'No Pause, No Mercy': Putin's forces 'surge' despite Trump threats and ceasefire offer
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 30 April 2025
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,162.
Today, as Russian troops intensify offensive operations in several oblasts – Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson – we talk about the latest conversations amongst the coalition of the willing, where the tone is decidedly pessimistic. Then we do a deeper dive into the latest positions of China, Turkey, and Syria in relation to the war.
Contributors:
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Narrative Podcast Producer) @Adeliepjz on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Sophia Yan (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @sophia_yan on X.
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Europe fears Trump preparing to walk away from Ukraine talks (Financial Times):
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Russia intensifies offensive operations in 3 regions, pushes toward Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine's military says (Kyiv Independent):
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Adelae Pogman-Ponte and this is Ukraine, the latest. |
| 0:05.0 | Today, Russian troops intensified offensive operations in several all-blasts, Dernetsk, Zaporizia and Hearson. |
| 0:12.7 | We talk about the latest conversations amongst the coalition of the Willing, |
| 0:16.6 | where the tone is decidedly pessimistic. |
| 0:19.4 | And finally, we zoom in on China and Turkey |
| 0:22.7 | and where they're at in these turbulent few months. |
| 0:26.2 | Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships |
| 0:32.1 | to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:35.5 | It's the worst carnage that this world has seen since |
| 0:39.4 | World War II. Absolutely fascinating. |
| 0:41.5 | We are with you, not just today |
| 0:43.7 | or tomorrow, but for a hundred |
| 0:45.7 | years. We can't |
| 0:47.4 | as European, let's get |
| 0:49.4 | the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 0:50.9 | Nobody's going to break us. |
| 0:52.9 | We're strong. |
| 0:55.3 | We're Ukrainians. |
| 1:03.7 | It's Wednesday, the 30th of April, three years and 66 days since the full-scale invasion began. |
| 1:10.2 | Today, I'm joined by executive editor for audio, Francis Dernley, and joining us from Istanbul, |
| 1:12.6 | senior foreign correspondent, Sophia Jan. |
| 1:13.7 | Francis, you're doing the updates today. Please take it away. |
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