Secret drones, conscripts flee Russia, and the impact of Italy's election
Day 212.Today, we discuss a tumultuous 24 hours in Russia, Ukraine, and at the UN in New York. And we ask whether EU countries should follow Germany in granting asylum to Russians fleeing conscription. Contributors:Claire Hubble (Host). Follow Claire on Twitter @byclairehubble.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). Follow Francis on Twitter @FrancisDearnley.Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor). Follow Dom on Twitter @DomNicholls.Nick Squires (Italy correspondent).Colin Freeman (Correspondent).Email: podcasts@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
23 Sep 202251min
Protestors storm Russia’s streets & Biden condemns Putin’s nuclear threat
Day 211.Today, we discuss the latest updates on the Ukraine invasion, including protests on Russia’s streets after Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilisation of 300,000 reservists yesterday. Plus, we address Joe Biden’s stark warning to Moscow that ‘nuclear war cannot be won’.Contributors:Claire Hubble (Host). Follow Claire on Twitter @byclairehubble.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). Follow Francis on Twitter @FrancisDearnley.Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor). Follow Dom on Twitter @DomNicholls.Rozina Sabur (Washington Editor). Follow Rozina on Twitter @RozinaSabur.Email: podcasts@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
22 Sep 202246min
Putin calls up 300,000 reservists and issues new nuclear threat
Day 210.Today, we discuss Vladimir Putin’s extraordinary speech this morning, ordering a partial mobilisation of 300,000 Russian reservists and claiming that he is not bluffing on the use of nuclear weapons. What is his strategy? And how should the West, and the wider world, respond?Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Host & Assistant Comment Editor). Follow Francis on Twitter @FrancisDearnleyDom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor). Follow Dom on Twitter @DomNicholls.Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). Follow Roland on Twitter @RolandOliphantNataliya Vasilyeva (Russia Correspondent). Follow Nataliya on Twitter @Nat_VasilyevaEmail: podcasts@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
21 Sep 20221h 1min
Russian submarines retreat & China snaps up the Kremlin's energy
Day 209.Today, we discuss the latest updates from Ukraine; get a read on the Russian economy as we enter Autumn in the Northern hemisphere; and look at diplomacy in the United Nations.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22.Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor). Follow Dom on Twitter @DomNicholls.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). Follow Francis on Twitter @FrancisDearnleySzu Chan (Economics Editor). Follow Szu Chan on Twitter @szupingc.Email: podcasts@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
20 Sep 202249min
Ukraine breaks through on the Oskil River and Central Asian states slowly drift further from Moscow's orbit
Day 208.Today we discuss the latest updates from Ukraine, analyse recent losses in Russian aviation and talk about the shifting tectonic plates of international influence in Central Asia, as Russian power in the region erodes.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22.Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor). Follow Dom on Twitter @DomNicholls.James Kilner (Correspondent). Follow James on Twitter @jkjournoEmail: podcasts@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
19 Sep 202247min
Early reports from liberated Izyum & analysing Putin's meeting with Xi
Day 205.Today, we discuss the latest updates from the battlefront including what our reporter found when we entered the recently recaptured city of Izyum and we analyse the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Xi Ping yesterday in Uzbekistan. Contributors:David Knowles (Host). Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22.Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). Follow Roland on Twitter @RolandOliphant.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). Follow Francis on Twitter @FrancisDearnley.Email: podcasts@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
16 Sep 202237min
Russia desperately searches for allies as Vladimir Putin & Xi Jinping meet for first time since the invasion
Day 204.Today, we analyse a leaked video of what appears to be the Wagner group recruiting convicts in a Russian penal colony. Plus, we’re on the ground in Samarkand, Uzbekistan ahead of the first meeting because Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping since before the Invasion of Ukraine.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22.Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor). Follow Dom on Twitter @DomNicholls.Nataliya Vasilyeva (Russia Correspondent). Follow Nataliya on Twitter @Nat_Vasilyeva.Email: podcasts@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
15 Sep 202243min
Understanding Ukrainian strategy, a first glimpse of the liberated territories and reaction from Kyiv
Day 203.Today, we analyse the tactics Ukraine used to break the Russian lines in the east; look at what Ukrainian troops and journalists are finding in the liberated territories; and finally we discuss something that’s been on the edge of conversations for many months now: nuclear weapons.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22.Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor). Follow Dom on Twitter @DomNicholls.Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). Follow Roland on Twitter @RolandOliphant.Dr Mike Martin (Writer and visiting fellow at Kings War Studies).Alina Polyakova (Managing Editor Ukrainska Pravda).Email: podcasts@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
14 Sep 202251min
