From the frontline: How can US aid change the war?
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 23 April 2024
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
A soldier and civilian discuss the $61 billion military package to Ukraine…
Victoria and Vitaly hear from “Ostap”, who is fighting in the Donetsk Oblast and from friend of the podcast, Olga in the front-line city of Kherson. They share their hopes on what the US aid package could mean for their country’s fight against Russia.
But will Ukraine simply run out of weapons again? Or can this be a turning point? Ann Marie Dailey, a policy researcher at RAND think tank dissects what this all could mean for the future of the war.
Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko. It was made by Keiligh Baker. The producers were Arsenii Sokolov, Cordelia Hemming, Elliot Ryder and Ivana Davidovic. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. 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
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts. |
| 0:04.6 | Hello, it's 790 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:08.9 | And Vitali, as we know, over the weekend we were tweeting about the US House of Representatives |
| 0:13.8 | approving finally that 61 billion dollar aid package of military support to Ukraine after |
| 0:21.0 | what gridlock since maybe last autumn? |
| 0:23.4 | It was months and months. |
| 0:24.7 | Here's the moment it passed. |
| 0:26.2 | On this vote, the A's of 311 and the Nays are 112, |
| 0:29.8 | the bill is passed. |
| 0:30.8 | Oh, one voting president. I missed it, but thank you. |
| 0:37.0 | Amazing, cheers. Yes, because it's a key moment in this war. At turning point perhaps the House of Representatives may not have |
| 0:47.6 | single-handedly decided the outcome of this war but without this aid Ukraine's very survival was in question. |
| 0:57.2 | Ukrainian forces were on the back foot. |
| 1:00.0 | Ukrainian cities were being pummeled relentlessly, raised to the ground and with this aid coming to Ukraine, |
| 1:09.5 | Ukraine would hope that this would be the end of this destruction it would be stronger |
| 1:14.1 | of course it depends on whether the eight package is now approved by the upper house |
| 1:18.5 | the Senate and the US President Joe Biden has said that if it is approved by the Senate he will sign it immediately. |
| 1:27.0 | And there's a video posted on X from a group of Ukrainian soldiers which despite the really dramatic music I actually found |
| 1:35.4 | very poignant for what it's worth and what it shows is two Ukrainian soldiers as the camera pans back |
| 1:42.4 | and you see them holding the Ukrainian flag and the camera |
| 1:45.2 | or the phone keeps moving back and then in the foreground of the shot there are two more Ukrainian |
| 1:51.6 | soldiers holding the US flag. |
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