Day 592. Today, we hear how China has rebuked Russia for the killing of 52 civilians last week and we go live to the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host, Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Colin Freeman (Foreign Correspondent). @ColinFreeman on Twitter. Oleksiy Goncharenko (Ukrainian MP and Vice President of the PACE Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons). @GoncharenkoUa onTwitter. Paul Mason (The New European)...
Oct 10, 2023•55 min
Day 591. Today, after summarising the latest from the battlefront in Ukraine, following the unprecedented events in the Middle East over the weekend we deviate from our usual format and cast our eyes to the region - first what we know, then the potential implications for geopolitics and the Ukraine war. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host, Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Nataliya Vasilyeva (Middle East Correspondent). @Nat_Vasilyeva on Twitter. Francis Dea...
Oct 09, 2023•38 min
Day 588. Today, we bring you the latest news from Ukraine, discuss the realities of fighting in Ukraine’s counter offensive and we report from the ground in Kharkiv. Plus, we have interviews with Lesia Vasylenko (People’s Deputy for Ukraine), British Conservative MP Jack Lopresti, (Chair of Conservative Friends of Ukraine) and Danielle Sheridan (Telegraph Defence Editor). Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence).&n...
Oct 06, 2023•1 hr 18 min
Day 587. Today, we bring you the latest news from the battlefront and discuss Ukraine and the EU. Plus we have a double bill of interviews, from Conservative MP Alicia Kearns, chair of the UK’s Foreign Affairs Committee, and Dmytro Natalukha, People’s Deputy of Ukraine from Sluha Narodne, the Servant of the People party. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comme...
Oct 05, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Day 586. Today, we bring you news from the frontlines and discuss the historic ousting of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the US. Plus, Francis Dearnley interviews former deputy national security advisor to President Donald Trump Victoria Coates, and David speaks to Robert Doar, President of the American Enterprise Institute about American support for Ukraine. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Tw...
Oct 04, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Day 585. Today, we discuss reports of Ukraine’s new drone army, hear exclusively from Britain’s new Defence Secretary, and evaluate the political crisis in the Balkans, and what it tells us about Putin’s strategy to undermine NATO. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor; Host). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Danielle Sheridan (Defence Editor). @SheridanDani on Twitter. With thanks to Dr. Ivana Stradner,&n...
Oct 03, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Day 584. Today, we hear directly from the ground in Ukraine, get the view from Brussels and take the temperature of the British Conservative Party as it starts its annual conference in Manchester, with the war a key issue on the agenda. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host, Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Colin Freeman (Foreign Correspondent). @ColinFreeman99 on Twitter. David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspond...
Oct 02, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Day 581. Today, we bring you the latest updates from the frontline, discuss tensions over Ukraine’s application to the EU and Francis Dearnley interviews Marcy Kaptur, a MoC for the Democrats since 1983 and a key player in US-Ukraine relations. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Read: https://www.telegraph.co....
Sep 29, 2023•53 min
Day 580. Today, we discuss how the IOC has banned Russian athletes from the Asian Games, and look at the latest threats to undersea cables. Plus, we hear from Kateryna Stepanenko, Russia Deputy Team Lead at the Institute for the Study of War, about the significance of 'milbloggers' during this conflict. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host, Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Gareth Corfield (Senior Tech Reporter). @GazTheJourno on Twitter. Kateryna Stepanenko (Russi...
Sep 28, 2023•57 min
Day 579. Today, we discuss the rush to boost Ukraine's air defences, the apparent survival of a Black Sea Fleet Commander believed to be killed in a missile strike, and interview the President of Malawi on the impact of Russia's withdrawal from the grain deal. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Host, Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter. W...
Sep 27, 2023•59 min
Day 578. Today, we discuss how Russia is seeking to rejoin the UN Human Rights council and unpick the operational art of conducting warfare and feature. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host, Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. General Sir Richard Shirreff (Former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Europe). @RichardShirreff on Twitter. Find out more: Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co....
Sep 26, 2023•49 min
Day 577. Today, we speak to Senior Foreign Reporter Roland Oliphant, recently returned from Ukraine, hear how military support for Kyiv is unlikely to be affected by a potential US government shutdown and unpack why Russia is demolishing its own headquarters. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host, Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Tony Diver (Telegraph US Editor). @Tony_Diver on Twitter. Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Reporter). @RolandOliphant on Twitter. Read Labour: ‘...
Sep 25, 2023•48 min
Day 574. Today, we discuss the mysterious death of British volunteers in Ukraine and explore allegations of systematic torture. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host, Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Colin Freeman (Foreign Reporter). @colinfreeman99 on Twitter. Alice J Edwards (UN Special Rapporteur Torture) @DrAliceJEdwards on Twitter. Read Death and disappearance of British volunteers in Ukraine exposes rivalry in foreign legion, by Colin Freeman: https://www.telegraph...
Sep 22, 2023•50 min
Day 573. Today we bring you updates from the battlefront, analyse events this week in New York at the UN and discuss quite why Ukraine has asked Germany not to send any more tanks. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host, Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former Tank Regiment Commander & Chemical, Biological, and Nuclear Weapons Expert). @HamishDBG on Twitter. With thanks to Brigadier General John Reim and Chris Grassano from Picatinny Ar...
Sep 21, 2023•55 min
Day 572. Today, we bring you updates from the battlefront, hear more live from the UN, and analyse what’s happening in Nagorno-Karabakh. Plus, David speaks to Joe Webster of the Atlantic Council about ball bearings and tanks… Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host, Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. James Kilner (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter. With thanks to Joe Webs...
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Day 572. Today, we bring you updates from the battlefront, discuss the use of decoys by Ukrainian forces & we interview Karolina Hird from the Institute for the Study of War. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter. With thanks to Karolina Hird, Ru...
Sep 19, 2023•1 hr
Day 571. Today, we bring you updates from the battlefront, discuss the state of Ukrainian football in the full scale invasion. Plus Dom Nicholls interviews friend of the podcast John Spencer, Chair of Urban Warfare studies at the Modern War Institute, about hope in war. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on Twitter. With thanks to: Romann Tymotsko @Karp...
Sep 18, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Today, we bring you a special installment recorded at the British Embassy in Washington DC. You can watch the podcast recording here: https://youtu.be/3ADDWhkEJ6Q Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Our guests: Dr Kimberly Kagan, the president of the Institute for the Study of War. @TheStudyofWar on Twit...
Sep 16, 2023•1 hr 14 min
Day 568. Today, we bring you updates from the battlefront. Plus, Dom Nicholls interviews White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, and David Knowles speaks to Alternate Executive Director at the World Bank, Roman Kachur. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Valerie Browne (Senior Video News Pro...
Sep 15, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Day 567. Today, we bring you the latest from the frontlines in Ukraine, analyse political and diplomatic developments from around the world, and Francis Dearnley sits down with Senator Mitt Romney for an exclusive interview - the first since Romney announced he will not seek re-election. Watch the full interview with Senator Mitt Romney here: https://youtu.be/Ptl8qlsvf3s Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls o...
Sep 14, 2023•51 min
Day 566. Today, we bring the latest updates from Ukraine and discuss the meeting between Vladimir Putin & Kim Jong-un. Plus, the team speaks to Senior Analyst and the Russia Team Lead at the Institute for the Study of War in Washington, Mason Clark. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @j...
Sep 13, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Day 565 . Today, we report on the latest updates from the front lines and discuss Kim Jong-un's visit to Russia to meet Vladimir Putin. Plus, in the first of the interviews from our trip to the United States, Dom Nicholls heads to the Boulder Crest Foundation, a veterans and first responders rehabilitation and wellness organisation. There he speaks to Josh Goldberg from the foundation, and Olena Bidovanets, a mental health practitioner from Ukraine, about mental health, stress and resilience, bo...
Sep 12, 2023•58 min
Day 564 . Today, the team call in from Washington DC, Colorado, London, and Kyiv, bringing you the latest updates from the battlefront, analysing Russia’s local elections and - later - lessons from the air war in Ukraine with figures from the US military. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). ...
Sep 11, 2023•54 min
Day 562: Bonus. General David Petraeus is one of America’s most famous soldiers in the modern era, serving in Iraq and Afghanistan before a year in charge of the CIA. The Telegraph’s Ukraine: The Latest podcast team interviewed Patraeus about his views on the war in Ukraine. He spoke about the Ukrainian counter-offensive, arms deliveries, western support, what the invasion means for the future of warfare and how western foreign policy has changed in the shadow of Iraq. Contributors: David ...
Sep 09, 2023•55 min
Day 561. Today, we bring you updates from the front lines, analyse the continuing strikes on Ukrainian ports in the region south-west of Odesa, and hear from our Senior Foreign Correspondent Roland Oliphant who’s on the ground in Ukraine. Watch "Kidnappings and ghost towns on China’s Belt and Road: 10 years of Xi Jinping’s masterplan" here or paste the link into your browser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkhNnsvhyPY Watch Francis' video episode of Defence in Depth on 'Putin's Top 3 Lies...
Sep 08, 2023•46 min
Day 560. Today, we bring you updates from the front lines, analyse the continuing strikes on Ukrainian ports in the region south-west of Odesa, and hear from our senior Foreign Correspondent Roland Oliphant who was on the ground in Izmail, Ukraine. Francis' video episode of Defence in Depth on 'Putin's Top 3 Lies: from WWII to modern Ukraine' can be found here : https://youtu.be/_mdvqJy-zVk?si=Ky8-NpSdhD6bDMhG Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicho...
Sep 07, 2023•42 min
Day 559. Today, we analyse updates from the front lines, bring you the latest diplomatic news around the world and discuss Ukraine gets tough on medical exemptions from military duty. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Subscribe to The Telegraph : telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@...
Sep 06, 2023•45 min
Day 558. Today, Russian forces score a hit on a British Challenger 2 tank, we analyse leaked reports that Kim Jong-un may travel to Russia and Roland Oliphant is on the ground in Odesa. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Nataliya Vasilyeva (Russia Correspondent). @Nat_Vasilyeva on Twitter. Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on Twitter. Nicola Smith (Asia Correspondent). @niccijsmith on Twitter. Hamish De Bretton...
Sep 05, 2023•40 min
Day 557. Today, we bring you the latest news from the frontlines, discuss the sacking of Ukraine’s Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov and we analyse the recent Ukrainian assault on the village of Verbove. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter. James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @JKJourno on Twitter. Aliona Hvl...
Sep 04, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Day 554. Today, we bring you the latest news from the battlefront, discuss the announcement that BAE systems will explore local manufacturing and direct deals with the Ukrainian army, and we analyse tank warfare and some surprising statistics in the full-scale invasion. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Howard Mustoe (Industry Editor). @MustReadMustoe on Twitter. Hamish De ...
Sep 01, 2023•53 min
