Ukraine: The Latest Folgen

Day 980.Today, we assess reports of Russian progress in Donetsk, hear live from Tbilisi as protestors crowd the streets following the weekend’s contested election, and hear from our correspondent who was on the ground at the BRICS summit in Russia.Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.James Kilner (Moscow Desk). @jkjourno on X.Nate Ostiller (Editor at OC Media). @NateOstiller on X.Content Referenced:More Ukrainian Defenses Fall as Russia’s Eastern Offensive Rolls On (Kyiv Post):https://www.kyivpost.com/post/41230US weapons can be fired at North Korean soldiers in Ukraine (The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2024/10/28/us-weapons-fired-at-north-korean-soldiers-ukraine/‘Elite units’ and ‘cannon fodder’: North Korean troops enter Russia’s war in Ukraine (FT)https://www.ft.com/content/f908deed-7bc5-4e8c-b20f-02d935beaaafWatch: Burst pipe sprays filthy water over Moscow suburb (The Telegraph)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/10/28/moscow-pipe-water-burst-video/Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 979.Today, further to the latest military developments, we do a deep dive into the election in Georgia over the weekend, and what the result there means not only for the future of democracy in that country, but the potential ramifications for the West as a whole.Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.With thanks to Kateryna Shenheliia-Hanapolska (The Moscow Times). @eshenheliia on X.Articles ReferencedGeorgia election ‘stolen by Putin’s puppet government’ (The Telegraph)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/10/27/georgia-election-stolen-by-putins-puppet-government/They want to show no one can escape’: how the long arm of Russia is reaching out for Putin critics in exile (The Guardian)https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/oct/28/long-arm-russia-putin-critics-in-exile‘Modi can influence the end of war’: Zelensky (The Times of India):https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/modi-can-influence-the-end-of-war-zelenskyy/articleshow/114667946.cmsRussian economy overheating, but still powering the war against Ukraine (Washington Post):https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/27/russia-economy-overheating-inflation-interest-rates-war/Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 976.Today, as Putin admits Russia is working with North Korea, we look at several investigations into Moscow’s interactions with terrorist groups, and consider the former Ukrainian prisoners released to fight on the front lines.Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.Francis Farrell (Report, The Kyiv Independent). @francisjfarrell on X.Content Referenced:Elon Musk’s Secret Conversations With Vladimir Putin (Wall Street Journal)https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/musk-putin-secret-conversations-37e1c187Russia Provided Targeting Data for Houthi Assault on Global Shipping (Wall Street Journal)https://www.wsj.com/world/russia-provided-targeting-data-for-houthi-assault-on-global-shipping-eabc2c2bMeet the Ukrainian prisoner soldiers entering the fray in the Battle of Donbas (Francis Farrell in the Kyiv Independent) https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-convict-soldiers-prepare-to-fight-russia/Kyiv preparing internal plan to 'strengthen Ukraine,' Zelensky confirms (Kyiv Independent) https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-internal-plan/Georgia election adverts point to horrors of Ukraine war (The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/10/25/georgia-election-adverts-ukraine-war-georgian-dream-party/Putin admits holding talks with Kim Jong-un about deploying North Korean troops (The Telegraph)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/10/24/vladimir-putin-talks-kim-jong-un-ukraine-north-korea-brics/British deputy ambassador clashes with Russian ‘journalists’ in Moscow (The Telegraph)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/10/24/britain-deputy-ambassador-russia-journalists-spying/Assessing Russian Firepower Strikes in Ukraine (CSIS):https://www.csis.org/analysis/assessing-russian-firepower-strikes-ukraineSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.