Nato's Ukraine Dilemma
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 11 July 2023
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
What to expect from this week’s Nato summit. BBC Europe editor Katya Adler and former US general John Allen discuss what Ukraine can realistically hope for (when it comes to joining the alliance) at the two day gathering in Vilnius.
Also, Russia editor Steve Rosenberg is back with the latest on the whereabouts of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and what life is like in Moscow weeks after his failed mutiny.
Today’s episode is presented by Lucy Hockings and Vitaly Shevchenko. The producers were Clare Williamson and Ivana Davidovic. The technical producer was Gareth Jones. 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. |
| 0:05.0 | It's 503 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:09.5 | And over the weekend, the Finnish Europe Minister, Anders Adelokroyds, posted a video on social media. |
| 0:16.4 | It is gorgeous of him playing the cello, and it's a Ukrainian song. |
| 0:30.0 | It's an old Ukrainian song called Chervona Kalina, or Red Vi Burnum, in English. |
| 0:43.0 | And it shot to prominence last year after it was sung by a popular performer, Andrii Klumnyuk, |
| 0:51.0 | who volunteered to defend his country in the first days after Russia invaded. |
| 0:57.0 | In fact, this song became so popular that Pink Floyd wrote its own cover version of Chervona Kalina. |
| 1:03.0 | And accompanying this post was a statement. |
| 1:06.0 | It said, 500 days unprovoked aggression, countless war crimes, lost futures, but also of encouraging success. |
| 1:15.0 | Ukraine fights for its independence, but also for Europe's. |
| 1:19.0 | Finland is well vitally becoming NATO's 31st member, but an historic moment for Sweden too. |
| 1:25.0 | I mean, they've spent the past year fighting hard to get accepted into NATO, and that's going to happen. |
| 1:31.0 | You will remember, last year, President Putin started his special military operation against Ukraine, |
| 1:38.0 | saying that he wanted to stop NATO from enlarging. |
| 1:43.0 | Well, clearly it's not working. |
| 1:45.0 | In this episode, we'll be discussing the NATO summit taking place in Vilnius. |
| 1:49.0 | This is Ukraine's last. |
| 1:51.0 | Ukraine costs from US. |
| 1:54.0 | Ukraine is an epicenter of unbearable heartache and pain. |
| 1:58.0 | Millions of people are without heating, without water. |
| 2:02.0 | Putin is the aggressor. |
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