Ukrainecast Podcast
1) Ports under siege
Russian forces have taken control of the key port city of Kherson. And at another port, Mariupol, people are now trapped by intense bombardments. Victoria speaks to a Kherson resident about what it’s ...Show More
2) Q&A: Putin in China, EU aspirations and western escalation
Emmanuel Macron and Sir Keir Starmer have once again convened the so-called ‘Coalition of the Willing’ in Paris to consolidate proposals for post-war security guarantees for Ukraine. But as Europe loo...Show More
3) Is Putin bringing China into the conflict?
As Vladimir Putin rubs shoulders with Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi in Beijing, the West’s failure to force Russia into peace in Ukraine has rarely been portrayed more starkly. Despite sanctions threat...Show More
4) Q&A: Kyiv strikes, Putin's legitimacy and China's nuclear stance
There have been multiple civilian casualties in Kyiv after sustained Russian airstrikes on the Ukrainian capital overnight. The UK Foreign Office has told Moscow to "stop this senseless killing" and e...Show More
5) What does diplomatic deadlock mean for Donbas?
As Russia continues to pour cold water on the prospect of an imminent summit between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, efforts to end the war in Ukraine appear to have returned to a familiar hold...Show More
6) Q&A: Security Guarantees, Ukrainian Elections and Putin's Trump Whispering
After headline-grabbing meetings in Alaska and Washington, members of the world’s media are on high alert, as Donald Trump talks up the chances of a summit between Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Puti...Show More
7) Can Trump persuade Putin to meet Zelensky?
White House talks between Donald Trump and European leaders continued into the night yesterday, with plenty on the agenda including the shape of future security guarantees for Ukraine, and the prospec...Show More
8) What did we learn from the Trump-Putin summit?
The first face to face meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin since the war in Ukraine started is over, with Donald Trump saying “we didn’t get there” on a Ukraine deal, or a ceasefire. The...Show More
9) Q&A: The Trump-Putin Alaska Preview
A potentially historic summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin is due to take place in Alaska tomorrow. So, what is really on the agenda? Could Ukraine accept any proposal which sees its territ...Show More
10) Trump-Putin Summit: What are Ukrainians expecting?
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are due to meet in the US state of Alaska on Friday, in what is arguably the most significant diplomatic development since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Ahea...Show More