The Russian charm offensive in Africa
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 25 July 2022
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Russian missile strikes have hit the port of Odessa, just one day after Ukraine and Russia agreed a landmark deal to resume Ukraine's grain exports.
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is on a tour of Africa to counter accusations that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has started a global food crisis. Murithi Mutiga, Programme Director for Africa at the International Crisis Group, explains where African loyalties lie and why. Also, the BBC’s security correspondent Frank Gardner tells us that former NATO generals, have started an advisory council to help the Ukrainian army with strategy. And we hear from Afghan Ukrainian fighter Jalal about why he decided to risk his life for Ukraine and how difficult it is to fight against fellow Muslims. .
This episode of Ukrainecast was made by Clare Williamson with Ivana Davidovic, Arsenii Sokolov and planning producer Louise Hidalgo. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The editor is Jonathan Aspinwall. 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. |
| 0:04.9 | Hello, it's 152 days since Russian forces invaded Ukraine and there is no sign of the |
| 0:10.8 | war coming to an end. |
| 0:12.5 | On Friday you will remember that we talked about a deal between Ukraine and Russia to resume |
| 0:18.7 | grain exports from Ukraine's black sea ports. |
| 0:23.1 | The UN even talked about a beacon of hope and it said it would be food relief for the |
| 0:28.7 | developing world. |
| 0:30.6 | But then… |
| 0:32.6 | Less than 24 hours after assigning the post-deal carbon Odessa was shattered. |
| 0:40.8 | We saw two missiles hit its port, two others were intercepted by Ukraine air defenses. |
| 0:46.8 | Russia says that the strikes will not affect grain exports and that the strikes exclusively |
| 0:53.2 | targeted military infrastructure. |
| 0:56.2 | The US says that the attack cast serious doubt on the credibility of Russia's commitment |
| 1:02.4 | to getting food to the world's markets. |
| 1:07.0 | This is Ukraine's test, Ukraine's cost for business. |
| 1:12.6 | The question for us now is to be or not to be. |
| 1:16.2 | I'm ordering the Ministry of Defence to put the strategic nuclear forces on special alert. |
| 1:21.8 | I could not imagine that I would find out that actually my home is gone. |
| 1:26.6 | Putin is the aggression. |
| 1:28.7 | He will never be able to cleanse the blood from his hands. |
| 1:32.9 | Hello, it's Vitaly in the Ukraine car studio in London. |
| 1:38.2 | And it's Lucy in the Ukraine car studio. |
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