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The world’s most listened to, and award-winning, podcast covering the war in Ukraine.
Every weekday, the Telegraph's top journalists analyse the conflict from all angles – just as they have since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, when tanks, jets and troops crossed Ukraine's borders.
Downloaded over 120 million times and trusted by listeners worldwide, the team considers military strategy, history, weaponry, economics, refugee crises, culture, and daily life in Vladimir Putin's autocratic Russia and Volodymyr Zelensky's democratic Ukraine. Our correspondents on the ground talk to experts and civilians to cover every aspect of Russia's brutal invasion.
We are also available in both Ukrainian and Russian, so that people on both sides of the battle lines and across the region – including Central Asia and the Caucasus – have access to accurate reporting. We use cutting-edge AI technology to make this possible. Just search Україна: Останні Новини (Ukr) and Украина: Последние Новости (Ru) on your on your preferred podcast app to find them. Or find them here: https://linktr.ee/ukrainethelatest
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Day 1,225.
Today, as Donald Trump’s administration decides to halt shipments of certain air defence missiles bound for Ukraine, we assess the ramifications for trust in the United States, before hearing the latest domestic stories being reported inside Russia, and speak to a former Kremlin propagandist.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on X.
With thanks to our guest Andrew Ryvkin.
Content Referenced:
Gig in Kyiv by British Band Hardwicke Circus: https://www.mezzanine.kyiv.ua/afisha/hardwicke-circus
Join us at Scarborough Fair in Northern England on 9th July:
https://scarboroughfair.uk/events/putins-folly-the-war-in-ukraine-three-years-on/
That Time I Was a Russian Propagandist (Andrew in The Atlantic):
Pentagon halting some promised munitions for Ukraine (POLITICO):
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/01/pentagon-munitions-ukraine
In June 2025, Ukraine increased electricity exports by 2.5 times (ExPro):
https://expro.com.ua/en/tidings/in-june-2025-ukraine-increased-electricity-exports-by-25-times-
Germany still weighing Taurus missile supply to Ukraine, Merz says (Kyiv Independent):
https://kyivindependent.com/germany-still-weighing-taurus-missile-supply-to-ukraine-merz-says/
Learn more about the documentary ‘Kherson: Human Safari’:
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