EU threatens Russia with Oil embargo & performing stand-up comedy in a Kyiv bomb shelter
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 4 May 2022
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Day 70.
Today we discuss the latest updates from the front lines and this week’s economic developments.
Plus, an exclusive interview with Ukrainian stand-up comedian Anton Tymoshenko on how his weapon of choice in the fight against Putin is humour.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Host)
Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor)
Louise Moon (Business Features Editor)
With thanks to Anton Tymoshenko.
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| 0:00.0 | The Telugu… |
| 0:02.0 | Podcasts |
| 0:03.9 | Hi, Tony Diber here, the telegraphs US editor in Washington, DC. |
| 0:13.7 | I've launched a new free-to-read newsletter, from the US editor. |
| 0:18.1 | Featuring inside from our correspondence around the world, and for provoking opinion from |
| 0:21.6 | leading journalists in both Britain and the USA, the newsletter is packed with the best |
| 0:25.6 | the Telegraph's Global Coverage. Visit Telegraph.co.uk forward slash from the US editor to sign up. |
| 0:38.2 | I'm David Knowles and this is Ukraine, the latest. Today, we analyse the latest updates from the war |
| 0:45.3 | and dig into the announcement from Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, |
| 0:49.8 | who is called on the EU to ban oil imports from Russia. We also have an exclusive interview with |
| 0:55.5 | Anton Timashenko. Anton's a stand-up comedian. Last week, he went viral after staging a comedy show |
| 1:00.8 | in a bomb shelter in Kiev. We talk about his life in the war, how he uses humour as a weapon, |
| 1:07.0 | and where he finds the jokes in the conflict. |
| 1:09.0 | This hideous and barbaric venture of Vladimir Putin must end in favor. |
| 1:19.3 | Nobody is going to break us. We're strong. We're Ukrainians. |
| 1:25.4 | Every weekday afternoon, I sit down with leading journalists from the Telegraph's London newsroom |
| 1:29.5 | and our teams reporting on the ground to bring you the latest news and analysis on the war in Ukraine. |
| 1:35.4 | It's Wednesday, the 4th of May, day 70. |
| 1:40.0 | And today, I'm joined by Francis Dernley, assistant comment editor and Louise Moon, |
| 1:44.0 | business features Ursula. Dominate Nichols is a accompanying defence secretary Ben Wallace |
| 1:48.2 | on a trip to Finland. He'll be back tomorrow. I started by asking Francis for the latest |
| 1:53.0 | updates from the front lines. Yes, well, good afternoon everyone. It's been an eventful 24 hours. |
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