Ukraine: The Latest Folgen

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 dispatchhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN9pklQ6dpo&t=337sRussia 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-ukraineSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 1,055Today, 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=trueBiden admin imposes harsh sanctions on Russian oil industry (CNN):https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/10/politics/biden-admin-russia-energy-sanctions-ukraine/index.htmlUS 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-2012473Mariupol Drama in Manchester:https://homemcr.org/production/mariupol-drama/Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 1,052Today, as top diplomat Kaja Kallas claims the EU will be ready to step into the breach if the US withdraws support for Ukraine, we discuss the latest weapon donations at Ramstein and include a dispatch from Kyiv at a drone workshop.Contributors:Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist & narrative podcast producer). @adeliepjz on X.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.Content Referenced:'Ukraine's Resilience' event co-hosted by Chatham House in Edinburgh:https://www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/research-event/maintaining-ukraines-resilienceDonald Trump pushes back Ukraine war deadline in sign of support for Kyiv (Financial Times):https://www.ft.com/content/989dc02e-2a13-4c21-8ad0-0b32e098c410Scholz blocks new billion-euro package for Ukraine (Der Spiegel):https://www.spiegel.de/politik/ukraine-krieg-olaf-scholz-blockiert-milliarden-paket-fuer-fuer-kiew-a-15318d4e-bc41-40e1-9a31-1d57409db2d5Exclusive—Chinese Patents Reveal Aim to Cut Undersea Cables (Newsweek):https://www.newsweek.com/china-conflict-undersea-cables-cutting-internet-data-subsea-marine-baltic-taiwan-2012396Exclusive: Border Patrol arrests former Russian mercenary near Roma (Valley Central):https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/border-patrol-arrests-former-russian-mercenary-near-roma/Drone Workshop:For more information, see:https://klyn.io/Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.