Ukraine the Latest: Putin talks peace as he’s hit by more missiles

<strong>Day 814.</strong></p>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.</p><br /><strong>Contributors:</strong></p>Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.</p>Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.</p>With thanks to Jen Stout (Freelance Journalist and author) @jm_stout on X.  Her new book 'Night train to Odesa' is out now:  <a href="https://birlinn.co.uk/product/night-train-to-odesa/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://birlinn.co.uk/product/night-train-to-odesa/</a></p><br /><strong>Articles Referenced:</strong></p><br />'Exclusive: Putin wants Ukraine ceasefire on current frontlines' (Reuters)</p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-wants-ukraine-ceasefire-current-frontlines-sources-say-2024-05-24/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-wants-ukraine-ceasefire-current-frontlines-sources-say-2024-05-24/</a></p><br />'Ukraine starts sending convicts to fight Russia' (<em>The Telegraph</em>)</p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/23/ukraine-starts-sending-convicts-to-fight-russia/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/23/ukraine-starts-sending-convicts-to-fight-russia/</a></p><br />'Migrating eagles are avoiding war-torn Ukraine' (<em>The Telegraph</em>)</p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/20/greater-spotted-eagle-avoid-ukraine-russia-war/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/20/greater-spotted-eagle-avoid-ukraine-russia-war/</a></p><br />Subscribe to The Telegraph: <a href="http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest</a></p>Email: <a href="mailto:ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk</a></p><br /><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

00:50:30

Is Biden about to allow US weapons to be used in Ukraine?

<strong>Day 813.</strong></p>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.</p><br /><strong>Contributors:</strong></p>Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.</p>Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.</p>Levison Wood (Former paratrooper turned writer, photographer and documentary film maker). @Levisonwood on X.</p><br /><br /></p><br /><br /></p>Subscribe to The Telegraph: <a href="http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest</a></p>Email: <a href="mailto:ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk</a></p><br /><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

00:42:31

Russia’s ‘theatrical’ nuclear weapons drills & Ukraine’s theory of victory

<strong>Day 812.</strong></p>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.</p><br /><strong>Contributors:</strong></p>Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.</p>James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.</p>Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former Tank Commander and Chemical Weapons Expert). @HamishDBG on X.</p>Dalibor Rohac (Senior Fellow AEI) @DaliborRohac on X.</p><br />'The villages near Kharkiv were recovering. Fleeing again, their people feel betrayed by the west – and I understand why' (Ada Wordsworth in <em>The Guardian</em>)</p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/22/kharkiv-betrayed-west-ukraine-russia-war" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/22/kharkiv-betrayed-west-ukraine-russia-war</a></p><br />'A Theory of Victory for Ukraine' (Andriy Zagorodnyuk and Eliot A. Cohen, <em>Foreign Affairs</em>):</p><a href="https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/theory-victory-ukraine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/theory-victory-ukraine</a></p><br />Putin targets German speakers in Russia in search for cannon fodder (<em>The Telegraph</em>):</p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/19/putin-targets-germans-living-in-russia-in-search-for-troops/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/19/putin-targets-germans-living-in-russia-in-search-for-troops/</a></p><br />'The EU is failing Georgia, just as it failed Ukraine' (Dalibor Rohac in <em>The Telegraph</em>):</p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/21/the-eu-is-failing-georgia-just-as-it-failed-ukraine/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/21/the-eu-is-failing-georgia-just-as-it-failed-ukraine/</a></p><br />'Exclusive: Pentagon's Russian Oil Red Line Questioned' (<em>Newsweek</em>)</p><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/pentagon-russia-ukraine-drone-attacks-oil-hubs-red-line-1902516" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.newsweek.com/pentagon-russia-ukraine-drone-attacks-oil-hubs-red-line-1902516</a></p><br /><br /></p>Subscribe to The Telegraph: <a href="http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest</a></p>Email: <a href="mailto:ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk</a></p><br /><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

00:58:34

Putin ‘sets sights on Sumy’ & Russia targets German speakers in search for cannon fodder

<strong>Day 811.</strong></p>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.</p><br /><br /></p><strong>Contributors:</strong></p>Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.</p>Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.</p>James Kilner (Editor of the Central Asia & South Caucasus Bulletin). @jkjourno on X.</p>With thanks to RAZOM'S Melinda Haring (@melindaharing), Ania Soloveiua (@AnnaSoloveiua), and Daniel Solchanyk (@DanielSolchanyk).</p><br />To learn more about RAZOM's work, visit:</p><a href="https://www.razomforukraine.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.razomforukraine.org/</a></p><br />For their update on the Kharkiv humanitarian crisis, see:</p><a href="https://www.razomforukraine.org/kharkiv-under-siege-evacuations-resistance-and-the-plight-of-vovchansk-and-lyptsi/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.razomforukraine.org/kharkiv-under-siege-evacuations-resistance-and-the-plight-of-vovchansk-and-lyptsi/</a></p><br /><br /></p><strong>Articles Referenced:</strong></p><br />Putin targets German speakers in Russia in search for cannon fodder (<em>Telegraph</em>):</p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/19/putin-targets-germans-living-in-russia-in-search-for-troops/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/19/putin-targets-germans-living-in-russia-in-search-for-troops/</a> </p><br />Roland and Joe's In-Depth analysis of the Battle for Kharkiv (plus maps) -</p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/16/russia-new-offensive-kharkiv-border-donbas-kyiv-ukraine/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/16/russia-new-offensive-kharkiv-border-donbas-kyiv-ukraine/</a> </p><br />Report on the Russian sanctuary created in Kharkiv (Institute for the Study of War):</p><a href="https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/putins-safe-space-defeating-russias-kharkiv-operation-requires-eliminating-russias" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/putins-safe-space-defeating-russias-kharkiv-operation-requires-eliminating-russias</a></p><br /><br /></p>Subscribe to The Telegraph: <a href="http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest</a></p>Email: <a href="mailto:ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk</a></p><br /><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

00:52:32

Has Russia's diversion failed?

<strong>Day 810.</strong></p>Today, we discuss the latest from the battlefields of Ukraine and Russia, take a brief look at the implications of the death of Iranian<strong> </strong>President Ebrahim Raisi, and talk to Foreign Correspondent Colin Freeman about his recent reporting tour in the Donbas. </p><br /><strong>Contributors:</strong></p>Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.</p>RolandOliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant onX.</p>Colin Freeman (Foreign Correspondent). @ColinFreeman on X.</p><br />Subscribe to The Telegraph: <a href="http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest</a></p>Email: <a href="mailto:ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk</a></p><br /><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

00:43:06

Putin claims ‘no plans’ to capture Kharkiv & huge drone attack on Russian naval bases

<strong>Day 807.</strong></p>Today, as Putin updates the world about his plans for the Kharkiv offensive, we discuss Ukraine’s huge drone attack on Russian naval bases overnight. Plus, we hear from distinguished Ukrainian journalist Illia Ponomarenko and hear an update on demining battlefields. Finally, we hear an interview from David Knowles on the ground in Lviv.</p><br /><strong>Contributors:</strong></p>Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor) @FrancisDearnley on X.</p>Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.</p>Illia Ponomarenko (co-founder of the Kyiv Independent). @IAPonomarenko on X.</p>James Cowan (CEO of HALO Trust). @TheHALOTrust on X.</p>With thanks, too, to Andrew Todos (British Ukrainian Sports Journalist). @AndrewTodos on X.</p><br />Article / Book Referenced:</p>Roland and Joe's In-Depth analysis of the Battle for Kharkiv (plus maps) -</p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/16/russia-new-offensive-kharkiv-border-donbas-kyiv-ukraine/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/16/russia-new-offensive-kharkiv-border-donbas-kyiv-ukraine/</a></p><br />'I Will Show You How It Was: The Story of Wartime Kyiv' by Illia Ponomarenko</p><a href="https://t.co/xefS6FAxq6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://t.co/xefS6FAxq6</a></p><br />Subscribe to The Telegraph: <a href="http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest</a></p><br />Email: <a href="mailto:ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk</a></p><br /><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

01:08:17

Putin 'grateful' for Xi's help to end the war & assassination attempt on 'pro-Kremlin' Slovak PM

<strong>Day 806.</strong></p>Today, we discuss the latest from the Kharkiv battlefield, Putin’s visit to China, and whether the assassination attempt on Robert Fico could be a Sarajevo-1949 moment. Plus, later, we hear a set of recordings from David Knowles on the ground in Ukraine. </p><br /><strong>Contributors:</strong></p><br />Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.</p>Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor) @FrancisDearnley on X.</p>James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent)<em>. </em>@JamesERothwell on X.</p>David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @DJKnowles on X.</p><br />Subscribe to The Telegraph: <a href="http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest</a></p>Email: <a href="mailto:ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk</a></p>Hosted on Acast. See <a href="http://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p><br /><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

00:51:35

Ukraine 'stabilises' front line, Russia claims it downed 10 ATACMS missiles & interview with Britain's Defence Secretary Grant Shapps

<strong>Day 805.</strong></p><strong> </strong>Today, we discuss the fast-moving situation on the front line as Russia continues its assault near Kharkiv. Plus, we analyse the controversies stoked by the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Kyiv, and sit down for an exclusive interview with the British Defence Secretary Grant Shapps.</p><br /><strong>Contributors:</strong></p><br />Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor) @FrancisDearnley on X.</p>Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.</p>Nate Ostiller (News Editor at the <em>Kyiv Independent</em>)<em>. </em>@NateOstiller on X.</p>Michael Bohnert (RAND Corporation). @mbohnert on X.</p><br /><strong>Articles / New Podcast Referenced:</strong></p><br />David Knowles Interviewed on <em>The Telegraph'</em>s New Podcast, '<em>The Daily T</em>':</p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/14/daily-t-podcast-fat-skinny-jabs-ukraine-trigger-warning/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/14/daily-t-podcast-fat-skinny-jabs-ukraine-trigger-warning/</a></p><br />'Here’s what Ukraine needs in missiles, shells and troops to win' (Michael Bohnert for <em>The Telegraph</em>)</p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/comment/2024/05/02/ukraine-war-russian-invasion-missile-army-navy-us-aid/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/comment/2024/05/02/ukraine-war-russian-invasion-missile-army-navy-us-aid/</a> </p><br />Subscribe to The Telegraph: <a href="http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest</a></p>Email: <a href="mailto:ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk</a></p>Hosted on Acast. See <a href="http://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p><br /><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

01:01:55

Estonia "seriously" discussing sending troops to Ukraine, Kyiv spy chief says Russians massing for fresh invasion & exclusive interview with German Ambassador

<strong>Day 804.</strong></p>Today, we bring you the latest updates from Ukraine as Russian forces continue their cross border push in Kharkiv, and we sit down with Germany’s ambassador to the UK to talk about Germany’s policy and strategy in the full-scale invasion.</p><br /><strong>Contributors:</strong></p>David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @DJKnowles on X.</p>Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.</p>Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor) @FrancisDearnley on X.</p>Miguel Berger (German Ambassador to the United Kingdon). @GermanAmbUK on X.</p><br /><strong>Article Referenced:</strong></p>'Desperate Putin is forcing Ukrainians to fight for him' (<em>The Telegraph</em>)</p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/12/desperate-putin-is-forcing-ukrainians-to-fight-for-him/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/12/desperate-putin-is-forcing-ukrainians-to-fight-for-him/</a></p><br />Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest</p>Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk</p>Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.</p><br /><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

00:41:27

On the ground in Kharkiv as Russia pounds new front with glide bombs while infantry and armour clash on the border

<strong>Day 803.</strong></p>Today, Foreign Correspondent Colin Freeman is on the ground in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine as Russian troops advance on Vovchansk, we analyse the sacking of Russia’s former defence minister Sergeiu Shoigu and we speak to Ukrainian musician Oleg Skrypka</p><br /><strong>Contributors:</strong></p>David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @DJKnowles on X.</p>Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.</p>Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor) @FrancisDearnley on X.</p>James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on X.</p>Colin Freeman (Foreign Correspondent). @ColinFreeman on X.</p><br />With thanks to Ukrainian musician Oleg Skrypka</p>https://www.krainamriy.com/en/oleg-skrypka</p><br />Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest</p>Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk</p>Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.</p><br /><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

01:01:38