America ‘offers’ air and intelligence support to postwar force in Ukraine & Russian oil terminals 'continue to burn', destroying 17% capacity
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 27 August 2025
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,281.
Today, we discuss reports that the US has offered air and intelligence support to a postwar force in Ukraine, the impact of strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure, and hear the latest twist in the ongoing saga of the destruction of the Nord Stream pipeline back in 2022.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.
Content Referenced:
Episode feat. interview with Commander of the Finnish Army, Lt Gen Pasi Välimäki:
- Apple: https://shorturl.at/LgRLZ
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6udyZnDmeAn6w7pY3yJ7tC
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApgMj3GpPCk
Francis’s Video Dispatch in Moldova:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZC5FvDt-u0
Ukrainian morale suffers as troop favourite Warhammer stops translating novels (The Telegraph):
US offers air and intelligence support to postwar force in Ukraine (Financial Times):
https://www.ft.com/content/66ec25a0-4af8-467f-9fbe-cf42de890a7e
Desperate for more soldiers, Russia recruits HIV-positive prisoners, civilians (Kyiv Independent):
US and Russian officials discussed energy deals alongside latest Ukraine peace talks (Reuters): https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-russian-officials-discussed-energy-deals-alongside-latest-ukraine-peace-talks-2025-08-26/
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:05.0 | I'm Francis Dernley and this is Ukraine, the latest. |
| 0:13.0 | Today, we discuss reports that the US has offered air and intelligence support to a post-war force in Ukraine, |
| 0:19.0 | the impact of strikes on Russia's energy infrastructure, |
| 0:22.6 | and the latest twist in the ongoing saga of the destruction of the Nord Stream pipeline back in 2022. |
| 0:29.6 | Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:38.3 | The Russia does not want fees. |
| 0:41.3 | With our help for the Ukraine, also our freedom and our European |
| 0:46.3 | Writers. |
| 0:47.3 | If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours. |
| 0:51.3 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for 100 years. |
| 0:56.3 | We can't as European, let's gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 1:00.6 | Nobody's going to break us. |
| 1:02.6 | We're strong. |
| 1:03.9 | We're Ukrainians. |
| 1:05.6 | It's Wednesday, the 27th of August, three years and 186 days since the full-scale invasion began. And today, I'm |
| 1:13.1 | joined by our Associate Editor of Defence, Dominic Nichols, and our Berlin correspondent, James Rothwell. |
| 1:18.7 | First, over to Dom, for the latest military developments. |
| 1:25.0 | Well, thanks, Francis. Let's dial straight into the front line in the east of Ukraine. |
| 1:30.8 | Slight Russian advances across a number of areas. They've advanced about 5Ks to the north and northeast of Liman. |
| 1:37.6 | Very small, very slight, but it's happened, so we're bringing it to you. |
| 1:41.0 | Further down in the Dombas, Ukrainian forces continue to pressurize that push that Russia |
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