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 Crisp (Europe Editor). @JamesCrisp6 on Twitter. Many of our listeners have raised concerns over the potential sale of Telegraph Media Group to the Abu Dhabi-linked Redbird IMI. We are inviting the submission of comments on the process. Email salecomments@telegraph.co.uk or dtletters@telegraph.co.uk to have your say. Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 arrest, detention, and the brutal realities of Vladimir Putin’s regime. 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. Evgenia Kara-Murza (Russian human rights activist). @ekaramurza on Twitter. Evgenia is the wife of political prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza, a prominent Russian-British opposition leader, who has been imprisoned since April 2022. In April 2023 he was sentenced to 25 years in prison.  Many of our listeners have raised concerns over the potential sale of Telegraph Media Group to the Abu Dhabi-linked Redbird IMI. We are inviting the submission of comments on the process. Email salecomments@telegraph.co.uk or dtletters@telegraph.co.uk to have your say. Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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_muzyka on Twitter. Rochan Consulting: https://rochan-consulting.com/ Telegraph Charity Appeal: https://telegraph.ctdonate.org/?icid=awareness_house-paper_in-paper-ad_10-23_NCC-07_2023_christmas_charity_print Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Jen Stout (Journalist & Author). @jm_stout on Twitter. Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 about that project here: https://u24.gov.ua/safeskies Contributors: Professor Timothy Synder. @TimothyDSnyder on Twitter. David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 NGO PR Army). Opportunity to potentially talk to Dom & Francis (for charity!): Telegraph Christmas Charity Appeal Phone-in Day. Sunday 3 December 10:00-18:00 (05:00-13:00 EST) Number: 0800 117 118 (international callers must put the UK country code beforehand; standard rates apply) Read more: 'How Putin is reshaping Russia to keep his war-machine running' (The Economist) - https://www.economist.com/briefing/2023/11/30/how-putin-is-reshaping-russia-to-keep-his-war-machine-running 'The precarious stabilization of Ukraine's war economy' (Adam Tooze's Substack) - https://adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-250-the-precarious-stabilization Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 weapons expert). @HamishDBG on Twitter. Louisa Clarence-Smith (Education Editor). @LouisaClarence on Twitter. Sarah Knapton (Science Editor). @sarahknapton on Twitter. Opportunity to potentially talk to Dom & Francis (for charity!): Telegraph Christmas Charity Appeal Phone-in Day. Sunday 3 December 10:00-18:00 (05:00-13:00 EST) Number: 0800 117 118 (international callers must put the UK country code beforehand; standard rates apply) Long Read on ISW: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/11/25/isw-war-mapping-gaza-ukraine-washington/  Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter. Tony Diver (US Editor). @Tony_Diver on Twitter. With thanks to Dr Jade McGlynn (Researcher & Author). @DrJadeMcGlynn on Twitter. Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter. With thanks to Dr Sasha Dovzhyk (Ukrainian Institute Special Projects Curator). @sasha_weirdsley on Twitter. Read more: People of Culture Taken Away By The War: https://theukrainians.org/spec/peopleofcultureeng/ Sasha's piece Preserving The Canvas of Culture': https://theukrainians.org/preserving-the-canvas-of-culture/ Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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@telegraph.co.uk See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 in Depth on Napoleon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSeEO01jNNs&t=532s KHARP Project: https://kharpp.com/ KHARP Updates: https://kharpp.substack.com/ Find out more: Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 Defence Initiative). @TridentDefUKR on Twitter. Trident Defence Initiative website: https://tridentdefenseinitiative.com/ Find out more: Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 Khalavka, Head of the Department of General Chemistry and Chemistry of Materials, Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University. Find out more: Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dr Leon Aron (Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute). @AronRTTT on Twitter. Riding the Tiger: Vladimir Putin's Russia and the Uses of War, by Leon Aron: https://www.aei.org/research-products/book/riding-the-tiger/ Find out more: Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. With thanks to Mykola Kuleba (Founder of Save Ukraine). @MykolaKuleba on Twitter. Save Ukraine: https://www.saveukraineua.org/  Washington Post investigation: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/11/11/nordstream-bombing-ukraine-chervinsky/ ISW analysis: https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/if-west-cuts-aid-ukraine-russia-will-win-if-west-leans-ukraine-can-win Find out more:  Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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). @Maighna_N on Twitter. Verity Bowman (Foreign News Reporter). @VerityBowman on Twitter. Rob Hicken (Head of GP Now). @GPNow_ua on Twitter. Spencer Cash (Senior Emergency Response Strategist). @spencerbcash on Twitter. Link to GP Now: https://www.gpnow.net/ukrainian-crisiscare/ Find out more:  Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Maighna Nanu (Foreign Reporter). @Maighna_N on Twitter. With thanks to Yuri Tokarski (CEO U-hearts foundation). @YuriyTkr on Twitter. Find more about U-hearts: https://www.u-hearts.com Read more: https://www.icij.org/investigations/cyprus-confidential/cyprus-russia-eu-secrecy-tax-haven/ Find out more:  Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 Gadzynska (Editor at Texty.Org.UA). @Textyorgua_Eng on Twitter. Inna's article is here: https://texty.org.ua/d/2023/stolen_heritage/en/ Find out more:  The Russian Stability Tracker https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/the-russia-stability-tracker-nov23 Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.