What could 2024 hold for Ukraine?
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 2 January 2024
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
As the war in Ukraine approaches its second anniversary, what does 2024 hold for the conflict?
BBC correspondents from across the world join us for a one-off special, looking at how elections in the UK, US and Russia will affect funding and the frontline.
Europe editor Katya Adler, Russia editor Steve Rosenberg, Ukraine correspondent James Waterhouse and US State Department correspondent Barbara Plett Usher join us to answer your questions.
Today’s episode is presented by Lucy Hockings. The producers were Keiligh Baker, Clare Williamson, Arsenii Sokolov and Ivana Davidovic. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The series producer is Lucy Boast. 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. |
| 0:05.0 | It's 678 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:10.4 | And in today's episode, I'm going to be joined by some special guests. |
| 0:13.7 | We're looking ahead to some of the key developments we may see in the war in Ukraine this year. |
| 0:18.1 | Will 2024 be a turning point? |
| 0:20.6 | It's a year of elections of course in both the US, UK and in the EU. |
| 0:24.5 | Will that affect aid funding? We've also got some of your questions to put to our guests |
| 0:28.8 | and explore all of this and more coming up. But before that, here's a reminder of some of the biggest moments of |
| 0:34.4 | last year. This is Ukraine cast. |
| 0:37.6 | Ukraine cast from BBC News. It is alarming to see how some in Europe, some our friends in Europe play out solidarity |
| 0:49.9 | in political theatre. They are helping set the stage to a Moscow actor. For the first time |
| 0:57.6 | in modern history we have real chance to end the aggression on the terms of the nation which was attacked. |
| 1:07.0 | There will be peace when we achieve our goals. Now let's return to those goals. They do not change. |
| 1:15.1 | I'll remind you what we spoke about back then about the denazification of Ukraine. |
| 1:20.8 | Everybody everyone this is a historic moment and it shows the credibility of the European Union, the strength of the European Union. |
| 1:30.0 | The decision is made. |
| 1:31.0 | We open negotiations with Ukraine. We want to support Ukraine. It's a very powerful political signal. |
| 1:38.0 | Russian forces are committing war crimes. It's as simple as that. Who is prepared to walk away |
| 1:44.4 | from holding Putin accountable for this behavior? I tell you I'm not prepared to |
| 1:49.0 | walk away and I don't think the American people are either. And history is going to judge harshly, |
| 1:55.0 | those who turn their back on freedom's cause. |
| 1:58.0 | We can't let Putin win. |
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