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23  december     18h25
A Moscow car bomb and Putin’s telethon
   There’s lots of news from Moscow where a Russian general died on Monday morning after an explosive device planted under his car was detonated.He is...
18  december     18h45
Q A: Is this Europe’s last chance to bankroll Ukraine?
   Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that his army will struggle to fight on effectively if a crunch European summit ends without a...
16  december     17h52
Will Russia accept US-Ukraine peace proposals?
   Volodymyr Zelensky has been in Berlin discussing peace proposals with the US, and he says they will be ready to present to Russia within days’.Today,...
11  december     17h40
Q A: Could Ukraine hold wartime elections?
   After a week in which Donald Trump called European leaders weak and questioned Ukraine’s commitment to democracy, we look at whether his views are...
09  december     19h30
What does the new US security strategy mean for Ukraine?
   The newly published US National Security Strategy’ is being seen by some as further evidence that in the era of Trump western nations are no longer...
04  december     16h15
Q A: Zelensky is afraid, Russian billionaires and Europe’s strongest army
   Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of attempting to stall peace talks this week, after Kremlin discussions with US diplomats ended without significant...
02  december     18h30
Zelensky has lost his right-hand man, what now?
   On Friday, Ukrainians woke up to the news that the home of presidential chief of staff and top peace negotiator, Andriy Yermak, was being searched by...
27  november     15h04
Q A: How credible is the US peace plan?
   The question on everyone’s minds this week is whether the war in Ukraine is any closer to coming to an end. We’ve dedicated the entire Q&A today to...
25  november     18h39
Could a peace deal be close?
   Ukraine has given its support to a peace deal following talks with the United States in Geneva, but some of the most sensitive issues are still to be...
21  november     20h10
What’s in the leaked US-Russia peace plan?
   Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine faces a very difficult choice amid reports of American pressure to accept a leaked peace deal apparently drawn up...
20  november     05h50
Explaining Ukraine to children: A special episode with Newsround
   What do kids want to know about the war in Ukraine? On this special edition of Ukrainecast, we’re teaming up with Newsround (the BBC’s children’s...
18  november     20h50
Bake Off’s Nataliia on leaving Ukraine, and family living under occupation
   Nataliia Richardson won the hearts of viewers on this year’s edition of the Great British Bake Off. Now, the fan-favourite is in the Ukrainecast...
13  november     16h40
Q A: Corruption Scandal, AI Surrender Videos, and the International Space Station
   Ukraine has been rocked by a major corruption scandal surrounding the country’s energy sector, amidst ongoing Russian attacks on electricity...
11  november     18h25
Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina on Russian prisons and living in exile
   Maria Alyokhina, founding member of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot, joins Vitaly in the Ukrainecast studio to talk about her experience in...
06  november     16h16
Q A: Russia advances on Pokrovsk, Ukraine digs in, and sanctions start to bite
   While Russia makes advances on the strategic city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, Western sanctions on Russian oil have begun to impact how some...
04  november     18h30
Serving on the frontline as a teenager
   Sophia Yanchevska is a nineteen-year-old combat medic working on the frontline in Ukraine. She has been speaking to Lucy about seeing the war close...
30  october     19h25
Q A: Frozen assets, the Baltic Sea, and a fresh ceasefire push
   After an EU decision to use frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine was postponed until December, discussion among European leaders returned to plans...
28  october     17h56
How dangerous is Russia’s nuclear powered missile?
   This week, Moscow’s top general has claimed that Russia has tested a low-flying experimental nuclear-powered cruise missile. It is said to be powered...
23  october     15h45
Q A: Trump’s sanctions, Putin’s nuclear drills, and Zelensky’s poll ratings
   In the last week, Volodymyr Zelensky failed to secure long-range Tomahawk missiles from Donald Trump during a reportendly heated meeting. Then, a...
21  october     16h54
What really happened in the Trump-Zelensky meeting?
   Despite suggestions of an agreement on the supply of long-range Tomahawk missiles, President Zelensky went back to Kyiv empty handed after his...
16  october     17h10
Q A: Tomahawk missiles, the drone race, and Ukrainian Halloween
   As Volodymyr Zelensky prepares to make his latest pitch to Donald Trump at the White House on Friday, the US is yet to announce a decision on the...
14  october     18h19
After Gaza, is Trump turning his attention to Ukraine?
   After a peace agreement in the Middle East, is President Trump now turning his attention back to the situation in Ukraine? Victoria and James are...
09  october     15h40
Q A: Proxy wars, drone walls, and Russian supply lines
   How might Russia respond to the potential delivery of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine? What can Europe do to win round Hungary’s Viktor Orbán? And what...
07  october     16h55
Is Russia using my childhood home as a military base?
   Vitaly’s home village of Verkhnya Krynytsya in the Zaporizhzhia region was occupied by Russia shortly after the start of the full-scale invasion in...
02  october     16h00
Q A: Russia’s veto power, Nato’s Article 5, and Putin’s succession plan
   Is Ukraine seeing an exodus of young men? Why does Russia have veto power over UN resolutions? And would Moscow defend Minsk if Nato allies invoked...
30  september     16h30
The surgeons treating frontline soldiers: Every day is a mass casualty incident
   As a solution to the conflict remains elusive and casualties mount, what is it like to treat those injured while defending their country?This week we...
25  september     16h30
Q A: Trump’s UN turnaround, Zelensky’s weapons warning, and Putin assassination plots
   There was widespread surprise at the UN General Assembly this week, when Donald Trump appeared to drastically alter his tone on the war in Ukraine....
23  september     18h36
Is Nato ready to shoot down Russian jets?
   As world leaders gather in New York for the UN General Assembly, repeated Russian violations of Nato airspace have prompted warnings from some Nato...
18  september     13h26
Q A: Trump King Charles, Russian oil and a lesson on drones
   As Donald Trump is afforded a royal welcome by the United Kingdom, many are seeing his unprecedented second state visit as a test of whether soft...
16  september     18h13
Why is Trump making deals with Belarus?
   Russia and Belarus have been staging joint military drills in an apparent message of strength to the West, but the relationship between US President...
11  september     15h05
Q A: Russian drones in Poland and what it means for Nato
   A major incident occurred on Ukraine’s doorstep this week when at least 19 Russian drones entered Polish airspace, four of which were shot down....
09  september     17h39
A government building struck in Kyiv and a new threat from Trump
   After a Ukrainian government building was damaged in a Russian strike for the first time, Donald Trump told reporters outside the White House that he...
04  september     16h00
Q A: Putin in China, EU aspirations and western escalation
   Emmanuel Macron and Sir Keir Starmer have once again convened the so-called Coalition of the Willing’ in Paris to consolidate proposals for post-war...
02  september     17h45
As Putin meets Xi, is China invested in Russia’s invasion?
   As Vladimir Putin rubs shoulders with Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi in Beijing, the West’s failure to force Russia into peace in Ukraine has rarely...
28  august     16h55
Q A: Kyiv strikes, Putin’s legitimacy and China’s nuclear stance
   There have been multiple civilian casualties in Kyiv after sustained Russian airstrikes on the Ukrainian capital overnight. The UK Foreign Office has...
26  august     17h22
What does diplomatic deadlock mean for Donbas?
   As Russia continues to pour cold water on the prospect of an imminent summit between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, efforts to end the war in...
21  august     17h20
Q A: Security Guarantees, Ukrainian Elections and Putin’s Trump Whispering
   After headline-grabbing meetings in Alaska and Washington, members of the world’s media are on high alert, as Donald Trump talks up the chances of a...
19  august     16h49
Can Trump persuade Putin to meet Zelensky?
   White House talks between Donald Trump and European leaders continued into the night yesterday, with plenty on the agenda including the shape of...
16  august     07h32
What did we learn from the Trump-Putin summit?
   The first face to face meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin since the war in Ukraine started is over, with Donald Trump saying we didn’t...
14  august     18h15
Q A: The Trump-Putin Alaska Preview
   A potentially historic summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin is due to take place in Alaska tomorrow. So, what is really on the agenda?...
12  august     16h37
Trump-Putin Summit: What are Ukrainians expecting?
   Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are due to meet in the US state of Alaska on Friday, in what is arguably the most significant diplomatic development...
08  august     20h45
Will a Trump-Putin summit lead to a ceasefire?
   The US deadline for Russia to agree a ceasefire in Ukraine has expired, but the prospect of new secondary tariffs has been overshadowed by a mooted...
05  august     16h09
Trump goes nuclear, Putin goes quiet
   Donald Trump has been accused of nuclear posturing, after claiming that he’d ordered two US submarines to move closer to Russia. The announcement...
31  july     16h45
Q A: Trump vs Medvedev, a US defection and revisiting the minerals deal
   On Thursday, Ukraine’s parliament waved through a bill reversing controversial changes to domestic anti-corruption bodies. The near-unanimous vote...
29  july     20h25
Can Zelensky recover from nationwide protests?
   After the biggest demonstrations since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Volodymyr Zelensky has largely walked back a controversial overhaul...
24  july     16h39
Q A: Big protests, brief talks and pressure on Zelensky
   It has been a bruising week domestically for President Zelensky, as a controversial move to overhaul key anti-corruption bodies saw thousands of...
22  july     18h02
Secondary tariffs explained: can they hurt Russia?
   After Ukraine announced another round of peace talks with Russia, commentators continue to question whether President Trump’s latest threat of...
17  july     14h40
Q A: Another deadline, Zelensky’s reshuffle, and France snubs Trump?
   Is the Kremlin concerned about Donald Trump’s threat of secondary tariffs in 50 days? Why has President Zelensky overhauled his cabinet? And could...
15  july     20h15
Did Trump ask Zelensky to hit Moscow?
   The White House has played down reports that Donald Trump privately encouraged Volodymyr Zelensky to strike targets deep inside Russia, including...
10  july     15h15
Q A: Trump turns on Putin, Ukrainian infighting, and Turkey’s diplomatic tightrope
   Is Donald Trump changing his rhetoric on Ukraine? Has he directed allies in Congress to accelerate a new sanctions package targeting Russia? And...
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