Ukraine: The Latest

Day 119. Today, we talk about the ferocious fighting across the Donbas, get updates on drone warfare and hear from Telegraph Correspondent Nicola Smith, who’s been on the ground in the East of Ukraine for the past week. Please note: there is mild profanity in this episode. Contributors:  David Knowles (Host) Dom Nicholls (Defence and Security Editor) Katie O'Neill (Assistant Foreign Edit...

Day 118. Today we discuss the news from Ukraine and Europe, looking in detail at the spat between Russia and Lithuania over Kaliningrad. Plus, we look at why Russia has banned The Telegraph newspaper and answer your questions. Contributors:  David Knowles (Host) Dom Nicholls (Defence and Security Editor) Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priva...

Day 117. Today, we discuss the latest updates from Ukraine and Europe, and analyse the view of Putin’s invasion from central Asia with our correspondent James Kilner, who’s on the ground in Nur-Sultan, the capital of Kazakhstan. Contributors:  David Knowles (Host) Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor) Katie O'Neill (Foreign Correspondent) James Kilner (Correspondent) See Privacy Policy...

Day 113. Today, we look into the shadowy world of Russian oil. With Moscow threatened by sanctions, our Economics Reporter Louis Ashworth explains how, from clandestine transfers to tankers 'going dark', Russia continues to export oil. We also discuss yesterday’s visit to Kyiv of European leaders and hear more about the Americans, fighting for Ukraine, who were captured by Russian soldiers. Contri...

Day 112. Today, we discuss events in Ukraine and Europe looking at the visit to Kyiv from the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Romania. Plus, analysis of shocking reports coming from the frontlines as well as listener questions answered by our Russia Correspondent. Contributors:  David Knowles (Host) Venetia Rainey (Assistant Foreign Editor) Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor) N...

Day 112. Today we discuss the latest updates from across Ukraine and Europe with Telegraph correspondent Nicola Smith in Ukraine, Assistant comment editor Francis Dearnley here in the studio and Dom Nicholls from Oslo Airport. Contributors:  David Knowles (Host) Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor) Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor, live from Oslo) Nicola Smith (Correspondent...

Day 111. Today, we discuss updates from across the battlefront and speak to Ukrainian Chef and Food Writer Olia Hercules about her and her family’s experience in the war, Russian colonialism and the challenges faced by Ukrainians who’ve left, more than three months after the start of the invasion.  Contributors:  David Knowles (Host) Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor) With thank...

Day 110. Today, we discuss the latest updates from across Ukraine and Europe, look at how much money Russia has made from selling fossil fuels this year and discuss the history behind the policy of Russification in the occupied regions of southern Ukraine. Contributors:  David Knowles (Host) Dominic Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor) Rachel Millard (Energy Correspondent) Daniel Capurro...

Day 107. Today, we analyse the latest news from Ukraine, discussing the implications made by remarks made by Putin on Thursday, in which the Russian leader drew a comparison between himself and Peter the Great. Plus, we catch up with Dr Thomas Clausen - a policy advisor for a liberal think tank in Berlin - to discuss Angela Merkel's first interview since leaving office, and the evolving German rea...

Day 106. Today, we discuss the latest updates from across Ukraine, focusing on the battle in the Donbas. Plus, we analyse the emergence and implications of partisan warfare by Ukrainians in Occupied Kherson.  Contributors:  David Knowles (Host) Dominic Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor) Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor) For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph:  htt...

Day 105. Today, we discuss the latest updates from across the front lines, hear from our reporter on the ground in Ukraine, and find out how satellites are helping Ukraine to beat the Russians.  Contributors:  Sophie Coe (Host) Dominic Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor) Nicola Smith (Foreign Correspondent) Jamie Johnson (US Correspondent) For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph:&...

Day 104. Today, we discuss the Russian attacks on grain silos and ask what, realistically, the world can do. Plus, Dom Nicholls answers a listener's question about Bayraktar drones, after Lithuania crowdfunds to buy one for the Ukrainian army. Contributors:  David Knowles (Host) Dominic Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor) Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor) For 30 days' free acce...

Day 103. Today, we discuss the latest updates from the war, hear from Estonia and also the United Kingdom where one of Volodymyr Zelensky’s closest allies is facing huge trouble at home.  Plus, an interview with Nasta Nasko, a 23-year-old Belarusian who has mobilised a group of volunteers who have raised almost £600,000 for the Ukrainian army and other charity groups. Contributors:  Davi...

Day 100. Today marks 100 days since the start of the war in Ukraine. The conflict has upended global geopolitics, energy and food supplies, and caused an indescribable amount of suffering to thousands across Ukraine. To try to get to grips with this historic and horrific war, David Knowles speaks to The Telegraph's Senior Foreign Correspondent Roland Oliphant, who called us from the Donbas and The...

Day 99. As the UK spends the day celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, the Ukraine: The Latest team answer some of your questions, covering a wide range of subjects from NATO and back-channel military communications, to what moment in history might shed the most light on this conflict. Contributors:  David Knowles (Host) Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor) Francis Dearnley (Assis...

Day 98. Today, we discuss intense fighting in the Donbas, as Russian forces close in on Severodonetsk and we look at the intricacies of the impact of the conflict on Potash, sanctions and rainforests. Contributors:  David Knowles (Host) Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor) Ben Gartside (Business Reporter) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

Day 97. Today, we discuss the Russian offensive in the Donbas, the latest news from the European diplomatic stage and analyse how Chinese views of the war have changed over the past 3 months.  Plus, The Telegraph's Sarah Newey unpacks how the situation in Ukraine could lead to famine in Africa. Contributors:  David Knowles (Host) Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor) Francis Dearn...

Day 96. Last week, diplomacy was at the forefront of the news with arguments raging over what kind of peace Ukraine should aim for with Russia. The dispute was ignited by comments made by Henry Kissinger at Davos - who remarked that Ukraine should be prepared to give up territory. Ukrainian policy makers reacted with understandable fury so to delve further into the the question of European geo-pol...

Day 93. Today, we discuss the latest news from the battlefront, focussing on the Donbas, and whether there are some positives Ukraine can take from the situation. Plus, an interview with Alex Ostrovskyy, Head of Whisky at The Whisky Corner. Contributors:  David Knowles (Host) Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor) Venetia Rainey (Assistant Foreign Editor) Mutaz Ahmed (Comment Journalist...

Day 92. Today, we discuss the latest updates from the war as The Telegraph's Roland Oliphant calls in, live, from the Donbas. Plus, a look at the ongoing economic impact of the conflict with Louis Ashworth. Contributors:  David Knowles (Host) Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor) Louis Ashworth (Economics Reporter) Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent) See Privacy Policy at ht...

Day 91. Today, we discuss the latest updates from the war, including the fighting that's raging across the Donbas. Plus Dom Nicholls answers your questions. Contributors:  David Knowles (Host) Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security 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.c...

Day 90. Today, we discuss the latest updates from the war, including fierce fighting in the Central Donbas region. Plus an interview with Julia Osmólska, former diplomat and independent consultant to the Ukrainian negotiating team. Contributors:  David Knowles (Host) Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor) Verity Bowman (Foreign News Reporter) With thanks to Julia Osmólska. See Privacy P...

Day 89. Today, we discuss the latest updates from the war, look at Volodymyr Zelensky’s speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, and unpack the Russian 'terminator' tank. Contributors:  David Knowles (Host) Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor) Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19....

Day 86. Today, we discuss the latest updates from the war in Ukraine, including Putin's weaponisation of global food supplies and the economic impact of the emerging crisis. Plus, we are joined by reporter Colin Freeman, live from Odessa in Ukraine. Contributors:  Sophie Coe (Host) Danielle Sheridan (Defence Correspondent) Louis Ashworth (Economics Reporter) Colin Freeman (Reporter) See Priva...

Day 85. Today, we discuss the latest updates from the war in Ukraine, including the resurgence of Ukraine's second city, Kharkiv. We also speak to The Telegraph's Roland Oliphant who is reporting from the Donetsk region. Plus, some light in the darkness, as we catch up with our Defence Correspondent, Danielle Sheridan, who adopted a Ukrainian dog and managed to bring it back to the UK. Contributor...