What does the Iran-Israel conflict mean for Ukraine?
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 17 June 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
As the confrontation between Iran and Israel deepens, could Russia could reap the benefits of rising oil prices - or have the chance to act as a mediator?
And what consequences could this crisis have for Ukraine?
Also, what’s it like to join the Ukrainian armed forces? We catch up with friend of the pod Volodymyr, who recently volunteered for a drone unit and is going through basic training. Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko. The producer was Polly Hope and the technical producers were Jonny Hall and Michael Regaard. The series producer is Tim Walklate. 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 | Hello, it's 1,210 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:10.9 | And you will know that news bulletins in recent days have been dominated by what's happening in the Middle East as Israel and Iran continue to exchange strikes. |
| 0:27.7 | Thank you. and Iran continue to exchange strikes. And as much of the world is focused on what's happening in that part of the globe, |
| 0:33.0 | Tim in Denmark, James in Cheltenham and Marco in London, |
| 0:36.1 | all got in touch with us here at UkraineCast, |
| 0:39.0 | questioning how events there impact what's happening in Ukraine. |
| 0:44.0 | So that is what we're going to explore in this episode of Ukrainecast. |
| 0:48.1 | Ukraine cast from BBC News. |
| 0:50.6 | Life is not safe in Ukraine, nowhere in Ukraine. |
| 0:53.6 | We've had three years of bloody conflict now. |
| 0:55.6 | We need to get that lasting peace. |
| 0:57.7 | We hope we can finish this war this year. |
| 1:00.8 | President Trump will not allow anyone to turn Uncle Sam into Uncle Zucker. |
| 1:04.9 | Biden will just enemy. |
| 1:06.3 | Trump is a rival. |
| 1:07.7 | Ukrainians will pay lives for this decision. |
| 1:09.9 | You're gambling with World War III. |
| 1:13.2 | Hello, this is Victoria Derbyshire in the Ukrainecast studio. |
| 1:16.6 | Hello, this is Vitaly Shavchenko, also in the Ukrainecast studio. |
| 1:20.2 | And let me tell you that later in this episode, we're going to hear from Volodymyr, |
| 1:24.5 | friend of the podcast, husband to Irene and father to baby Mira. |
| 1:29.6 | He has recently signed up to become a member of the Ukrainian armed forces. |
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