Strike on Russian gunpowder factory sparks massive explosion & Kremlin 'diplomats' break into UK Parliament
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 17 January 2025
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,059.
Today, we cover Ukrainian hits on a Russian refinery and gunpowder plot, reports of North Korean suicide troops, and Russian diplomats infiltrating the UK parliament. And we interview senior correspondent and author, Simon Shuster, on key decisions made by the outgoing Biden administration over the past three years.
Contributors:
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Narrative Podcast Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor, Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to senior correspondent at TIME Magazine and author, Simon Shuster. @shustry on X.
Content referenced:
The Showman by Simon Shuster:
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-showman-simon-shuster?variant=41083800682530
Politico on the (other) Donald and Starmer’s visit to POland
https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/london-playbook/keir-and-the-other-donald/
Politico’s exclusive interview with Keir Starmer in Kyiv
The Guardian on Russian diplomats breaking into UK Parliament
BBC on lack of convictions on Russian sanctions
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdd994vl76qo
Adélie’s Friday treat, a playlist from the French public radio on the best David Lynch music (for the many David-shaped holes in your lives)
https://www.radiofrance.fr/fip/podcasts/fip-tape/hommage-a-david-lynch-1803519
Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest
Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk
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| 0:00.0 | Meet Jamal. |
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| 0:01.6 | Jamal's just reversed into another car. |
| 0:04.3 | And of all the people. |
| 0:06.2 | Oh no. |
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| 0:31.2 | I'm Adelaipuja, Pousman-onthe, and this is Ukraine, the latest. |
| 0:39.3 | Today, we cover Ukrainian hits on a Russian refinery and gunpowder plot, reports of North Korean suicide troops, and Russian diplomats infiltrating the UK Parliament. |
| 0:51.3 | Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 1:01.0 | The first duty of my government is security and defence to make clear our unshakable support |
| 1:08.0 | of NATO and with our allies towards Ukraine. |
| 1:14.1 | Nobody's going to break us. We're strong. We're strong. Where Ukraine is. |
| 1:18.9 | It's Friday, the 17th of January. Two years and 32 days since the full-scale invasion began. |
| 1:26.2 | And today, I'm joined by the Telegraph's Associate |
| 1:28.4 | Editor for Defence, Dom Nichols, and later in the episode, Francis Durnley, who sits down |
| 1:33.7 | with Time magazine's Foreign Affairs correspondent, Simon Schuster. Well, hi, Adley, hello everybody. |
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