Could Ukraine be losing support from the West?
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 19 July 2024
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
At the end of a week in which fears were raised across Ukraine about the future of American and European aid towards the war effort, we ask Poland’s foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, whether the West could be growing tired of supporting Kyiv.
And what’s it like to interview President Zelensky? The BBC's political editor, Chris Mason, joins Ukrainecast to reflect on his chat with the Ukrainian leader.
Today’s episode is presented by Lyse Doucet and Vitaly Shevchenko. The producers were Arsenii Sokolov and Cordelia Hemming. The technical producer was Gareth Jones. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The senior news editor is Richard Fenton-Smith. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480
You can join the Ukrainecast discussion on Newscast’s Discord server here: tinyurl.com/ukrainecastdiscord
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | It's 877 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:11.6 | And on Thursday, Ukraine's President Selensky spoke to the BBC. |
| 0:16.0 | Hi. |
| 0:17.0 | Hi. |
| 0:18.0 | Nice to meet my special. |
| 0:19.0 | Thank you so much for your time. |
| 0:20.0 | Thank you so much for your time. |
| 0:21.0 | We had a long long long day. |
| 0:22.6 | Yeah, it's okay. |
| 0:23.8 | It's normal. |
| 0:24.8 | All our days are very long. |
| 0:26.8 | Yes. |
| 0:27.8 | Take a seat. |
| 0:28.8 | Yeah. |
| 0:29.8 | Yeah. |
| 0:30.8 | We all have our limits. We're all human. |
| 0:33.0 | Could you reach the point where you couldn't go on as president? |
| 0:37.0 | After the war. |
| 0:39.0 | You feel a responsibility to us? |
| 0:41.0 | Yes, that's why. That's why we have to finish with it. |
| 0:44.6 | Your servant or the war is over. |
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