Q&A: How can Ukraine grow its army?
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 12 April 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
On today’s Ukrainecast we’re answering your questions on our recent David Cameron interview, Kyiv’s attempts to boost its troop numbers and the continued hold-up of the US military aid package in Congress.
To help do this, we’re joined by Patricia Lewis from Chatham House and BBC Security Correspondent, Frank Gardner.
Today’s episode is presented by Lucy Hockings and Vitaly Shevchenko. The producers were Cordelia Hemming, Miranda Slade, Elliot Ryder and Ivana Davidovic. The technical producer was Philip Bull. 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. |
| 0:05.0 | It's 779 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:11.0 | And in today's episode, we're going to be hearing from you, because we do get such |
| 0:15.6 | a vast array of messages and questions from all sorts of things that come into us here at |
| 0:20.5 | Ukrainecast. We read them all. We don't always have time to answer them in more |
| 0:25.1 | detail. So that's something we want to do on today's part. So today we're going to |
| 0:29.8 | answer some of your questions, focusing on our interview with David Cameron for example. |
| 0:35.6 | The delays in US aid for Ukraine, they hold up at the US Congress. |
| 0:42.3 | Ukraine is trying to boost its troop numbers, for example. |
| 0:45.6 | And please do keep sending your questions to us |
| 0:48.8 | using the usual channels such as |
| 0:50.3 | what's up, telegram or or signal using the usual number which is |
| 0:55.1 | plus 44330 one two three nine four eight zero you can use the email as well and |
| 1:02.1 | our address is Ukrainecast at BBC.0. |
| 1:04.8 | UK and we're still on discord have a look at that as well. |
| 1:08.1 | We do love to hear from you but let's get on with the podcast and |
| 1:10.9 | answer your questions. This is Ukraine cost. |
| 1:14.0 | Ukraine cost from BBC News. |
| 1:17.0 | Ukraine is an epicenter of unbearable heart rage and pain. |
| 1:21.0 | Millions of people are without heating, without water. |
| 1:24.7 | Putin is the aggressor. |
| 1:26.8 | He will be ready to use nuclear weapons. |
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