Day 658. Today, on top of news from the frontlines, we’re live at the historic summit in Brussels and we share a special Christmas request with you, our listeners. Contributors: David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Gareth Corfield (Tech & Business Reporter). @GazTheJourno on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter. Read "Wagner makes billions in Af...
Dec 15, 2023•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Day 657. Today, we bring you the news from Ukraine, Russia and Brussels as missiles rain down on Kyiv, the EU meets for a high stakes meeting on Ukraine and Vladimir Putin hosts an annual phone-in from Moscow. Contributors: David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter. Many of our listeners have raised concerns over the potential ...
Dec 14, 2023•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Day 656. Today, we bring you the news from Ukraine, discuss the results of Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the US and we interview photojournalist Justin Yau about his experiences documenting the full-scale invasion. Contributors: David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Tony Diver (US Editor). @Tony_Diver on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearn...
Dec 13, 2023•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Day 655. Today, we bring you the news from the frontlines, update on Volodymyr’s Zelenksy’s visit to the US ahead of a historic day on the US Capitol and we hear stories and reflections from a journalist who’s spends his time reporting from the front lines in the Russo-Ukrainian war. Contributors: David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter. Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNi...
Dec 12, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Day 654. Today, we bring you the latest news from Ukraine, discuss a packed round of international diplomacy as Volodymyr Zelensky confronts Victor Orban in Argentina and hear why rising egg prices heralds domestic problems in Russia. Contributors: David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. James Kilner (Editor, Central Asia & South Caucasus Bulletin). @JKJourno on Twitter. Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Tony Diver (US ...
Dec 11, 2023•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Day 651. Today, we bring you the latest news from Ukraine, discuss developments and the key dates in the US and EU Ukraine funding saga & we analyse an extraordinary story that’s emerged here in the UK, how the FSB have spent years stealing emails and spying to damage British democracy. Contributors: David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter. Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). ...
Dec 08, 2023•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Day 650. Today, we bring you the latest news from Ukraine, discuss Poland’s warning that Nato has 3 years to prepare for a Russian attack & we’re on the ground in the UAE to witness Vladimir Putin’s visit to his Middle-Eastern ally. Contributors: David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former British Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on Twitter. James Cri...
Dec 07, 2023•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Day 649. Today, we bring you the latest military, diplomatic and political updates from Ukraine and across the world and we sit down with Evgenia Kara Murza. Evgenia is a Russian human rights activist and wife of political prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza , a Russian and British political activist who has been imprisoned since April 2022 for protesting the war on Ukraine. In April 2023, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison. We spoke to Evgenia about her husband’s campaigning, his a...
Dec 06, 2023•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Day 648. Today, further to news from Ukraine we cover further updates from the debate over funding and we speak to analyst Konrad Muzyka from Rochan Consulting to hear his analysis on the war in Winter 2023. Contributors: David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Konrad Muzyka (Rochan Consulting). @konrad_muzy...
Dec 05, 2023•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Day 647. Today, as well as news from the frontlines, we analyse updates from the US and the EU as decisions regarding funding Ukraine’s war effort loom large in western politics. Plus, we speak to journalist Jen Stout about her reporting and long form journalism from Ukraine. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter. James Kilner (Editor, Central Asia and South Caucasus Bulletin). @JKJourno on Twitter. Je...
Dec 04, 2023•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Day 645. In today's special episode, we sit down with one of our most requested guests: Levin Professor of History and Global Affairs at Yale University, Professor Timothy Snyder. A critically-acclaimed author and a renowned historian specialising in Ukraine, he is famous for his online lectures and commentary on the war. This interview was facilitated by the charity United24, who – with his support – are fundraising for a new air defence system via their project ‘Safe Skies’. You can read more ...
Dec 02, 2023•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Day 644. Today, following the latest military and political updates, Francis interviews a former British frigate captain on what it’s like tailing Russian submarines, and we look in closer detail on the work being done to raise awareness of war crimes. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Host, Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Tom Sharpe (Retired Navy Commander). @TomSharpe134 on Twitter. With thanks to Anastasiia Marushevska and Julia Petryk (Co-founders of the Ukrainian...
Dec 01, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Day 643. Today, as well as news from the frontlines, we hear about the reception offered by Oxford University to Russia’s ambassador to the UK, reflect on the life of Henry Kissinger and hear how soldiers and commanders think about fighting in extreme cold temperatures. Contributors: Dom Nicholls (Host). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former armoured warfare commanding officer and chemical w...
Nov 30, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Day 642. Today, as well as news from the frontlines, we bring you updates from the NATO meeting in Brussels, the latest from Washington DC as British Conservative politicians attempt to persuade American Republicans to continue supporting Ukraine and we speak to researcher and author Dr Jade McGlynn about her recent travels across Ukraine. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Joe Barnes (Br...
Nov 29, 2023•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Day 641. Today, we bring you the latest news from Ukraine, analyse a suspected assassination attempt on the wife of Ukraine’s military spy chief & discuss a new Ukrainian project 'People of Culture Taken Away by the War’ with friend of the podcast, Dr Sasha Dovzhyk. 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 ...
Nov 28, 2023•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Day 640. Today, we bring you the latest news from the frontlines and discuss the implications of the dreadful winter storm sweeping across Southern Ukraine, occupied Crimea and Russia. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Tim Sigsworth (Foreign Reporter). @tjsigsworth on Twitter. Find out more: Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegra...
Nov 27, 2023•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Day 637. Today, we bring you the latest news from Ukraine, bring you diplomatic and political updates from around the world, and we speak to charity worker Ada Wordsworth who helps villages in Eastern Ukraine recover after occupation and bombardment. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Ada Wordsworth (Director, KHARP Project). @KHARPProject on Twitter and @padochka on Twitter. Defence i...
Nov 24, 2023•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Day 636. Today, we bring you the latest news from Ukraine, analyse diplomatic developments as more European countries consider closing their borders with Russia and we hear about life in Kharkiv training Ukrainian troops, as Winter closes in. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Joe Barnes (Brussels Editor). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter. Daniel Ridley (Former Ukrainian Marine & Founder of Trident D...
Nov 23, 2023•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Day 635. Today, we bring you the latest news from the frontlines and have a close look at the blasted Donbas town of Avdiivka: the people, the geography and the likely course of the battle there. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host, Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Maighna Nanu (Foreign Reporter). @Maighna_N on Twitter. Daniel Hardaker (Front Page Briefing Editor). @danielhardaker4 on Twitter. Find out more: Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethel...
Nov 22, 2023•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Day 634. Today, we bring you the latest news from the frontlines and mark the 10th anniversary of the Maidan protests with somebody who was there. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host, Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Aliona Hlivco (Managing Director at The Henry Jackson Society ). @Aliona_hlivco on Twitter. With thanks to Kyrylo Beskorovainyi, co-founder of the platform Science at Risk and Yuriy ...
Nov 21, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Day 633. Today, we bring you the latest news from the frontline, including President Zelensky's decision to sack a senior general, and why the EU is still buying Russian gas. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host, Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter. James Kilner (Editor of the Central Asia & South Caucasus Bulletin). @jkjourno on Twitter. Find out more: Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/u...
Nov 20, 2023•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Day 632. During the Ukraine: the latest team's recent trip to the United States, David Knowles sat down with Dr Leon Aron, writer, historian and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Dr Aron was born in Moscow, and came to the US from the former Soviet Union as a child as a refugee in 1978. In this interview we hear about his research into the cultural development of modern Russia, and look at the transformation of Russian politics and society under Vladimir Putin...
Nov 19, 2023•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Day 630. Today, we bring you the latest news from the frontline, hear reporting from the ground in Hungary, and interview Mykola Kuleba, Founder of Save Ukraine, that rescues and rehabilitates Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDea...
Nov 17, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Day 629. Today, we bring you the latest updates from the frontlines, analyse the new British Foreign Secretary’s visit to Kyiv and interview GP Now, a web-based virtual clinic joining Ukrainian doctors and medical professionals to Ukrainians inside the country - including the occupied areas - and around the world. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Maighna Nanu (Foreign Reporter). @...
Nov 16, 2023•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Day 628. Today, we bring you the latest updates from Ukraine, discuss the Cyprus Confidential investigation & David interviews Yuriy Tokarski CEO of the U-Hearts foundation, a charity that protects and rescues pets in Ukraine suffering from the impacts of the war. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Ma...
Nov 15, 2023•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Day 627. Today, we bring you the latest updates from the frontlines, discuss financial support for Ukraine & I interview Ukrainian journalist Inna Gadzynska about her work tracking Ukrainian artefacts and treasures that end up in Russian museums. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former British Army colonel). @HamishDBG on Twitter. With thanks to Inna Gadz...
Nov 14, 2023•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Day 626. Today, we bring you the latest updates from Ukraine, discuss developments in Chechnya and analyse the appointment of former Prime Minister David Cameron as the UK’s new Foreign Secretary. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Genevieve Holl-Allen (Politics Correspondent). @genevieve_holl on Twitter. Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. James Kilner (Editor of the Central Asia and South Caucasus Bulletin). @jkjourno on Twitter. h...
Nov 13, 2023•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Day 623. Today, we bring you the latest updates from the frontlines, analyse the news that Ukraine is establishing bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnipro, and speak to Foreign Correspondent Matthew Day on the latest developments in Poland as politicians negotiate to form a new government. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor) @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter....
Nov 10, 2023•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Day 622. Today, we bring you the latest updates from Ukraine, discuss the challenges and hopes of Ukraine’s EU journey and get the low down on Ukrainian democracy and politics from regular guest and contributor Aliona Hlivco. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Aliona Hlivco (Managing Director at the Henry Jack...
Nov 09, 2023•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Day 621. Today, we bring you the latest updates from Ukraine, discuss the news that Ukraine has been formally recommended for EU membership and we deep-dive into Ukraine’s war time budget. 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 Twitter. With thanks to Yurii Ga...
Nov 08, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast