Ukraine: The Latest

Day 364. Today, we do a deep dive on tanks, discuss Biden’s speech in Warsaw & Danielle Sheridan and Dominic Nicholls interview the UK’s Shadow Secretary for Defence, Labour MP John Healey. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  @djknowles22 on Twitter . Venetia Rainey (Weekend Foreign Editor). @venetiarainey on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence).  @DomNicholls on Tw...

Day 363. Today, we analyse Vladimir Putin’s speech to the nation, look at the most recent intelligence reports on the situation on the ground and discuss Russia’s most recent defeats, including a bloody engagement near Vuhledar. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  @djknowles22 on Twitter . Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence).  @DomNicholls on Twitter Francis Dearnley (Assistant...

Day 362. Today, we discuss US President Joe Biden’s momentous visit to Kyiv and look at the stories that came out of the Munich Security conference. Plus, we deep dive into the state of the war across Ukraine’s East and we speak to former Belarusian diplomat Pavel Slunkin about his experiences in 2015 at Minsk and his thoughts on the impact of the invasion on Alexander Lukashenko and Belarus as a...

Day 359. Today, we discuss Russia’s latest strikes on Ukraine as the Munich Security conference gets underway. Plus, we talk to Ukrainian journalist Maria Romanenko and her partner Jez Myers about their journey to the UK, work with Ukrainian refugees and the cultural challenges faced by those making Britain their home. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  @djknowles22 on Twitter . Dominic Nic...

Day 358. Today, we analyse Russia’s latest strikes on Ukraine, discuss the impact of the six Russian balloons shot down over Kyiv and Francis Dearnley interviews Ben Jones, an election expert specialising in emerging threats to electoral integrity. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  @djknowles22 on Twitter . Francis Dearnley (Associate Comment Editor).  @FrancisDearnley on Twitter...

Day 357. Today, we get an expert assessment of the current state of the land war in Ukraine with our Associate Editor for Defence, Dom Nicholls. Plus, we interrogate the recent packages of support from Ukraine’s allies and what that means. And finally, we speak to Ukrainian-American Megan Buskey on discovering her grandmother’s story, from the mine’s of the Gulag to leaving the Soviet Union for th...

Day 356. Today, we hear updates from the NATO / Ramstein meeting in Brussels and analyse accusations from Moldova that Moscow was plotting to violently overthrow the country's pro-European leadership with the help of saboteurs. We also hear from journalist Colin Freeman on the Olena Zelenska foundation & the similarities one Ukrainian soldier found between his experience in the war and the fil...

Day 355. Today, we discuss reports of huge battlefield casualties being suffered on the frontlines, and cover a cluster of significant political updates, including the latest on fighter jets, the destabilisation of the Balkans, the impact of the Turkish earthquake, and the mystery of a Ukrainian reservoir being slowly emptied by Russian forces. Plus, we have part one of a two part interview with D...

Day 352. Today, we discuss the missile strikes across Ukraine, the heaviest bombardment since the start of the war. We also hear from Dan Ridley, a former British soldier, about his efforts to train Ukrainian troops. Plus, Dom recounts what it was like to be a "fly on the wall" in Rome with Defence Secretary Ben Wallace as Zelensky visited London. Contributors: Dom Nicholls (Host).  @DomNicho...

Day 351. Today, we analyse Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Paris and Brussels, look at the latest military updates from Ukraine and discuss the diplomatic context of the Ukrainian president’s meetings with his European counterparts. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  @djknowles22 on Twitter . Francis Dearnley (Associate Comment Editor).  @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Hamish de Bretton-Gor...

Day 350. Today, Volodymyr Zelensky addressed British Parliamentarians in a surprise visit to the United Kingdom -  In a passionate and eloquent speech, the Ukrainian president paid tribute to Britain’s support for Ukraine,  hailed the "strong British character  and presented Commons speaker Lindsay Hoyle with a Ukrainian fighter pilot's helmet inscribed with the words ‘ "We have fre...

Day 349. Today, we bring you updates from the front lines as Russian reinforcements build-up in the Donbas amid Ukrainian warnings of an upcoming offensive. Plus, we welcome back to the telegraph Gabriella Jozwiak to update us on her work looking at the impact of the war on Ukrainian children. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  @djknowles22 on Twitter . Francis Dearnley (Associate Comment E...

Day 348. Today, we bring you updates from the front lines and analyse why Ukraine’s bid for EU membership may be more difficult than it first appears. Plus, we explore how Germany's intelligence agency became a liability for Europe. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  @djknowles22 on Twitter . Francis Dearnley (Associate Comment Editor).  @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (A...

Day 345. Today, we hear from Roland Oliphant who’s on the ground in Donbas as well as exploring Russia's relationship with the history of the Second World War. Plus, Francis Dearnley interviews French journalist Anne-Elisabeth Moutet in a deep-dive on the role of France in this war. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  @djknowles22 on Twitter . Francis Dearnley (Associate Comment Editor).&nbs...

Day 344. Today, we hear from Roland Oliphant who is on the ground in Kramatorsk at the scene of a deadly missile strike and we discuss the economy, corruption and Ukrainian society with Tymofiy Mylovanov, KSE President, Associate Professor of the University of Pittsburgh, former minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). ...

Day 343. Today, we continue our reporting from the ground in Donbas with Roland Oliphant, bring you diplomatic updates from across the world and discuss the role of the Russian Orthodox Church and its ties to the regime.  Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence).  @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant C...

Day 342. Today, we hear from Roland Oliphant who’s reporting in Donbas, discuss the reticence of Ukraine’s allies to supply F-16 fighter jets and we speak to Ukrainian journalist Svitlana Morenets on her reporting and analysis of Ukrainian politics. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence).  @DomNicholls on Twitter. Franci...

Day 341. Today, we discuss the latest news from Ukraine, analyse the election of the new pro-NATO president of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel and look at how the full-scale invasion of Ukraine has made geo-political waves across the word. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant C...

Day 338. Today, we analyse the latest updates from the front line, discuss western thinking on Ukraine’s increasingly complex logistical supply train and interview Richard Woodruff, a British volunteer Chef who spent most of 2022 cooking food for Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines at the Front Line kitchen in Lviv. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  @djknowles22 on Twitter . Francis Dear...

Day 337. Today, we analyse this morning’s new Russian strikes on Ukraine; bring you the latest diplomatic updates from across Europe; and speak to Dominique Arel, Chair of Ukrainian Studies, University of Ottawa. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  @djknowles22 on Twitter . Francis Dearnley (Associate Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence)....

Day 336. Today, we discuss the news that the West is poised to send nearly 200 battle tanks to Ukraine after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz succumbed to weeks of international pressure. Plus, we speak to Marichka Buchelnikova and Stas Olenkchenko, co-founders of Ukraine Explainers. In that conversatiion, we discuss about Ukrainian society, language and concepts of Russian guilty and responsibility....

Day 335. Today, we bring you updates from the ongoing Leopard II tank story as hopes raise of a breakthrough in deliveries of the vehicles. We hear from Foreign correspondent Colin Freeman who’s been speaking to Ukrainian activists tearing down Russian statues.  Plus, Francis Dearnley speaks to Dr Ivana Stradner - an expert on Russia’s propaganda warfare - to examine how the West can fight ba...

Day 334. Today, we bring you the latest developments on the Leopard II saga as Poland says it would seek Berlin's permission to send the German-made tanks to Ukraine Elsewhere, Roland Oliphant is on the ground in Kyiv and talks us through recent corruption scandals that have made the news in Ukraine. Plus, Dom Nicholls looks at the new Russian commander, General Gerasimov ‘s reported drive to...

Day: 331. Today, as the long-awaited Ramstein summit begins, we discuss the very latest political manoeuvrings in Germany and elsewhere – from the latest military donations to Ukraine, to the war of words fast-developing within the European alliance against Russian aggression. Plus, it’s Chinese New Year on Sunday, so an opportune moment to re-focus our attention to a country playing an increasing...

Day 330.  Today, as international pressure builds on Germany for allow countries to send their Leopard tanks to Ukraine, we discuss new announcements of weaponry being sent to Kyiv by Western countries, and what it means for have one Prime Minister threatening to send the tanks without German permission. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Host) @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Dom Nicholls (Host).&n...