Peace Talk Problems
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 30 March 2022
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Russia plays down hopes of a breakthrough...
Victoria, Vitaly and the BBC’s Diplomatic Correspondent, James Landale, talk through the latest in Ukraine.
Julia Friedlander, Senior Fellow and Director of Economic Statecraft at the Atlantic Council, talks about the dangers of imposing tougher economic sanctions on Russia.
And we catch up with 19-year-old student, Vitalii, about life in Lutsk, the city where thousands of Ukrainian refugees are waiting to see what will happen next.
This episode of Ukrainecast was made by Emma Forde, Alix Pickles and Miranda Slade. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham and the editor was Jonathan Aspinwall
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:04.9 | Hello, it's 34 days since Russian forces invaded Ukraine, |
| 0:09.3 | and James has been covering the diplomatic side of things. |
| 0:14.0 | Well, obviously, since before the war, |
| 0:15.8 | but obviously since day one of this war, |
| 0:17.6 | and it's a good thing you're here, James, hello. |
| 0:19.5 | Hi, Vic, it is indeed great to be here. |
| 0:21.6 | I'm normally, as you say, coming here |
| 0:23.4 | to with my sort of diplomatic correspondent hat on, |
| 0:25.3 | but today I'm here to help out with the presenting, |
| 0:28.6 | and I'm looking forward to it. |
| 0:29.9 | Because we have this question from a Ukraine cast listener. |
| 0:33.4 | This has grown yet, messaging you from Dublin. |
| 0:36.6 | This may seem like a pointless question, |
| 0:39.8 | but I am keeping my eye on 2024. |
| 0:44.4 | Considering the threat that President Trump posed |
| 0:48.9 | to Western unity, Western alliances, and multilateralism, |
| 0:53.4 | why do you think Putin didn't invade Ukraine |
| 0:56.4 | during Trump's presidency? |
| 0:59.0 | Not a pointless question, James. |
| 1:00.5 | What would you say to Gronya? |
| 1:02.1 | I think, firstly, the answer is, |
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