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Day 759. 

Today, we bring you the latest news from across Ukraine, look further into the history and context that inform the aftermath of the terror attack in Russia last Friday and we speak to The Kyiv Independent’s, Danylo Mokryk about his new documentary that asks the question - is Russia committing genocide in Ukraine?

Contributors:

David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @djknowles22 on X.

Dominic Nicholls(Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor) @FrancisDearnley on X.

Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.

With thanks to:

Danylo Mokryk, a reporter with the War Crimes Team of the Kyiv Independent. @DMokryk on X.

Articles & Interviews Referenced: 

Russia supplies oil to North Korea as UN sanctions regime nears ‘collapse’ (Financial Times)

https://www.ft.com/content/df23a473-ea0b-4882-be19-048ae0d501d2

Russia is winning the global grain war (Politico)

https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-winning-global-grain-war-farmer-ukraine-putin-agriculture/

Redesigning the UK’s security apparatus for a more prosperous future (Alan Turing Institute)

https://cetas.turing.ac.uk/publications/emerging-shadows-redesigning-uks-security-apparatus-more-prosperous-future 

Francis's Interview with Danilov:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fxFRcrJfc4

Is Russia committing genocide in Ukraine?

https://kyivindependent.com/destroy-in-whole-or-in-part-is-russia-committing-genocide-in-ukraine/

Is Russia trying to destroy the Ukrainian nation?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJBnIRLYLZk

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On today's podcast:

(1) The UK and Switzerland will sign an agreement around financial services on Thursday, a post-Brexit accord to deepen ties between their respective financial centers.

(2)  An escalation of attacks on marine vessels in the Red Sea is causing widespread trade disruption as the world's biggest vessel owners take alternative longer routes, sending shipping rates soaring.

(3) European Union finance chiefs ended months of wrangling over fiscal rigor to agree on new rules that will aim to rein in debt and define the bloc's ability to invest in key sectors such as defense for years to come.

(4) Citigroup has decided to exit the distressed-debt trading business, the latest retrenchment in Chief Executive Officer Jane Fraser's effort to reshape the firm in pursuit of higher returns.

(5) With aid from allies increasingly in doubt, companies are stepping in to support Ukraine's war economy. 

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Reports of crimes targeting Jews, Muslims and Arabs have risen around the world in since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, and the Israeli military’s retaliatory operation in Gaza. While previous conflicts in the Middle East also sparked a backlash outside the region, this time it is more intense and the wave of hate may be far from cresting, according to advocacy groups, former law enforcement officials and analysts. In this Bloomberg Radio special report, Stephen Carroll examines how these communities are confronting a global surge in hate speech and hate crimes.

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Day 627.

Today, we bring you the latest updates from the frontlines, discuss financial support for Ukraine & I interview Ukrainian journalist Inna Gadzynska about her work tracking Ukrainian artefacts and treasures that end up in Russian museums.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.

Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former British Army colonel). @HamishDBG on Twitter.

With thanks to Inna Gadzynska (Editor at Texty.Org.UA). @Textyorgua_Eng on Twitter.

Inna's article is here: https://texty.org.ua/d/2023/stolen_heritage/en/

Find out more: 

The Russian Stability Tracker

https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/the-russia-stability-tracker-nov23

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On today's podcast:

1) Israel widened its ground offensive on the second day of expanded Israeli ground fighting in Gaza.

2) Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu comes under criticism over his unwillingness to accept responsibility for apparently failing to anticipate the deadly Oct. 7 attack by Hamas.

3) HSBC has announced a 3 billion-dollar share buyback in its latest results. The bank reported pretax profits of 7.71 billion dollars for the the third quarter - that's less than the estimated 8.1 billion.

4) Australia has walked away for the second time in three months from talks with the European Union toward a free trade deal, almost certainly pushing any agreement into next year or beyond.

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Day 560. 

Today, we bring you updates from the front lines, analyse the continuing strikes on Ukrainian ports in the region south-west of Odesa, and hear from our senior Foreign Correspondent Roland Oliphant who was on the ground in Izmail, Ukraine.

Francis' video episode of Defence in Depth on 'Putin's Top 3 Lies: from WWII to modern Ukraine' can be found here:

https://youtu.be/_mdvqJy-zVk?si=Ky8-NpSdhD6bDMhG

Contributors:

David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.

Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.

Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on Twitter.

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Day 384.

Today, we bring you updates from the front line, analyse yesterday’s confrontation between an American drone and Russian jets in the Black Sea and we look again at questions of nuclear escalation.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.

Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.

Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former NATO Commander).

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Day 382.

Today, we analyse the latest updates Ukraine, chat to Estonia’s ambassador to the UK & Francis Dearnley interviews an Oscar-winning director about his work in supporting Ukraine.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.

Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor).

With thanks to Michel Hazanavicius.

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On today's podcast:

1) Thousands of job cuts are on the way at Meta

2) China calls the US approach to Beijing a 'reckless gamble'

3) A push to ban TikTok could be introduced in the Senate today  

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In today's episode, Andy & DJ are joined in the studio by AJ (@dreamrare). They discuss the election fraud that flipped the results in the Colorado election, Democrats pressuring Disney to run abortion ads on Hulu, and China's warning to Nancy Pelosi if she attempts to make a trip to Taiwan.