Q&A: 800 days, what is the price for peace?
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 3 May 2024
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
It’s 800 days since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. We answer your questions on whether Russia has used chemical weapons, could Western troops ever be deployed, what the prospects are for peace, and at what cost?
To help do this Victoria and Vitaly are joined by two friends of the podcast: Samantha de Bendern, and Newsnight’s Mark Urban.
And we hear from inside the town at the epicentre of the fighting in eastern Ukraine, Chasiv Yar. Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko. The producers were Arsenii Sokolov, Cordelia Hemming, Ivana Davidovic, Nick Sturdee and Charlie Henry. The technical producer was Hannah Montgomery. 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
You can join the Ukrainecast discussion on Newscast’s Discord server here: tinyurl.com/ukrainecastdiscord
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:04.6 | Hello, it's 800 days since this happened. |
| 0:08.4 | The sirens have just started here in the capital Kyiv. |
| 0:12.1 | The invasion, the attack that Russia promised would never happen has now |
| 0:17.2 | started. |
| 0:19.2 | President Putin in the name of humanity bring your troops back to Russia. |
| 0:26.0 | Very very nervous and I'm very scared but I might be strong. |
| 0:39.0 | I've been in my house all day locked up. |
| 0:41.0 | We've had to tape up our windows and to ensure that if an explosion happens nearby the glass doesn't fly everywhere. |
| 0:50.0 | International norms are being shattered, the architecture of all our lives, and a siren to remind |
| 0:58.5 | you that war has come to Kiev. That's two years, two months and nine days since Russia launched its full-scale |
| 1:09.1 | invasion of Ukraine. The outcomes are horrific. |
| 1:14.0 | At least 30,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed or wounded. |
| 1:19.0 | That's according to the United Nations and the end itself says that the real figure is likely to be much, much higher. |
| 1:26.7 | Hundreds of thousands of soldiers on both sides are reported to have been killed. |
| 1:31.2 | Around 18% of Ukrainian territory is now occupied by Russia. |
| 1:36.3 | And more than 6 million Ukrainian refugees have been recorded globally according to the UNHCR. |
| 1:43.0 | President Putin, still firmly in charge. |
| 1:46.0 | After he faced down an armed rebellion, his main political opponent is dead, |
| 1:51.0 | and he will be in charge as Russia's president for at least another six years. |
| 1:57.0 | Today we're going to answer some more of your questions with the help of two friends of the |
| 2:00.4 | podcast who have been with us and with you throughout this |
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