Russia under pressure in Kherson & German attitudes to the invasion
Day 253.Today we discuss some of the early news filtering out of Kherson, worrying news from the ZNPP and we look closer at recent stories from Germany with Dr Thomas Clausen. It’s worth noting that s...
3 Nov 202257min
Russia re-enters grain deal & we analyse the future of Ukraine's energy security
Day 252.Today we look at the latest updates from Ukraine, discuss Russia’s re-entry into the Grain Deal and analyse the impact of the war on European, Ukrainian and Russian energy security and resilie...
2 Nov 202243min
Putin's 'Unconventional Warfare', the U.S. midterm elections & the raid on Sevastopol
Day 251. Today we discuss the impact of Russia’s strikes on energy and civilian infrastructure, preview the American mid term elections a week before the US goes to the polls and reflect further on th...
1 Nov 20221h 4min
Ukraine targets the Black Sea Fleet, Russian missile strikes hit cities and grain deal in jeopardy
Day 250. Today, we discuss Monday morning’s massive missile strikes against Ukrainian cities that left thousands of people without electricity and water, analyse the impact of Russia’s exit from the B...
31 Okt 20221h 2min
Life in blackouts & why Russia has stolen the bones of Grigory Potemkin
Day 247. Today, we speak to Anna Virtsan, a Kyiv native and previous guest on the podcast about how people in the city are living through the blackouts caused by Russian drone and missile strikes. Plu...
28 Okt 202242min
Putin simulates a nuclear strike & what is Xi Jinping really thinking?
Day 246. Today, we discuss Russia’s nuclear strike simulations overseen by President Putin; look at how the Russian state is tightening the screw on dissenters; and our China correspondent, Sophia Yan...
27 Okt 202242min
Russian anti-war protesters blow up key railway line to Belarus and we're live in Kyiv
Day 245. Today, we investigate what appears to be growing internal opposition to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, get the latest from the ongoing battle for Kherson and hear from our reporter on the groun...
26 Okt 202251min
‘Our captors electrocuted us – and they liked the job’ - what life was like for two American POWs captured by Russia
Day 244. Today, we talk about the latest tactical updates from the front, look at the debate in the Democratic Party in the United States on the country’s support for Ukraine, and we hear the shocking...
25 Okt 202256min
