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Welcome to the "Highlights from Ukraine" - your daily English audio summary of the latest news reported in the Ukrainian media. Get your favourite morning hot beverage and let's deep dive into what Ukrainian media have been reporting the day before. Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine You can tip us via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com.

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17 Feb: US warns about possible Russian invasion of Ukraine in the coming days, US and UK expects Russia to intensify false-flag operations against Ukraine, escalation in Donbas

Latest news from 17 February 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com .

Feb 18, 2022•5 min•Ep. 45

16 Feb: Russia brings more forces to Ukraine's border despite promises to withdraw, EU approves €1.2 bln of macro-financial assistance to Ukraine, Ukraine celebrates Day of Unity

Latest news from 16 February 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com .

Feb 17, 2022•5 min•Ep. 44

15 Feb: Russia plans to withdraw from Ukraine's border, Putin demands guarantees that Ukraine will never be in NATO, hacker attack on banks and government websites in Ukraine

Latest news from 15 February 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com .

Feb 16, 2022•5 min•Ep. 43

14 Feb: Zelenskyy asks Ukrainians to be confident in their army, Putin hasn't decided to start invasion yet, Scholz visited Kyiv and now on his way to Moscow

Latest news from 14 February 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com .

Feb 15, 2022•5 min•Ep. 42

13 Feb: Flights to and from Ukraine may stop from 14 Feb, Biden-Zelenskyy call, US moves embassy to Lviv

Latest news from 13 February 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com

Feb 14, 2022•5 min•Ep. 41

12 Feb: Ukraine's Army says its ready to defend homeland, welcomes Russian forces to "hell", Biden-Putin phone call, Canada moves embassy from Kyiv

Latest news from 12 February 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com

Feb 13, 2022•4 min•Ep. 40

11 Feb: Sources say Russia may invade Ukraine on 16 Feb, Ukraine plans to attract up to 2 mln people to reserve of Territorial Defence, sanctions imposed against pro-Russian channel

Latest news from 11 February 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com

Feb 12, 2022•6 min•Ep. 39

10 Feb: Normandy Four advisors couldn't agree joint document, UK issued new law on sanctions in case of Russian invasion against Ukraine, Lithuania to deliver Stingers to Ukraine

Latest news from 10 February 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com

Feb 11, 2022•4 min•Ep. 38

09 Feb: EU agreed package of sanctions in case of Russian invasion against Ukraine, Ukraine hopes for Trilateral Contact Group on Donbas to resume its work

Latest news from 09 February 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com

Feb 10, 2022•4 min•Ep. 37

08 Feb: Macron in Kyiv, NATO thinks risk of Russian invasion is increasing, Ukraine to provide smartphones to citizens over 60

Latest news from 08 February 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com

Feb 09, 2022•4 min•Ep. 36

07 Feb: Macron visited Moscow, travels to Kyiv, Ukraine received $1.5 billion in assistance and over 1,000 tonnes of military equipment, COVID-19 peak expected in two weeks

Latest news from 07 February 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com

Feb 08, 2022•4 min•Ep. 35

06 Feb: Russian forces in Belarus spotted within 50 km from Ukraine, Foreign Ministry says Ukraine ready for any scenario, Germany again refused to supply weapons to Ukraine

Latest news from 06 February 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com

Feb 07, 2022•3 min•Ep. 34

05 Feb: Russia has 70% of fighting power needed for invasion of Ukraine, Bild released Moscow's plan for occupation of Ukraine, pro-Ukrainian rally in Kharkiv

Latest news from 05 February 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com

Feb 06, 2022•3 min•Ep. 33

03-04 Feb: US and UK expect Russia to spread fake videos to create pretext for an attack on Ukraine, Turkey-Ukraine free trade agreement

Latest news from 03-04 February 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com

Feb 05, 2022•4 min•Ep. 32

02 Feb: Ukraine to receive more weapons now than in 2014, IMF ready to cover losses from anti-Russia sanctions, scandal round MP Trukhin

Latest news from 02 February 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com

Feb 03, 2022•4 min•Ep. 31

01 Feb: British Prime Minister visited Kyiv, UK-Ukraine-Poland alliance, Ukraine to increase its army by 100,000 in three years

Latest news from 01 February 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com

Feb 02, 2022•5 min•Ep. 30

31 Jan: UN Security Council discussed Russian military build-up near Ukraine, Kyiv can mobilize up to 2.5 mln people, if Russia invades, British PM to visit Ukraine

Latest news from 31 January 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com

Feb 01, 2022•4 min•Ep. 29

30 Jan: UK warns about sanctions against Russian oligarchs, rally held in Kyiv to thank Ukraine's partners, Russian intellectuals signed open letter against invasion of Ukraine

Latest news from 30 January 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com

Jan 31, 2022•4 min•Ep. 28

29 Jan: Russia announced return of some forces from Ukraine border to their bases, disconnecting Russia from Swift still discussed as possible sanction for further aggression

Latest news from 29 January 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com

Jan 30, 2022•4 min•Ep. 27

28 Jan: Zelenskyy calls not to spread panic due to possible Russian invasion, Russia brought medical military units to Ukraine's borders, MP exposed while receiving a bribe

Latest news from 28 January 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com

Jan 29, 2022•5 min•Ep. 26

27 Jan: National Guard serviceman killed 5 people in Dnipro, Zelenskyy-Biden call, Germans against weapons supply to Ukraine

Latest news from 27 January 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com

Jan 28, 2022•4 min•Ep. 25

26 Jan: US responded to Russia's security demands, Washington sees preparations for Russian invasion against Ukraine by mid-February

Latest news from 26 January 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com

Jan 27, 2022•5 min•Ep. 24

25 Jan: Ukraine not to agree to concessions made behind its back towards Russia, European Court of Human Rights to hold hearings in 3 cases against Russia regarding Donbas

Latest news from 25 January 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com

Jan 26, 2022•5 min•Ep. 23

24 Jan: Russia not prepared for invasion against Ukraine, Kyiv sees no reason for evacuation of foreign diplomats, COVID-19 incidence rate increases for three weeks in a row

Latest news from 24 January 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com

Jan 25, 2022•5 min•Ep. 22

23 Jan: US ordered diplomats' families to leave Ukraine, Bavarian PM spoke against harsh sanctions against Moscow, Ukraine plan no offensive in Donbas, or against Russia

Latest news from 23 January 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com

Jan 24, 2022•4 min•Ep. 21

22 Jan: Scandalous statements by German Navy Commander, UK warns of conspiracy to install pro-Russian government in Ukraine, Day of Unity in Ukraine

Latest news from 22 January 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com

Jan 23, 2022•4 min•Ep. 20

21 Jan: Zelenskyy calls for sanctions against Russia before the invasion, Blinken-Lavrov meeting, Ukraine to receive US weapons from Baltic states

Latest news from 21 January 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com

Jan 22, 2022•4 min

20 Jan: US not to send troops to Ukraine, if Russia invades, more countries ready to help Ukraine with weapons, US sanctions against Ukrainian MPs

Latest news from 20 January 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com

Jan 21, 2022•5 min•Ep. 18

19 Jan: Zelenskyy calls on Ukrainians not to panic due to possible Russian invasion, Biden doesn't believe Putin wants war, court's decision on Poroshenko

Latest news from 19 January 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com

Jan 20, 2022•5 min•Ep. 17

18 Jan: Blinken in Kyiv, Russia evacuates its diplomats from Ukraine, Kyiv to create 150 territorial defence battalions

Latest news from the 18 January 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Contact us at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com

Jan 19, 2022•4 min•Ep. 16

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