Please note: this episode was recorded before the extraordinary events at the White House on Friday afternoon.

Day 1,101.

Today, we return to Kursk, Russia, where fighting has intensified, consider the outcomes of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s vital visit to Washington, and hear the latest update on resistance in the occupied territories. Plus, we hear from Colin Freeman, who visits a former nuclear weapon facility in Ukraine.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

Dr. Jade McGlynn (War Studies Department of King's College). @DrJadeMcGlynn on X.

Colin Freeman (Foreign Correspondent). @ColinFreeman on X.

NOW AVAILABLE IN NEW LANGUAGES:

The Telegraph has launched translated versions of Ukraine: The Latest in Ukrainian and Russian, making its reporting accessible to audiences on both sides of the battle lines and across the wider region, including Central Asia and the Caucasus. It uses cutting edge artificial intelligence (AI) to retain our voices. Just search Україна: Останні Новини (Ukr) and Украина: Последние Новости (Ru) on your on your preferred podcast app to find them, or click the links below.

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Learn more about the tech: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/24/ukraine-the-latest-podcast-russian-ukrainian-ai-translation/

Content Referenced:

Dutch NGO Protect Ukraine:

https://www.protectukraine.nl/

How a nuclear-armed Ukraine could become ‘Europe’s Israel’ (Colin in The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/24/nuclear-armed-ukraine/

War robs Ukraine of its next generation (Colin in The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/22/ukraine-russia-war-zelensky-poets-culture-youth/

The town Russia couldn’t take (Adrian Blomfield in The Telegraph:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/russia-ukraine-casualties-2024-losses-toretsk/

Instagram and Facebook page to follow Songs for Ukraine events