Why Harry’s picking a fight with Putin and Trump on Ukraine
This Is Why
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🗓️ 23 April 2026
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Prince Harry has warned the world not to grow “numb” to Russia’s war in Ukraine during a surprise visit to Kyiv.
The former British army captain also called on the “American leadership” to honour its international obligations, a thinly-veiled swipe at Donald Trump.
The fighting rages on in Ukraine, while much of the world’s attention is focused on the war on Iran.
The US has been a key backer of Kyiv but is now distracted by a conflict of its own. So, what is going on in Ukraine and what are the UK and Europe doing to help?
Niall is joined by Sky’s military analyst Sean Bell.
Have you got a question for Niall? Email the show – why@sky.uk
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| 0:00.0 | Sky News, the full story first. |
| 0:10.0 | None of us should forget about the war in Ukraine. |
| 0:15.8 | And this is why. |
| 0:20.7 | The United States. Hi everyone. |
| 0:23.6 | Hi everyone, Neil here, and yeah, for the first time in quite a while, in fact, we're going to be returning to Ukraine, and it's more than four-year war with Russia. |
| 0:36.6 | The reason being, the war is still going on and we shouldn't forget that, |
| 0:40.3 | even if most of our attention is focused elsewhere. |
| 0:44.3 | In fact, that is exactly the point Prince Harry wanted to make |
| 0:47.3 | when he made a surprise visit to Kiev earlier. |
| 0:50.3 | As a friend of Ukraine who believes the world must not grow used to this war or numb to its |
| 0:56.8 | consequences. |
| 0:59.2 | And yeah, there certainly isn't wall-to-wall coverage of the conflict any longer. |
| 1:03.6 | Iran, Gaza, cost of living, you take your pick. |
| 1:06.9 | There's a lot competing for our attention. |
| 1:08.5 | But also for the attention of the US president, |
| 1:11.4 | who, let's be honest, seems far less concerned with the pursuit of peace these days. |
| 1:16.6 | Meanwhile, the killing continues on the battlefield. |
| 1:19.7 | Russia's been losing more people than it can recruit the first quarter this year. |
| 1:24.2 | They managed to recruit about 90,000, and they've lost about 110,000. |
| 1:29.0 | So how is the conflict going? Is it in danger of being forgotten? And what exactly are the UK and EU doing to help? |
| 1:36.9 | Here's our military analyst, Sean Bell. |
| 1:40.2 | Sean, great to see you again. Look, as we sit down, we've learned that Prince Harry has been to visit the Ukrainian capital Kiev, urging in essence the world not to forget about the Ukrainian war. I suppose the problem is, whilst the politicians may still be mindful of it, the public doesn't appear to be. No, it was very interesting seeing if you, even if you look at the websites of some of the big broadcasters, |
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