Global oil prices spike by 2% after ‘shattering’ strike on Russian port & exclusive interview with deputy head of Zelensky’s office
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 14 November 2025
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,359.
Today, as one of Russia’s largest oil terminals burns following an overnight strike, we report on yet another aerial blitz on Kyiv and assess the latest wave of European support for Ukraine. We also examine German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s call for President Zelensky to stem the flow of young Ukrainian men fleeing to Germany. Later, we bring you an exclusive interview with the Deputy Head of Zelensky’s Presidential Office, who shares Kyiv’s latest response to the corruption scandal engulfing the administration – and warns that Ukrainian society this summer was at “boiling point.”
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to Ihor Brusylov, Deputy Head of Zelensky’s Presidential Office.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Francis’s Book Review: ‘How Gorbachev fooled the West into thinking he was a liberal visionary’ (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/c726678d9006e83d
Watch: Ukraine helicopter shoots down Russian drone using American minigun (The Telegraph):
Germany slams door on Ukrainian men fleeing war (The Telegraph):
US sanctions Ukrainian firms accused of helping supply parts for Iran’s Shahed drones used by Russia (Kyiv Independent):
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:09.3 | I'm Domnickles and this is Ukraine the latest. |
| 0:12.8 | Today, as one of Russia's biggest oil terminals burns after an overnight strike, |
| 0:17.1 | we report on another aerial blitz of Kiev. |
| 0:20.3 | We look at the latest tranche of European support |
| 0:22.5 | for Ukraine, noting that German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz has asked President Zelensky to stop |
| 0:27.9 | the flow of young Ukrainian men fleeing to Germany. And later, we have an exclusive interview |
| 0:33.5 | with the deputy head of the presidential office of Ukraine, who gives Keeves' latest |
| 0:38.2 | reaction to the ongoing corruption scandal that has engulfed President Zelensky's administration, |
| 0:43.4 | and who says Ukrainian society this summer was at boiling point. |
| 0:47.9 | Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:57.7 | The Russian does not want peace. |
| 0:59.5 | First, we're fighting, with our help for the Ukraine, |
| 1:03.0 | also our freedom and our European values. |
| 1:08.2 | If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours. |
| 1:12.1 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for a hundred years. |
| 1:17.2 | We don't know as European, the fact gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 1:21.7 | Nobody's going to break us. We're strong. We're Ukrainians. |
| 1:27.5 | It's Friday, the 14th of November, three years and 265 days since the full-scale invasion began. |
| 1:34.2 | And today I'm joined by the Telegraph's executive editor for audio, Francis Dernley. |
| 1:38.6 | I started with the latest military updates. |
| 1:42.1 | Let's go into Russia. One of Russia's biggest oil terminals has exploded |
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