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Nov 26

This Year We're Thankful for Courage and Resistance

Trump’s foreign policy can be summarized with one phrase: FUBAR. The administration’s commitment to Ukraine is laughable, and Trump’s politics are driving a potentially irreversible wedge between us and our closest allies. But if we can’t be thankful for the atrocious politics of ... Show More

35m 58s

Nov 26

DSR Daily November 26: Witkoff/Russia Audio Leaks

On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we discuss a leaked recording of Steve Witkoff, 20 states suing the administration over cuts to homeless housing funding, Trump backing Patel over reports on his potential ousting, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc ... Show More

24m 22s

Nov 26

The Daily Blast: Trump Erupts in Frantic Tirade over 2026 as GOP Slips into Fresh Panic

This week, the White House leaked plans to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies for some of the millions of people who stand to lose out from their expiration. But that’s on ice after Republicans declared it a nonstarter. That could hurt them in the midterms, and oddly, it comes ... Show More

23m 50s

Jan 2025

239. Ukraine - your questions answered.

In this bonus episode of Battleground: Ukraine, Saul and Patrick address a wide range of listeners questions, from possible peace negotiation strategies to Ukrainian Air Force capabilities, and why did Russian gas pipelines passing through Ukraine remain open? Interested in supp ... Show More

35m 55s

Jan 2025

242. Battleground returns to Ukraine & a Russian microcosm in Transnistria.

In this episode we return in person to Ukraine, but we start in Ukraine's neighbouring state of Moldova, a fellow former soviet republic where we were joined by friend of the podcast Julius Strauss and Kimberley Reczek. Prior to our arrival they had spent the day in Transnistri ... Show More

27m 9s

Dec 2024

229. How Assad's fall reshapes the Ukraine conflict.

With the shock waves of the fall of Bashir al Assad still reverberating Saul and Patrick look at the way this profoundly important event has reshaped the Ukraine conflict and the global order generally. They also look at the battlefield and try to get a feel for how much trouble ... Show More

45m 52s

Jan 2024

120. Is Putin looking for a Ceasefire?

In our second Battleground podcast of 2024 Saul and Patrick return to the war in Ukraine, as in the past week has seen a tit for tat of missile and drone strikes – the majority, needless to say, fired from Russia. They also discuss both the possibility and the feasibility of rece ... Show More

35m 23s

Sep 2024

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba

Ukraine is reeling from yet another catastrophic Russian attack. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba joined Christiane from Kyiv right after the news of the mass killing broke. Also on today's show: Ronen Bergman, staff writer, The New York Times Magazine; David Daley, auth ... Show More

59m 2s

Mar 2025

33. Putin’s War: How Russian Intelligence Failed (Ep 3)

How did Russia’s invasion of Ukraine go so badly wrong? What crucial mistakes did the Kremlin make in the opening days? And why did Putin’s inner circle give him false intelligence about what would happen? When Russian forces rolled across the border with Ukraine in February 202 ... Show More

35m 29s

Dec 2023

112. A voice from Russia

In this episode of Battleground Ukraine Saul speaks to independent Russian journalist Maria. She discusses the trails of Ukrainian prisoners of war being held in the occupied regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, the effect sanctions are having on the Russian population, and on the wid ... Show More

33m 21s

Sep 2

How did the Vikings shape Russia and Ukraine?

The story of the Vikings who travelled to eastern Europe is just as thrilling as the story of those who headed west. It's also just as important – still being relevant today through deep rooted connections to the ongoing war in Ukraine. But what are those long-lasting links, exac ... Show More

45m 38s

Aug 2024

Inside Ukraine’s Invasion of Russia

Warning: this episode contains descriptions of war.When Ukrainian troops crossed over into Russia two weeks ago, it appeared at first to be a largely symbolic gesture. But in the time since, it has emerged as a potentially pivotal moment in the war.Andrew ... Show More

26m 36s

Jan 2025

Don’t mention the war: Russia’s internal tensions

There is no simplistic split of sentiment about Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. But what most Russians want is a return to normal that now <a href="https://www.economist.com/briefing/2024/11/28/the-war-in-ukraine-is-straining-russias-economy-and-society?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_ ... Show More

22m 9s

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