Q&A: What can we expect from the Ukraine Peace Summit?
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 7 June 2024
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
What are the prospects for any progress at next week’s peace summit in Switzerland, especially if Russia is not there? Our Russia editor, Steve Rosenberg and international editor, Jeremy Bowen give us their thoughts and also answer questions on Russia’s economy, whether Russians are worried about Western missiles and how Ukrainian journalists are covering the war.
Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire. Today’s episode was produced by Clare Williamson with Paige Neal-Holder and Bella Saltiel . The technical producer was Gabriel O Regan. The series producer is Tim Walklate and 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
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:04.6 | Hello, it's 835 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:09.8 | And thank you so much to all of you who got in touch about our episode with the young Ukrainian soldier Maxim on Tuesday. |
| 0:18.0 | This is what Tomo on discord said. Tough listen but loved it. Best wishes to Maxim. And if you ever fancy a cold beach in Yorkshire with fish and ships, you'd be more than welcome. |
| 0:30.0 | Let me tell listeners around the world that cold beaches in Yorkshire are absolutely divine |
| 0:34.9 | because there's never anybody there because it's so cold. |
| 0:38.1 | Margaret on WhatsApp said thank you for your interview with Maxim in the latest episode. I've been anxious about him as it was such a long time since we last heard from him. |
| 0:48.0 | He sounded so much older, no longer the fresh voiced young student. I hope one day he will be able to safely resume his studies |
| 0:56.4 | and revert to being a carefree young man. And Margaret, you use that word carefree and that really struck me on Tuesday with Maxim, |
| 1:05.3 | still only 21, been fighting for two and a bit years. But when he talked about the future and |
| 1:11.6 | the day when he believed his country would be free and that he would be able to |
| 1:15.4 | resume his studies and so on that's when his voice lifted that's when he |
| 1:19.3 | sounded like a care-free young man again didn't he? We're going to hear more of your |
| 1:24.4 | thoughts and questions in today's episode as we talk to the BBC's Jeremy Bowen and |
| 1:30.0 | Steve Rosenberg. This is Ukraine Cast. |
| 1:34.3 | Ukraine Cast from the Swiss. |
| 1:36.7 | Evil cannot be trusted. Ask pre-Gosion. |
| 1:40.3 | You are not dealing with a politician but with a bloody monster. |
| 1:45.0 | Is there a need for a serious opponent? |
| 1:47.6 | Why? |
| 1:48.6 | Ukraine is unbroken, unbowed and unconquer. |
| 1:51.6 | It's not just about Ukraine, it's about the whole future of Europe. |
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