Ukraine: The Latest

Day 224 Today, we discuss the latest updates from the battlefront as fierce fighting rages across Ukraine. We also hear about the situation in the north as our Senior Foreign Correspondent Roland Oliphant calls in from Kharkiv. And we discuss our Russia Correspondent Nataliya Vasileya’s fascinating interview with a newly mobilised Russian soldier, the first of which to appear in the Western press....

Russia retreats in Kherson, mobilisation chaos and the problem with Elon Musk's 'peace plan' Day 223 Today, we discuss the latest updates from the warzone as the Ukrainian army pushes Russian troops back in Kherson - we also analyse European energy security as Autumn descends across the continent and discuss some of the revealing reactions to tweets by Tesla founder Elon Musk. Contributors:&n...

Day 222 Today, we discuss the latest updates from the warzone, looking at the advances made by Ukraine in Kherson, Zaporizhzhia. and Donetsk and we speak to Dr Sasha Dovzhyk about Nuclear threats, the sham referenda and Ukrainian literary culture. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22 Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). Follow Dom on Twitter @DomNicho...

Day 219. Today, we have reaction to Vladimir Putin’s historic speech in Moscow where the Russian leader announced the annexation of four Ukrainian regions. We also speak to Latvian journalist Kristaps Andrejsons who’s been reporting from across Ukraine. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22 Nataliya Vasilyeva (Russia Correspondent). Kristaps Andrejsons (Jou...

Day 218. Today, we hear from our Senior Foreign correspondent Roland Oliphant on the ground near Kharkiv and Dominic Nicholls discusses the latest updates from the battlefront. Plus, as the United States' mid-terms move into view, our Washington Editor Rozina Sabur analyses the U.S. support for Ukraine. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22 Dom Nicholls (As...

Day 217. Today, we discuss the latest updates from the across the battlefront as Ukrainian troops advance on Lyman, analyse the ruptured pipelines in the Baltic Sea and look at the latest updates from Russia as the state attempts to mobilise thousands for combat.  Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22 Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). ...

Day 216. Today, we discuss the latest from the across the battlefront, update on Russian mobilisation & talk in detail about the rising nuclear tensions with our guest, Hamish de Bretton Gordon. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22 Venetia Rainey (Assistant Foreign Editor).  Follow Venetia on Twitter @VenetiaRainey. Dom Nicholls (Defence & Sec...

Day 215. Today, we report on brutal fighting across Ukraine, discuss the fallout from Italy’s election & and analyse Russia’s faltering attempts to mobilise hundreds of thousands of its people to send to Ukraine. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22 Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor).  Follow Francis on Twitter @FrancisDearnley. Dom Nicho...

Day 212. Today, we discuss a tumultuous 24 hours in Russia, Ukraine, and at the UN in New York. And we ask whether EU countries should follow Germany in granting asylum to Russians fleeing conscription. Contributors: Claire Hubble (Host).  Follow Claire on Twitter @byclairehubble. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor).  Follow Francis on Twitter @FrancisDearnley. Dom Nicholls (Defe...

Day 211. Today, we discuss the latest updates on the Ukraine invasion, including protests on Russia’s streets after Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilisation of 300,000 reservists yesterday. Plus, we address Joe Biden’s stark warning to Moscow that ‘nuclear war cannot be won’. Contributors: Claire Hubble (Host). Follow Claire on Twitter @byclairehubble. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Edit...

Day 210. Today, we discuss Vladimir Putin’s extraordinary speech this morning, ordering a partial mobilisation of 300,000 Russian reservists and claiming that he is not bluffing on the use of nuclear weapons. What is his strategy? And how should the West, and the wider world, respond? Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Host & Assistant Comment Editor).  Follow Francis on Twitter @FrancisDear...

Day 209. Today, we discuss the latest updates from Ukraine; get a read on the Russian economy as we enter Autumn in the Northern hemisphere; and look at diplomacy in the United Nations. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22. Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor).  Follow Dom on Twitter @DomNicholls. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Edito...

Day 208. Today we discuss the latest updates from Ukraine, analyse recent losses in Russian aviation and talk about the shifting tectonic plates of international influence in Central Asia, as Russian power in the region erodes. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22. Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor).  Follow Dom on Twitter @DomNich...

Day 205. Today, we discuss the latest updates from the battlefront including what our reporter found when we entered the recently recaptured city of Izyum and we analyse the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Xi Ping yesterday in Uzbekistan.  Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22. Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent).  Follow Roland...

Day 204. Today, we analyse a leaked video of what appears to be the Wagner group recruiting convicts in a Russian penal colony. Plus, we’re on the ground in Samarkand, Uzbekistan ahead of the first meeting because Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping since before the Invasion of Ukraine. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  Follow David on Twitter @djknowles2...

Day 203. Today, we analyse the tactics Ukraine used to break the Russian lines in the east; look at what Ukrainian troops and journalists are finding in the liberated territories; and finally we discuss something that’s been on the edge of conversations for many months now: nuclear weapons. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22. Dom Nicholls (Defence &...

Day 202. Today, we continue to reflect on Ukraine’s counter-offensive, answer some of your questions and ask whether Europe has done enough to avoid an energy crisis this Winter. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22. Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor).  Follow Dom on Twitter @DomNicholls. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor).&nbs...

Day 201. Today, we discuss an extraordinary few days on the front lines. Over the weekend Ukraine executed a devastating offensive in the north eastern Kharkiv region, liberating scores of settlements and driving Russian forces back in disarray and confusion, leaving behind equipment, ammunition and their fallen comrades. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  Follow David on Twitter @djkn...

Day 198. Today, we discuss the lightning advance, consider Russia's continued occupation of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant and debate what impact a harsh incoming winter will have on Western support for Ukraine.  Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22. Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor).  Follow Dom on Twitter @DomNicholls. Rol...

Day 197. Today, we discuss the latest updates the battlefront and we have a fascinating interview with Vladyslav Heraskevych, the first-ever Ukrainian skeleton racer, who talks about how the war has impacted Sport in Ukraine and his own life. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22. Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor).  Follow Dom on Twitte...

Day 196. Today, we discuss the latest updates from the battlefront, north, south and east; dig into the composition and tactics of the Ukrainian army; and ask why Russia has resorted to buying millions of artillery shells and rockets from North Korea. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22. Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor).  Follow Dom...

Day 195. Today, we discuss the latest updates from the battlefront, analysing more worrying developments at the ZNPP. Plus, we learn about the dire situation in Somalia and how it's linked to conflict in Europe thousands of miles away. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22. Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor).  Follow Dom on Twitter @DomN...

Day 194. Today, we discuss the latest updates from the Ukrainian counter attack in the south, talk about the Russian telegram channels that give us a different understanding of the conflict than state media, and analyse questions of weapon and ammunition supply from the West to Ukraine. Plus, we reflect on the UK's change of Prime Minister, as the Johnson era ends and the Truss one begins. Contrib...

Day 191. Today, we discuss the latest updates from the war zone, the ongoing developments at the ZNPP and analyse what Putin’s snub of Gorbachev tells us about him and modern Russia. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor).  Follow Francis on Twitter @FrancisDearnley. James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent)....

Day 190. Today, we discuss the latest updates from the warzone, hear from our correspondent Campbell MacDiarmid who’s on the ground in Ukraine and we interview journalist Kristaps Andrejsons, who gives us the view of the war from Latvia. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22 Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor).  Follow Francis on Twit...