Summary
The war in Ukraine has encouraged Western intelligence agencies to share their secrets with the world. The BBC’s security correspondent Gordon Corera explains what a difference a year makes and tells Victoria and Vitaly about a German man who’s been arrested, suspected of spying for Russia.
Francis Scarr from BBC Monitoring brings us Russian media reaction to the news that the West is sending tanks to Ukraine.
And our tennis correspondent Russell Fuller is in Melbourne where Novak Djokovic’s dad has been criticised after he was pictured with a pro-Putin fan.
Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko. The producers were Arsenii Sokolov, Clare Williamson and Luke Radcliff. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The series producer is Fiona Leach. The assistant editor is Alison Gee and the 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. |
| 0:05.0 | Hello, it's 338 days since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:10.2 | And it's a question that always strikes us after talking to so many of our Ukraine-cast guests. |
| 0:16.8 | How do you adapt to a life in limbo? |
| 0:21.2 | First of all, I improved my language. |
| 0:24.2 | That's the main, I think. |
| 0:26.0 | Also, I got friends here. |
| 0:28.3 | So everything here is helping me. |
| 0:31.6 | Max, who you can hear there playing basketball, is 16 years old and living in Worcestershire, England, with his mom. |
| 0:39.1 | But like so many other Ukraine families who fled, his dad had to stay behind. |
| 0:44.6 | He recorded this video for Max when his mom managed to get to Kiev to visit him. |
| 0:49.4 | So we're here in Kiev with your mom. |
| 0:52.4 | She's living in few days, you know that. |
| 0:55.3 | And we just want to say that we love you and be strong. |
| 0:59.8 | And Max, return the favor, sending this now familiar refrain to his dad. |
| 1:05.2 | I want to say to him, be safe, please. |
| 1:11.7 | Don't worry, everything will end and we will meet together soon. |
| 1:16.4 | But when will soon be? |
| 1:19.2 | There's lots to talk about as always today. |
| 1:21.0 | We have Russia is responding to the West decision to send its tanks to Ukraine. |
| 1:25.7 | What's going on down under the tennis? |
| 1:28.4 | And why the spying game will never be the same? |
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