2024 in Review: Russia’s war on Ukraine enters uncharted territory
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 30 December 2024
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
As the year wraps up, we're looking back at ten of the episodes that defined 2024 at The Take. This originally aired on November 21. None of the dates, titles, or other references have been changed.
A new phase in the Russia-Ukraine war is continuing to escalate. Ukraine sent US and UK-made missiles into Russia this week, while the Kremlin has loosened its policy for using nuclear weapons. Where does the war go from here?
In this episode:
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Yulia Shapovalova, Al Jazeera Correspondent
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Ashish Malhotra, Sonia Bhagat, and Chloe K. Li with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Cole Van Miltenburg, Duha Mosaad, Hagir Saleh and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Alexandra Locke.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Joe Plourde mixed this update. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad Al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:09.0 | Hi, Malika here. |
| 0:11.2 | As 2024 comes to a close, we're revisiting 10 stories at the take that shaped the year. |
| 0:18.0 | This year, Russia's war in Ukraine passed its 1,000th day. And on his way out of office, |
| 0:24.1 | U.S. President Joe Biden gave Ukraine something it had long been asking for, permission to use |
| 0:30.4 | American-made long-range weapons to strike deep into Russian territory. In this episode, we heard |
| 0:36.6 | from Al Jazeera's correspondent in Moscow |
| 0:38.6 | about the potential consequences of this move |
| 0:41.2 | and how it's taken the Russia-Ukraine war into uncharted territory. |
| 0:46.4 | This episode originally aired on November 21st, 2024. |
| 0:51.3 | All dates and references reflect that time. |
| 0:54.6 | Here's the show. |
| 0:59.6 | Today, a new phase in the Russia-Ukraine war that's continuing to escalate. |
| 1:10.7 | Striking into internationally recognized Russian territory with American-made missiles, |
| 1:16.3 | Russia said the move was a major escalation. |
| 1:18.8 | The U.S. is temporarily closing its embassy in Kiev out of an abundance of caution because |
| 1:25.7 | it has received specific information of a potential significant |
| 1:29.9 | air attack on the city on Wednesday. |
| 1:33.5 | So why is this happening now and where could things go from here? |
| 1:40.4 | I'm Malika Bilal and this is The Take. |
| 1:50.9 | My name is Yulia Shepavala. |
| 1:53.8 | I'm a Moscow correspondent for Old Jazeera English. |
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