US to take Zelensky’s peace plan to Russia & From Trenches to Trailblazers - Ukraine’s Art Revolution
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 24 December 2025
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,399.
Today, President Zelensky has revealed details of the proposed peace plan worked out between US and Ukraine delegations last weekend in Miami, that is due to be put to Russia later today.
Plus, since it's Christmas Eve, something a little different: a special look at the Ukrainian art scene, past and present.
We begin with the generation of Ukrainian artists at the dawn of the 20th century who helped drive the Modernist movement, breaking with centuries of figurative tradition and pushing art decisively into modernity. We examine how artists are later reclaimed by national narratives – and why – as well as how the full-scale invasion has reshaped the global art market. We then turn to Ukraine’s contemporary art scene, focusing on one young, emerging artist and exploring how their generation, and their creativity, is being transformed by the war.
CONTENT REFERENCED:
In the Eye of the Storm, Modernism in Ukraine, 1900–1930s, Royal Academy of Arts: https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/eye-of-the-storm
James Butterwick. Ukrainian and Russian Art Expert: https://www.jamesbutterwick.com/
PinchukArtCentre Prize 2025: https://prize.pinchukartcentre.org/en
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:09.3 | I'm Domnickles and this is Ukraine the latest. |
| 0:13.1 | Today, Christmas Eve 2025, President Zelensky has revealed details of the proposed peace plan, |
| 0:19.3 | worked out between U.S. and Ukrainian delegations last weekend |
| 0:22.8 | in Miami that is due to be put to Russia later today. |
| 0:27.9 | Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:37.7 | The Russia does not want peace. |
| 0:39.4 | First, we're fighting with our help for the Ukraine, |
| 0:42.8 | also our freedom and |
| 0:45.3 | our European values. |
| 0:48.1 | If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, |
| 0:51.2 | 24 hours. |
| 0:52.0 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for a hundred years. |
| 0:57.0 | We can't, as Europeans, let's gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 1:01.0 | Nobody's going to break us. |
| 1:03.0 | We're strong. |
| 1:05.0 | Where Ukraine is. |
| 1:07.0 | It's Wednesday, the 24th of December, three years and 305 days since the full-scale invasion began. |
| 1:15.3 | And although we weren't going to be doing any updates today, I will cover all the points for that proposed peace plan. |
| 1:21.1 | And later, Adelaide has a special segment on the Ukrainian art scene and the impact the full-scale invasion has had on the art dealing world. |
| 1:31.5 | President Zelensky has released the details of the new 20-point peace plan that the US and |
| 1:36.9 | Ukrainian delegations worked through last weekend in Miami. Now, just to be clear, this has not been |
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