156. Freezing the lines

Battleground

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🗓️ 3 May 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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A week after the US Congress finally voted to release £61 billion in military aid for Ukraine, Patrick and Saul take a look at the latest news from the war in Ukraine. Positively there are signs that Russia’s recent advances on the battlefield are slowing down. but less encouraging are reports in the Western media that US officials have resumed discussing the idea of “freezing the lines”. Patrick also speaks to Pauline Amos who has written, directed and performed in 'Branded' an Anglo/Ukrainian produced film in support of artists who face repression. She has collaborated with Kateryna Polishchuk, a soldier in the Ukrainian army, is the voice of the woman in the cell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:47.5	A week after the US Congress finally voted to release $61 billion in military aid for Ukraine,
0:53.8	there are signs that Russia's recent advances
0:55.6	on the battlefield are slowing down.
0:58.6	Less encouraging were reports in the Western media that US officials have resumed discussing
1:02.7	the idea of, and I quote, freezing the lines where they are because the latest package
1:08.0	of US military assistance to Ukraine may not be enough for Ukraine to regain
1:12.3	all its territory.
1:13.3	If we both sound a bit croaky this morning, it's because we were celebrating the launch
1:18.5	of Saul's brilliant new book last night, Sky Warriors.
1:22.3	So bear with us, bear with us.
1:24.6	Anyway, to get back to Ukraine, more news from across the Atlantic concerning
1:29.5	the Donald. Donald Trump has doubled down on previous comments by insisting that NATO members
1:35.5	are, quote, on their own, unless they increase defense spending. He said that if he regained
1:41.3	the White House in November's elections, continued USA to Ukraine,
1:45.7	would be contingent on Europe matching the contributions.
1:49.9	We'll discuss the significance of all this.
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