Europe hits 200 ships from Putin's shadow-fleet with 'crippling' sanctions & we reveal fake protests in Moscow
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,176.
Today, we discuss reports of staged anti-Western protests ahead of Russia’s Victory Day parade last week, where ‘activists for hire’ chanted slogans in front of several EU embassies. We also look at the 17th package of sanctions agreed on by EU ambassadors, which will have severe ramifications for Vladimir Putin’s shadow fleet. Finally, we hear about the escalation of strikes on civilians since the beginning of 2025 and their consequences, especially for children. Please note this episode features graphic descriptions of injuries caused by missiles and drones.
Contributors:
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Reporter and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor for Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to George Graham, Chief Executive of Humanity & Inclusion.
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Content Referenced:
Learn more about Humanity & Inclusion’s work in Ukraine:
https://www.humanity-inclusion.org.uk/en/country/ukraine
EU backs 17th round of Russia sanctions (POLITICO):
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-backs-17th-round-of-russia-sanctions/
New Report Exposes Russia’s Strategic Disinformation Warfare (Global Rights Compliance):
https://globalrightscompliance.org/manufacturing-impunity-russian-information-operations-in-ukraine/
Macron open to deploying French nuclear weapons in Europe (DW):
https://www.dw.com/en/macron-open-to-deploying-french-nuclear-weapons-in-europe/a-72534138
Türkiye, Ukraine and Peru the first trips of the Pontiff (La Repubblica):
How Joe Biden Handed the Presidency to Donald Trump (The New Yorker):
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:07.3 | I'm Adelie Poshman-Ponte, and this is Ukraine, the latest. |
| 0:12.2 | Today we discuss reports of staged anti-Western protests ahead of Russia's Victory Day parade last week, |
| 0:18.9 | where activists for hire chanted slogans in front of several |
| 0:22.4 | EU embassies. We also look at the 17th package of sanctions agreed on by EU ambassadors. |
| 0:28.8 | Finally, we have a conversation about the escalation of the number of strikes on civilians |
| 0:33.1 | since the beginning of 2025 and their terrible consequences, especially on children. |
| 0:39.1 | Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:48.3 | It's the worst carnage that this world has seen since World War II. |
| 0:53.4 | Absolutely fascinating. |
| 0:54.6 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for a hundred years. |
| 0:59.5 | We can't as European, let's gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 1:04.0 | Nobody's going to break us. |
| 1:06.0 | We're strong. |
| 1:07.3 | We're Ukrainians. |
| 1:08.8 | It's Wednesday, the 14th of May. |
| 1:11.6 | Three years and 80 days since the full-scale invasion began. |
| 1:15.7 | Today, I'm joined by my colleagues Dom Nichols, Associate Editor for Defense, and Francis Dernley, executive editor for audio. |
| 1:23.3 | Also joining us is George Graham, Chief Executive of Humanity and Inclusion, |
| 1:32.9 | a charity focused on helping the most vulnerable in areas of conflict and disaster across the world. |
| 1:36.7 | But first, let's go to Dom for the latest news from the front. |
| 1:41.7 | Little movement on the ground, what there was Russian-centred, |
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