‘Putin’s Rasputin’
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 22 August 2022
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Russia has opened a murder investigation after a journalist, Darya Dugina, died in a suspected car bombing not far from Moscow. Was she the target? Or was it her father, the ultra-nationalist philosopher Alexander Dugin?
Victoria, Vitaly and Gabriel Gatehouse, who interviewed Alexander after the annexation of Crimea, profile the man said to be one of Putin’s inspirations.
They also talk about who might be behind the murder and what consequences there might be in Ukraine, where Independence Day celebrations planned for Wednesday have already been curtailed. And we hear from Brian Ennis, the father of Adam Ennis. Adam is a mechanic from Scotland. But, without first telling his parents, he’s now fighting on the frontline in Ukraine. This episode of Ukrainecast was made by Daniel Wittenberg with Ivana Davidovic, Arsenii Sokolov and Louise Hidalgo. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The editor is Jonathan Aspinwall. With thanks to Sky Sports. 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 | Hello, it's 180 days since Russian forces invaded Ukraine. |
| 0:11.0 | And on Saturday night, there was a big victory for Ukraine in boxing, |
| 0:15.0 | as Oleksandr Usik, who is from Simferopol in Crimea, |
| 0:19.0 | defeated Britain's Anthony Joshua to hold on to his world heavyweight championship belt. |
| 0:31.0 | He dedicated his victory to all of Ukraine. |
| 0:37.0 | It was extremely important for my country, for my team, and personally for me, |
| 0:47.0 | because I did boxing for the whole country and the half of the world. |
| 0:57.0 | His opponent, Anthony Joshua, paid tribute to him in the ring. |
| 1:01.0 | And as I said, I was studying Ukraine, and all the champions that have come from your amazing country. |
| 1:07.0 | But I've never been there. |
| 1:08.0 | But at the same time, what's happening there is, I don't know what's happening, but it's not nice at the end of the day. |
| 1:15.0 | Vitaly Klitschko, when he faced Danny Williams, civil unrest. |
| 1:19.0 | Usik has a champion. Please raise your hand. |
| 1:22.0 | I didn't have circumstances. He managed to become champion. |
| 1:26.0 | And I did notice, Vitaly, that Oleksandr has the haircut that you used to have when I first met you. |
| 1:32.0 | Well, they also let it. Yeah, I miss it, but I had to go. |
| 1:42.0 | And before the match, Oleksandr Usik also sang this famous Ukrainian wartime song, |
| 1:48.0 | Chervona Kalina, the Red Vibon. |
| 2:02.0 | This is Ukraine cast. |
| 2:04.0 | Ukraine cast, from this news. |
| 2:08.0 | The question for us now is to be or not to be. |
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