-korean-troops-kyiv-questioning/


    North Korean diary reveals use of horrific tactic in Ukraine war (The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/12/north-korean-diary-entry-horrific-tactic-ukraine-war-russia/


    Boris Johnson brands Vladimir Putin a ‘f------ idiot’ over imperial ambitions (The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/11/boris-johnson-brands-vladimir-putin-idiot-russia-ukraine/


    British troops ‘should join post-war peacekeeping force in Ukraine’ (The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/01/12/british-troops-post-war-peacekeeping-force-ukraine-defence/


    Russia’s Hidden War Debt (Craig Kennedy):

    https://navigatingrussia.substack.com/p/russias-hidden-war-debt?triedRedirect=true


    Biden admin imposes harsh sanctions on Russian oil industry (CNN):

    https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/10/politics/biden-admin-russia-energy-sanctions-ukraine/index.html


    US Companies Pay Over $1 Billion in Taxes to Russia Amid Ongoing Ukraine War (Newsweek):

    https://www.newsweek.com/us-companies-pay-over-1-billion-taxes-russia-amid-ongoing-ukraine-war-2012473


    Mariupol Drama in Manchester:

    https://homemcr.org/production/mariupol-drama/


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