Ukraine: The Latest
The Telegraph
The world’s most listened to, and award-winning, podcast covering the war in Ukraine.Every weekday, the Telegraph's top journalists analyse the conflict from all angles – just as they have since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, when tanks, jets and troops crossed Ukraine's borders.Downloaded over 120 million times and trusted by listeners worldwide, the team considers military strategy, history, weaponry, economics, refugee crises, culture, and daily life in Vladimir Putin's autocratic Russia and Volodymyr Zelensky's democratic Ukraine. Our correspondents on the ground talk to experts and civilians to cover every aspect of Russia's brutal invasion.We are also available in both Ukrainian and Russian, so that people on both sides of the battle lines and across the region – including Central Asia and the Caucasus – have access to accurate reporting. We use cutting-edge AI technology to make this possible. Just search Україна: Останні Новини (Ukr) and Украина: Последние Новости (Ru) on your on your preferred podcast app to find them. Or find them here: https://linktr.ee/ukrainethelatestA new weekly newsletter is also available, where we answer your questions, provide recommended reading, and give exclusive analysis and behind-the-scenes insights – plus maps of the frontlines and diagrams of weapons to complement our daily reporting. It’s free for everyone, including non-subscribers. Join here: https://secure.telegraph.co.uk/customer/secure/newsletter/ukraine/Telegraph subscribers get early access to bonus episodes of Ukraine: The Latest and our sister podcast Battle Lines. You can subscribe within The Telegraph app, or tap on ‘Already a subscriber’ at the top of this page to log in to link your existing subscription. For more information, head to: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/contact-us/telegraph-subscription-bonus-content-apple-podcasts/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 12, 2022 • 46min
Finland bids to join NATO and on the ground from Kyiv
Day 78.Today, we analyse Finland’s announcement that it will apply to join NATO ‘without delay’ and we’re joined live from Kyiv by Colin Freeman, who’s been reporting for The Telegraph from Ukraine. Contributors: David Knowles (Host)Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor)Assistant Foreign Editor (Katie O'Neill)Colin Freeman (Reporter)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 11, 2022 • 44min
Ukraine pushes Russia back from Kharkiv and Vladimir Putin's strategic errors
Day 77.Today, we discuss the Ukrainian counter-offensive around Kharkiv, the ongoing battle for Snake Island and analyse the three major strategic errors committed by Vladimir Putin. Contributors: David Knowles (Host)Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor)Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor)Venetia Rainey (Assistant Foreign Editor)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 10, 2022 • 57min
Understanding the Cyberwar & undercover from Moldova
Day 76.Today, we discuss the cyberwar in the conflict and ask whether the West has overestimated Russia’s military capabilities for years.Plus, The Telegraph's Sophie Coe interviews journalist James Kilner, who's been reporting from Moldova, a former Soviet republic to the West of Ukraine.Contributors: David Knowles (Host)Sophie Coe (Co-host)Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor)Gareth Corfield (Senior Technology Reporter)James Kilner (Reporter)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 9, 2022 • 46min
Putin's victory day parade & Russia's looming default
Day 75.Today, we explore Putin's Victory Day parade in Moscow and discuss how the Russian economy is still teetering on the edge of default.Contributors: David Knowles (Host)Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor)Theo Merz (Deputy Foreign Editor)Louis Ashworth (Economics Reporter)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 6, 2022 • 54min
Yachts, Oligarchs & the view from Washington
Day 72.Today, we discuss the latest updates and Business reporter, Ben Gartside, gives us the lowdown on Russian oligarchs' yachts and Western sanctions. Plus, we speak to The Telegraph's Washington Editor, Rozina Sabur, on how America sees the conflict and Joe Biden's response to Putin. Contributors: David Knowles (Host)Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor)Ben Gartside (Business Reporter)Rozina Sabur (Washington Editor)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 5, 2022 • 49min
‘Bloody battles’ at Azovstal steelworks and a trip to Finland with Ben Wallace
Day 71.Today, we discuss the latest updates from the front lines and Dom Nicholls will give us an account of his trip yesterday to Finland with the British defence secretary Ben Wallace.Contributors: David Knowles (Host)Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor)Theo Merz (Deputy Foreign Editor)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 4, 2022 • 59min
EU threatens Russia with Oil embargo & performing stand-up comedy in a Kyiv bomb shelter
Day 70.Today we discuss the latest updates from the front lines and this week’s economic developments.Plus, an exclusive interview with Ukrainian stand-up comedian Anton Tymoshenko on how his weapon of choice in the fight against Putin is humour.Contributors:David Knowles (Host)Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor)Louise Moon (Business Features Editor)With thanks to Anton Tymoshenko.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 3, 2022 • 38min
Boris Johnson on Ukraine’s finest hour
Day 69.Today we look at Boris Johnson’s address to the Ukrainian parliament and analyse the latest tactical and strategic news from the war.Contributors:David Knowles (Host)Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor)Theo Merz (Deputy Foreign Editor)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 2, 2022 • 24min
Notes from a month on the ground in Ukraine
In a break from our normal programme due to a public holiday in the UK, Telegraph journalist Sophie Coe interviews The Telegraph's Campbell Macdiarmid, who's been reporting from Ukraine for the past few weeks.Our normal programme will resume tomorrow.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 29, 2022 • 42min
Furious fighting rages in the Donbas
Day 65.Today we examine the latest developments in the battle of Donbas and the news that President Joe Biden has asked congress for 33 billion dollars for Ukraine and its allies.Contributors:David Knowles (Host)Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor)Katie O'Neill (Assistant Foreign Editor)Mutaz Ahmed (Comment Journalist)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
