Ukraine defends against Russian attack on border, Ukraine: The Latest, Podcast

Day 800.
Today, Russia launches an assault on Ukrainian border towns in Kharkiv, we discuss Russian spycraft in the UK and the links between the Second World War and Russian atrocities today, and we interview Anna Zakletska - the Ukrainian TV presenter, singer, and activist, who's one of the official commentators in Ukraine at Eurovision.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @DJKnowles on X.
FrancisDearnley (Assistant Comment Editor) @FrancisDearnley on X.
Robert Mendick (Chief Reporter). @rmendick on X.
With thanks to Oleksa Drachewych, Professor of History at Western University. @ODrachewych on X.
Articles / Episode Referenced:
'How Russian jets are still flying' (Financial Times)
www.ft.com/content/f8d61a5d-7...
Secrets of the Kent Kremlin: Putin’s English spy mansion (The Telegraph)
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024...
Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest
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[@collintrytsman3353]

IT AINT CALLED LONDONGRAD FOR NOTHING

[@RyanBrown-nx8dw]

Ur a dummy

[@SS-zg6of]

absolutely true!

[@danp2965]

What a gaslighting session …

[@lemdixon01]

Yeah I just switch off to it.

[@gordonferries-scott7857]

So, head on over to RT for your news. No-one needs your ilk on this pro western forum. Loser.

[@alexvasilkov7812]

Ukraine is winning 😂

[@RyanBrown-nx8dw]

Awwwwww i thought the russians just had convict soldiers and shovels....wat happened?

[@elenabistiu]

just a slight correction in international law: a plot or estate owned by a foreign state in another state is not a " Russian territory in the middle of England ", but just a territory which enjoys, out of courtesy from the receiving state, a series of privileges and immunity.e.g. authorities cannot raid it because of inviolability of its premises. if it were the real ownership of another state, it couldn't have been expropriated.

[@yolandacarrillo3681]

Commenting from Chicago USA. Ana Zakletska is really awesome.

[@SS-zg6of]

Agreed, from some where in Oceania

[@Bird_McBride]

FAB 500 and 1500 are bunker busters.

[@anthonyhulse1248]

wow.

[@Booyaka9000]

No, they aren't. Bunker busters have a specific type of penetrating warhead. FAB 500/1500s are just relatively large bombs-- 500kg/1500kgs respectively. They'll still blow the F out of things they're dropped on, but they won't penetrate 10m-30m of Earth or reinforced concrete before detonating to destroy a bunker.

[@bro_dBow]

The Telegraph is a favorite, their voices have become my childhood’s voice of Walter Cronkite.

[@robertsteele474]

What an insult to Walter Cronkite.

[@collintrytsman3353]

WHAT A WONDERFULL SOUNDING HUMAN BEING THAT LADY WAS SINCERE OPEN HONEST AND INTERESTING

[@DeeArr]

USA does not recognise ICC either

[@user-ir8hp3vu6s]

🎉

[@MercurialStatic]

💯

[@sl1763]

USA does recognize the ICC. However, the Constitution does nor allow America or American citizens to be tried outside of the USA.

[@sl1763]

Wrong

[@DeeArr]

@@sl1763 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_and_the_International_Criminal_Court#:~:text=The%20United%20States%20is%20not,Court%20(ICC)%20in%202002.

[@tobiashagstrom4168]

Love this guy's observational tendencies "It's a weapons-grade nerve agent. Well, I guess all nerve agents are probably weapons-grade. A giant mansion. Is there any other kind of mansion?"

[@Ulvetann]

Yes. Small and middle-sized.

[@Bird_McBride]

Russia seems to know exactly where western mercenaries are located in the Ukraine. No matter where they are, their places where they're staying are targeted.

[@stevenpace892]

Ukraine pays it's personnel, but mercenaries is something more like what Russia is doing; paying 6 times normal wages. Russian propoganda

[@RyanBrown-nx8dw]

It's because u idiots arnt very smart

[@hhKJgf1M8a0rzt8hP]

Excellent episode, keep up the good work!

[@abrakadavra3193]

During the news part they conveniently omit the UA bombing of a resudential block in Belgorod

[@lukegray2835]

Ryazan Sugar?

[@alandesmond7860]

Well explained for to understand clearly.

[@user-of6zv2cd8k]

just another couple of years Ukraine will prevail, dig deep and volunteer all ukies abroad go go go

[@RyanBrown-nx8dw]

Why don't I go fight?

[@joythought]

I can't imagine the shame of knowing my parent supported the Germans or Russians in 1939 as they raped the Poles. Same as today: imagine the shame growing up with a parent spouting Kremlin propaganda against a free and independent nation to explain their illegal genocidal invasion. The shame....

[@Notonmywatch..]

Your zeal and ignorance are murderous. Should be ashamed of urself

[@Notonmywatch..]

Your Zeal and 1gnor@nce are murder-ous. Some sense of shame is required.

[@Notonmywatch..]

Genocide level ignorance

[@Dandelion--]

SO looking forward to hearing more about Ukraine's pagan culture!

[@AlexanderDunn-cj5me]

Keep up the good work all at the telegraph ignore the idiots.

[@Notonmywatch..]

They must've taken your advice by the look of it.

[@spencer5028]

Nafokope

[@Notonmywatch..]

@@spencer5028 sadly it's verging on sycophantic.

[@Dave-gy5mv]

Does this mean ukraine is winning?

[@RyanBrown-nx8dw]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@anthonyhulse1248]

ultimately Ruzzia is losing.

[@RyanBrown-nx8dw]

@@anthonyhulse1248 😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@egoncorneliscallery9535]

This is the way this propaganda channel works: highlight ukrainian wee spanners in the works while downplaying and ignoring the bleeding obvious and at the same time keep the dream of an eventual ukrainian victory alive. The title of this episode says it all.

[@alex-E7WHU]

​@@anthonyhulse1248 losing what exactly..?? Its supply of shovels and washing machine chips..?? 😄🇬🇧❤️🇷🇺

[@davidliddle949]

As a Canadian, I wish that we had such informative content. We tend to be transfixed internationally with American content. I am grateful for this broadcast

[@stevenpace892]

A Canadian calling US content "international" is similar to a New Zealander calling Australian content "international". In both cases the cultures are partially integrated; as is right and natural. Russia and Ukraine have some good cultural exchange as well, but clearly it is mostly toxic. The key difference is choice and control. Culture is more regional than national; British Columbia has more in common with Washington State than Quebec.

[@sebastianforbes1]

- welcome to the world wide web 😂

[@lewisforsythe1403]

Pipe down fool.

[@RyanBrown-nx8dw]

Ur an idiot

[@SS-zg6of]

@@stevenpace892 wtf?

[@evilaquaman]

Good work chaps, I particularly😀 liked the correct use of "innit" at 5.06

[@Bird_McBride]

Russia held the V day parade under a nuclear umbrella.

[@RyanBrown-nx8dw]

So?

[@anthonyhulse1248]

wow, impressive. Not.

[@Ramblin_Ed]

One tank 😂😂 built in Ukraine 😂😂 no aircraft 😂😂

[@AkenValle]

​@@Ramblin_Edwhy lying? Plenty of aircraft

[@SS-zg6of]

Tired of the brits, but loved Ana Zakletska - she needs her own channel if doesn't already have!

[@mickmacgonigle5021]

Ain't we all

[@Bird_McBride]

Despite the hundreds of bombs, no one is injured.

[@niklaswikholm514]

The 6 legged monster is rising on four...

[@ip9111]

"Labour is a left wing party." 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@labouraredangerous]

Its a far left party

[@mickkelly6389]

It's a leftish party

[@ip9111]

@@mickkelly6389 Sir Kiddy Starver is a Tory. As for Natalie Elphicke, she has been described as right of Suella Braverman, ffs… 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheMagicLemur]

Yea, if it's not then it's because its supporters prefer the No True Scotsman fallacy. 😏

[@Ickie71]

@@ip9111 they are ALL CNUTS!

[@user-by2fo8bc9z]

here it is - Ukraine lost 6 settlements in a day)) how is the health of propagandists from Britain)))

[@rmdomainer9042]

This is not Verdun. What is a settlement now, a group of houses not even worthy of the title 'village'?

[@spencer5028]

They are on full kope mode

[@buddyrojek9417]

Ukriane has ring fenced the outskirts with mines, kilometres thick, and mapped so Ukrainians can navigate, so good luck to the advancing Russians. Better have night vision and sappers. Good night from Ukraine.

[@brandonlance3601]

They do

[@Hereford1642]

So, they have mapped it have they? And there is nobody at all in Kharkhiv that will tell anyone?

[@ashleylittle6776]

​@Hereford1642 lol Russians are not getting to that city!

[@greatgalaxy2118]

West Media: Russia is capturing Ukrainian villages But Ukraine is winning the war. LOL....

[@herman2008springboke]

Remember the peace of westphalia,

[@mariafoster7388]

Where can I find Aliona's paper that she spoke of on the previous podcast?

[@todd1770]

In the toilet

[@boonedockjourneyman7979]

What has Canada done to support Ukraine? Go talk at your own government. There is so much wrath toward Canada here in the States that it’s hard not to share it here.

[@puddles5501]

nobody cares what seppos think though

[@ashleylittle6776]

What a totally brain dead comment!

[@ConnorJane]

They invited the SS soldier in their Parlanment. Everyone understood who Canada keeps supportung.

[@robertsteele474]

@@ConnorJane They *_applauded_* the SS soldier in their Parliament.

[@anthonyhulse1248]

@@robertsteele474was this 90 year old senior citizen introduced as a former SS member? No?

[@RennieNightcart]

1500 km ~= 938 mi

[@Nnn_Lofi]

28:15 I call cap 🧢

[@richardmarsden5610]

United States and United Fu Kingdom are a pair of gamblers that can't accept they have lost the bet and are out of odds.

[@jabbadabbajew6035]

Ukraine are rumoured to be renaming the town Capitulate.

[@timothykatende8484]

I think it's fair game when it comes to energy destruction. Ukraine is destroying oil refineries while Russia destroys power stations

[@Kangenpower7]

Destroying electricity power plants was declared a war crime, as it effects the civilians much more than the military. I was thinking that the first days of the war, for Ukraine to destroy a lot of transformer farms in Russia, and turn the whole country into a blackout for many days. It is fairly easy to do. But then I heard it is a war crime to destroy the electric power plants. Russia does not seem to care, so why not allow Ukraine to destroy as many electrical power plants as Russia is doing to Ukraine? Fair is fair!

[@sebastianforbes1]

@@Kangenpower7 - the West will declare Russia guilty of war crimes and, at the same time, absolve Ukraine of any war crimes ?

[@user-tt6il2up4o]

@@Kangenpower7it’s not a war crime if it is a war crime. Us, uk, France etc committed war crimes in Iraq, Syria and Libya and the us is still committing war crimes by occupying oil fields in Syria and Ira. Now re think your incorrect statement.

[@richardmarsden5610]

Probably fair game for Russia to interdict the weapon supplies coming from Nato.

[@michaelrowsell1160]

@@user-tt6il2up4oMust be sad to learn that your country Russia is and always has been barbaric .

[@ditoschannel2539]

I thought Ukraine is in Moscow now & about to take it.

[@F4R4D4Y]

Francis made an important point when quoting Benjamin Franklin!

[@sebastianforbes1]

- what was the important point ?

[@gadgetgus]

Great podcast! Thanks for sharing, ATB Gus 👍🏼

[@patrickglaser1560]

Is the grift ever going to end

[@tims7250]

Well business (financial institutions) have no ethics other than to make money via all legal means. They may well have lobbied for those legal definitions and or do so against laws n regs which would encroach on those abilities. Income from oil for example hasnt changed for russell despite the sanctions. If we had ethic assurances in business as we do in having a smaller carbon footprint ee might just move forward

[@tims7250]

We not ee, I'm such a tosser typer 😆

[@robertwilkinson8421]

Great Program.

[@victoriahigman6802]

What about macron and China?

[@alfonsoalbano120]

Funny how countries do whatever they want to America Great Britain etc and if we do anything its a big deal how about we are Nato we can do whatever we what and cant do anything about it

[@jonbaxter2254]

We really need to get these bots out of these vids.

[@Nenad-qz7zo]

If we look at the results of the sanctions, we see that they have actually helped the Ru economy. It has shown a 7% growth in the first 4 months this year . Western policies result in too many blowbacks to consider them accidental.

[@rmdomainer9042]

" 7% growth in the first 4 months this year . " LOL. No.

[@goldenoriolesilverbirch8220]

When the Telegraph enterviews Zaluzhny, I look forwards to some hard questions about his commitment to Banderist ideology. Perhaps it will be an opportunity to demonstrate that the Telegraph is not just a mouth-piece for NeoCon war mongers.

[@robertsteele474]

...but the Telegraph *_is_* just a mouth-piece for NeoCon war mongers.

[@marisabenson1222]

Great to have Zaluzhny as UK ambassador

[@errolkim1334]

😂😂😂😂

[@time1066]

Oh joy, uk taxpayer paying for it again.

[@AkenValle]

Why did he deserted?

[@errolkim1334]

@@AkenValle he was FIRED

[@tomasescalante2987]

If one can somehow connect the Russian mindset of 80 years ago to today, can we then connect the German mindset of 80 years ago to today? Or any other country for that matter? What a silly justification to base a current situation on. Smacks of desperation. Amateur hour.

[@anthonyhulse1248]

It's a lot easier to chart a centrist, authoritarian dictatorship. It's less easy to chart a free, democratic country. So, yes, we can chart a direct line from Ruzzia 80 years ago.

[@egoncorneliscallery9535]

Let me offer a simile: the first wave of UK soldiers and officers were wiped out in WW1. Then they got serious and had to accept reality. Russia sent a message to the west which got ignored. Then they sent in troops to underline the message, reasonably expecting a negotiated deal given what various people including officials had said including Zelensky. Then the US blocked it and pushed for Ukrainian victory. The bandaristas put a gun to Zelensky's head. Russia got serious and here we are..

[@denniscrork318]

​@anthonyhulse1248 Ukraine is not a "free & democratic country" but a dictatorship. Zelensky canceled elections, outlawed Orthodox Christian religion, imprisoned priests, assumed control of all media & forced conscription on all males from 25 to 60 years old. Not a democracy but one of the most corrupt countries in the world.

[@brombo00]

If it's is so important to address war crimes, when will British war crimes in Afghanistan be dealt with? There are many reports of killing civilians and prisoners of war. The BBC reported on these crimes a couple of years ago.

[@raymondporter2094]

BOT. If Russia were to be judged by Western standards...

[@user-of6zv2cd8k]

war crimes have to be done by someone else, that's the Nuremberg precedent, anyone else but us

[@RyanBrown-nx8dw]

​@@raymondporter2094don't be a retard

[@sebastianforbes1]

@@raymondporter2094 BOT. If the West were to be judged by Russian standards...

[@jonbaxter2254]

Nice deflection

[@jonathon5411]

Temple of dreams my friends temple of dream's

[@allysonashby5201]

ruzzia is the neighbour from hell😮

[@ScottishAtheist]

My Polish grandfather wrote down the story of his life as a young man during WW2. The forced displacement of his family after Hitler and Stalin invaded, he called it "Neighbours from hell". Russia has an evil past - that Putin is repeating.

[@Bird_McBride]

The devil only torments the wicked.

[@RyanBrown-nx8dw]

​@@ScottishAtheistwat was britain doing for 500 years I'm sorry?

[@mitchyoung93]

​@@ScottishAtheistIronically the part of 'Poland' Stalin invaded...two full weeks after Hitler...is almost all in the Ukraine now.

[@joythought]

​​@@RyanBrown-nx8dw Britain stopped. How about Russia? Why is it still doing this in the 21st century?

[@Notonmywatch..]

The propaganda level of this channel is the ministry of truth incarnate.

[@fredfreer2818]

One of your best ever. When I'm back I'll comment more

[@richardmarsden5610]

Polyushka Polye kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGrEhYSwjbJ2rsU "Plaine, ma plaine" en français. Chant russe composé en 1934 par Lev Knipper, les paroles étant de Victor Goussev.

[@joaonilsonnovais1345]

Viva a Ucrânia 🇺🇦 🫡 🇺🇦 🫡 🇺🇦 🫡 🇺🇦

[@wasting_the_dawn]

Okraina

[@todd1770]

Under Russia power 😅😅😅

[@charlesherrera1633]

What a load of crap

[@user-pd5qz2vt2c]

The Russian history lesson in this program is chilling...the Mongel hoarde is alive and on the prowl.

[@bjrnhjjakobsen2174]

The UK does not lead anything - just for the record…

[@labouraredangerous]

We lead in the ideology of hating oneself

[@TheMagicLemur]

It leads the world in soft power. Unlike Russia with Edvard Krill and Moscow state TV. 😅

[@raymondporter2094]

If this is NOT a bot, it is a poor imitation of a sentient human being.

[@Dave-gy5mv]

Don't they lead in illegal immigrants?

[@yakuza7400]

British propaganda, unlike their weather, is very cheerful!

[@dewinursetiawati7988]

Huraaaaaaa

[@user-sz2ji9yh8z]

Ruzzotrolls fully swarming here.

[@todd1770]

Because Russia is winning the trolls are out to play 😅😅😅😅

[@RyanBrown-nx8dw]

When u win against a country fighting with shovels u can talk.. but ur not so......

[@todd1770]

@RyanBrown-nx8dw is nato giving Ukraine shovels or weapons???and didn't Ukraine destroy the black fleet.??

[@todd1770]

@@RyanBrown-nx8dw I was told Russia had the second strongest amy in Ukraine. Was this true??

[@RyanBrown-nx8dw]

@@todd1770 hey.. my country can handle countries fighting with shovels so........

[@voggunn]

Labour will be a disaster for Britain but the tories have been useless in keeping their promises to the electorate. Vote Reform

[@RyanBrown-nx8dw]

Ur all a bunch of useless idiots

[@ligimartin]

Russian world is a world of hate, alcoholism and brutality. It was so in the past, it will be like that in the future. And they still don't understand why the world hates them for this and blame others😢 Ukraine be strong. Every evil dies one day🤞✌ Prayers from Slovakia

[@thechancellor3715]

A forgot fact is that czarist Russia created the state controlled monopoly on all alcohol as a means of taxing the poor.

[@brandonlance3601]

HURAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@labouraredangerous]

Better a world of russia than a world of islam

[@user-sz2ji9yh8z]

no to both.@@labouraredangerous

[@raymondporter2094]

Maybe current Russian life is brutish but must be short....

[@aaroncornelius2775]

Commenting from St. George, Utah (but previously from Vermont). I'm very intrigued by the level of Russian influence in Britain. We don't see that here in America, but in America we see media (social and traditional) flooded by content which is designed to confuse or redirect people's attention. Right-wing media is largely in Putin's lap, and there is a strong undertone of pro-Russian bias amongst right-wing politicians (Moscow Marjorie, for example). A lot of attention has been paid to this problem. Left-wing media is also weird and getting weirder. I would like someone to explore the connections between the pro-Hamas leftists and Russian propaganda. Although small in number, this influence may be what tips the scales and puts Trump back in power. If just two or three percent of left-wing voters stay home or vote third party that will doom Biden's reelection and could by extension doom Ukraine. It is worth exploring.

[@inezm8444]

Ukraine was doomed from the start....

[@realitycheck1883]

Save yourself the trouble of listening "Russia is still winning"

[@mitchyoung93]

Really into alleged pagan roots, esoterica, and opts for a red, black, and white color scheme. Does that ring a bell with anyone?

[@rettro6578]

Stepan Bandera

[@jonstates6053]

Listen rail from Bulgaria, American refuge

[@lyudmylaborovyk1128]

🙏💙💛

[@richardmarsden5610]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has asserted that peace will be established in Donbass. "I am confident that we will definitely return peace to Donbass, will resolve the most difficult issues, build and rebuild roads and housing, schools and hospitals, health, educational and cultural institutions, industrial enterprises," he said in his greeting on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR). In a separate telegram, the Russian leader congratulated the residents of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR). The Russian president highlighted the fact that entire Russia supports the residents of Donbass while over the years of blockade, the people of Donbass have confirmed their will to be together with Russia.

[@APW-ry2ok]

Agreed when Russia goes home.

[@terryross2388]

@@APW-ry2ok Donbass IS home. It has returned to Russia. The 31 years it spent as part of Ukraine is now just a bad nightmare that will recede with time.

[@rj2011g]

Russia is about to go from the largest countries to one of the smallest countries overnight.

[@terryross2388]

@@rj2011g In fact with the new territories of Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson it has actually INCREASED its size from 2022. Of course Kharkiv is yet to secede and rejoin to Russia but that is likely by next year.

[@APW-ry2ok]

@@terryross2388 More likely is Russia will getting used to being a vassal state to China with the free world flexing its muscles and finally dealing with Russia as a terrorist state. The future will be as Germany in WW2 all because of a silly little dictator getting ideas of returning the USSR…

[@terryross2388]

As per Francis comments at 9:25 on Russian sourcing of Western components for servicing its Airbus and Boeing fleets- this is a short term issue. Russia already has fully Russian manufactured replacements for these aircraft: Irkut MC-21 and Sukhoi Superjet (SSJ) 100 narrowbody jets. Aeroflot group, incorporating Aeroflot and Russian Airlines, will be receiving 18 of the former and 34 of the latter in 2025. This is part of a larger scheme whereby Aeroflot group has ordered 210 Irkut MC-21-300s, 40 Tupolev Tu-214 narrowbodies, and 89 Irkut SSJ 100/95-NEW regional jets, a revised version of the Superjet 100.

[@rmdomainer9042]

"MC-21, is not expected to go into serial production until 2025 or 2026, reported Russian news agency Interfax quoting Sergey Chemezov,"

[@rmdomainer9042]

With “domestic components” and “new systems,” the MC-21’s “maximum commercial load of 20.3 tons has been reduced to less than 2,800 km, and according to some sources, less than 2,000 km.” Likewise, the plane can only fly at a height of 7km (7,000 meters) and has reduced engine thrust by “20 percent.” Eurasiantimes

[@terryross2388]

@@rmdomainer9042 Yes I was aware of those temporary limitations as outlined in the initial Kommersant report. Designing and producing commercial aircraft is a difficult task: doubly so if all the components are locally sourced. Considering the maiden flight of the non-substituted MC-21 was only in 2017, and Russia had to restructure its entire economy due to Western sanctions, the issue is a small one. It does not matter if it takes a decade for Russia to become one of the big 3 in commercial aircraft production. The course is clear: it will soon be self reliant in this sector.

[@rmdomainer9042]

​@@terryross2388 "small one" "does not matter if..." "will soon be..." This is all wishful thinking and projection.

[@Nenad-qz7zo]

From the military point of view, Ru is more successful than western democracy. A more centralised decision making process has shown multiple advantages over the western system. There's lessons to be learned

[@ItsMe_Hello_People]

Stand with Ukraine! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@nikolaywork9423]

Down with Urine

[@labouraredangerous]

Is l am is our biggest threat not russia

[@francisphillips5012]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@wesley135]

Slava ukraini

[@dannydetonator]

🔱Героям слава🔱

[@trevorsutherland5263]

One good thing to come out of this, this mouthpiece channel of absurd propaganda will go silent forever...

[@rettro6578]

Lol

[@TheMagicLemur]

Yea, cos Russia is really winning... and never indulges in propaganda. 🙄

[@Dave-gy5mv]

@@TheMagicLemur Russia is getting bigger and ukraine is getting smaller.

[@anthonyhulse1248]

Trevor, don't talk about yourself like that.

[@richardmarsden5610]

Ukraine’s armed forces have been actively using UK-supplied weapons for terrorist attacks against Russian regions, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Second European Department Sergey Belyaev told TASS in an interview. He emphasized that Britain remains one of the largest military donors to the Kiev regime as it has been lobbying for weapons supplies to Kiev by other countries. "According to the English themselves, since 2022, London has already donated around 7.1 bln pounds for Ukraine’s defense purposes. At the same time, Ukrainian forces have been actively using British-supplied weapons to conduct terrorist attacks at civilian infrastructure and peaceful civilians in Donbass and other Russian regions," the diplomat said. According to Belyaev, the decision to send another 500 mln pounds ($617 mln) worth of military aid to Kiev announced by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on April 23 comes as London is seeking to demonstrate its push to lead at NATO and in Europe. "The English acted in a similar manner when they moved to deliver Storm Shadow cruise missiles and Challenger II tanks to Ukraine," he explained.

[@davewilson6022]

IN MY OPINION

[@devilishdeed]

Ukraine is losing. Stop the war.

[@DarkCriimes]

Whatever comrade.

[@sebastianforbes1]

@@DarkCriimes - great comeback James !

[@yuglesstube]

They are not losing. They are being totally obliterated.

[@anthonyhulse1248]

@@yuglesstube Totally and Obliterated. Strong words. Show proof.

[@wasting_the_dawn]

Ukraine is gone

[@sebastianforbes1]

it's nearly over... just a couple more days of cope ?

[@anthonyhulse1248]

barely even three daays.

[@mikejones6065]

Never underestimate Russia's ability to suck at war.

[@labouraredangerous]

They said that over 2 years ago

[@Juho-uf8si]

youre a good ruski bot, youre here in every upload lmao ''sebastianovic''

[@ulfsoderberg2581]

I think this episode is the worst so far. It dont say little.

[@TheMagicLemur]

Better than any given episode of Moscow State TV news. 🤷

[@sebastianforbes1]

@@TheMagicLemur - how is it better ?

[@somalytouche7696]

Bs

[@francisphillips5012]

🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺

[@Maxldevran]

Слава России 🇷🇺

[@user-jp6jn1oe6e]

The "gas station disguised as a country" is kicking NATO's @ss... LOL

[@TheMagicLemur]

With 400,000 casualties and Russian oil refineries now an endangered species...? 😅

[@user-of6zv2cd8k]

@@TheMagicLemur and electric at 0.06 per kwh

[@TheMagicLemur]

@@user-of6zv2cd8k Not for long, plus Mark 8:36 - 141 countries voted against Russia... but 6p per kWh is a bargain, right? 🙄

[@user-of6zv2cd8k]

@@TheMagicLemur i'm paying 26p

[@geoffmilner]

​@@TheMagicLemurIt is the West who are isolated and their power is waning... it isn't overly liked by the rest of the world. Additionally it spends too much time shooting itself in the foot and is now weak with quite an unimpressive population.

[@jonathon5411]

Lol this is a joke

[@benetaue]

Love your intro a jew claiming he is Ukranuan😂

[@Nenad-qz7zo]

From the economic point of view, China definitely IS a more successful model than western democracy

[@rmdomainer9042]

Hi wumao

[@tdb19872]

I have to wonder if this podcast is funded by Putin listening to the hosts and the laughable guests they choose.

[@dewinursetiawati7988]

Huraaaaaaa

[@anthonyhulse1248]

Still practising the cut-and-paste thingy, are we?

[@rettro6578]

@@anthonyhulse1248this podcast is cut and paste Western propaganda.

[@dewinursetiawati7988]

Huraaaaaaa

[@anthonyhulse1248]

It's easy to cheer Putin when your Moscow elite pretty white boy regiment is never going to fight on the front line. That's the real reason they're cheering. Yes, elitism is alive and well in Ruzzia.

[@anthonyhulse1248]

aw... someone complained about my post, saying the only reason the "troops" were cheering was that they knew that, as part of the Moscow elite, they were never going to the front lines. Yep, elitism and racism is alive and well in ruzzia.

[@sebastianforbes1]

@@anthonyhulse1248 - so, why did the troops cheer 5 years ago, and for the 5 years before that, and before that ? talking of "elitism and racism", are they still going to the night clubs in Kiev, or is it difficult without electricity ?

[@dewinursetiawati7988]

Huraaaaaaa

[@tyllerboomgaarden7344]

Ukraine made cross boarder raids in the past, Russia being able to do it over 2 years in is shockingly pathetic

[@sebastianforbes1]

@@tyllerboomgaarden7344 - only if it fails... but, it's easy to say that from your sofa ?

[@FRIPPE_THE_GREAT]

The Orcs are attacking into dense forests and hills. They didn't get enough 2 years ago?

[@mikejones6065]

@@sebastianforbes1 Russia got it's as* kicked for 2 years straight by a country 1 20th it's size that didn't even have 5% of the weaponry that Russia did. The Black sea fleet that isn't already sunk has been in hiding for well over a year now.

[@TheMagicLemur]

Yet it snowed because so many Russian planes were shot down that they can no longer clear the sky. Ura? Pfft...