logo
episode-header-image
Jul 2024
19m 42s

Ukraine's dire shell shortage after year...

Reuters
About this episode

Since Russia seized Crimea in 2014, policymakers in America and Europe repeatedly failed to address warnings about the sorry condition of the West’s munitions industry. The result: an inability to adequately supply Ukraine with a key weapon, and a shift of the war in Russia’s favor. Stephen Grey and John Shiffman talk through their reporting on a special episode of Reuters World News.


Read the Special Report here.


Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here.

Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast here.


Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices.

You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Up next
Today
Copper, critical minerals, 'Trump effect' and SCOTUS
U.S. President Donald Trump broadens his trade war, slapping a 50% tariff on copper. The White House's 'Trump Effect' website takes credit for investment made before his term began. We look at how U.S. buyers of critical minerals can bypass China’s export ban. And the Supreme Cou ... Show More
11m 53s
Yesterday
Tariffs, Netanyahu, Gaza plans and Musk’s political ambitions
U.S. President Donald Trump fires off more than a dozen letters to countries as he pushes back the tariff deadline. Hopes fade as rescue efforts continue for Texas flood victims. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes a charm offensive to the White House, while a controv ... Show More
12m 46s
Jul 7
Texas flooding, Trump-Musk, Netanyahu in Washington and Ukraine landmines
Rescue teams are searching flood-stricken central Texas for a fourth day, looking for dozens of people still missing after catastrophic flooding. President Donald Trump calls Elon Musk's plans to form a new political party "ridiculous". Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ... Show More
12m 56s
Recommended Episodes
Apr 24
Russia Launches Major Assault on Kyiv
A.M. Edition for April 24. Moscow has renewed its attacks on Ukraine, after U.S.-mediated peace talks fizzled out. Ukrainian energy minister German Galushchenko describes how Russian strikes have impacted the country’s energy supply and how Ukrainian minerals could play a part in ... Show More
15m 50s
Feb 2022
Putin's Plan. Sanctions Stepped Up. Sentiment Sours.
World leaders condemn Moscow's ordering of troops into eastern Ukraine. The EU and US prepare to respond as Germany blocks the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Stock prices fall as oil nears $100 a barrel. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn ... Show More
47m 19s
Feb 2025
Trump Blames Ukraine for War with Russia
In today’s episode, we cover new EU sanctions on Russia, Bolsonaro’s coup plot charge, and an asteroid risk to Earth. TLDR’s Daily Briefing is a roundup of the day’s most important news stories from around the world. But we don’t just tell you what’s happening, we explain it: mak ... Show More
6m 14s
Feb 2025
Vance Threatens Military Action to Push Russia on Ukraine Deal
A.M. Edition for Feb. 14. Vice President JD Vance tells the Journal that the U.S. could send troops to Ukraine if Moscow fails to negotiate to end the war there in good faith. But President Trump’s decision to hold direct talks with Russia is a win for President Vladimir Putin, a ... Show More
12m 30s
Feb 2025
Putin’s Wildest Dreams Come True
Tommy and Ben discuss the seismic shift in US foreign policy that happened this past week after Trump announced that the US and Russia would directly negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine through talks that exclude Ukraine and Europe. They also explain how JD Vance’s first forei ... Show More
1h 35m
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 seems impossible. Our The World Ahead series continues with a look at what is to come in British politics (9:16). And the delicate business ... Show More
22m 9s
Apr 14
Bloody Sunday: Russia’s strikes on Sumy
President Donald Trump called the weekend strike on Sumy a “mistake”; other leaders called it a war crime. We examine the prospects for peace when Russia is brazenly hitting civilian targets. As scientists flee American institutions, Europe is trying to woo them (10:29). And Brit ... Show More
22m 37s
Feb 2023
Next Year in Moscow 1: This damn year
For Russians opposed to Vladimir Putin, everything changed the moment they awoke to news of the invasion of Ukraine a year ago. They felt a range of emotions: pain, fury and shame. And they had to figure out what to do next.  The Economist’s Arkady Ostrovsky has been speaking to ... Show More
34m 45s