A Moscow car bomb and Putin’s telethon
There’s lots of news from Moscow where a Russian general died on Monday morning after an explosive device planted under his car was detonate...
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20 of 506 episodesQ&A: Is this Europe’s last chance to bankroll Ukraine?
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that his army will struggle to fight on effectively if a crunch European summit ends witho...
Will Russia accept US-Ukraine peace proposals?
Volodymyr Zelensky has been in Berlin discussing peace proposals with the US, and he says they will be ready to present to Russia ‘within da...
Q&A: Could Ukraine hold wartime elections?
After a week in which Donald Trump called European leaders "weak" and questioned Ukraine's commitment to democracy, we look at whether his v...
What does the new US security strategy mean for Ukraine?
The newly published US ‘National Security Strategy’ is being seen by some as further evidence that in the era of Trump western nations are n...
Q&A: Zelensky is afraid, Russian billionaires and Europe’s strongest army
Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of attempting to stall peace talks this week, after Kremlin discussions with US diplomats ended without si...
Zelensky has lost his right-hand man, what now?
On Friday, Ukrainians woke up to the news that the home of presidential chief of staff and top peace negotiator, Andriy Yermak, was being se...
Q&A: How credible is the US peace plan?
The question on everyone’s minds this week is whether the war in Ukraine is any closer to coming to an end. We’ve dedicated the entire Q&A t...
Could a peace deal be close?
Ukraine has given its support to a peace deal following talks with the United States in Geneva, but some of the most sensitive issues are st...
What's in the leaked US-Russia peace plan?
Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine faces "a very difficult choice" amid reports of American pressure to accept a leaked peace deal apparent...
Explaining Ukraine to children: A special episode with Newsround
What do kids want to know about the war in Ukraine? On this special edition of Ukrainecast, we’re teaming up with Newsround (the BBC's child...
Bake Off’s Nataliia on leaving Ukraine, and family living under occupation
Nataliia Richardson won the hearts of viewers on this year's edition of the Great British Bake Off. Now, the fan-favourite is in the Ukraine...
Q&A: Corruption Scandal, AI Surrender Videos, and the International Space Station
Ukraine has been rocked by a major corruption scandal surrounding the country's energy sector, amidst ongoing Russian attacks on electricity...
Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina on Russian prisons and living in exile
Maria Alyokhina, founding member of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot, joins Vitaly in the Ukrainecast studio to talk about her experience in...
Q&A: Russia advances on Pokrovsk, Ukraine digs in, and sanctions start to bite
While Russia makes advances on the strategic city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, Western sanctions on Russian oil have begun to impact how...
Serving on the frontline as a teenager
Sophia Yanchevska is a nineteen-year-old combat medic working on the frontline in Ukraine. She has been speaking to Lucy about seeing the wa...
Q&A: Frozen assets, the Baltic Sea, and a fresh ceasefire push
After an EU decision to use frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine was postponed until December, discussion among European leaders returned to...
How dangerous is Russia’s nuclear powered missile?
This week, Moscow's top general has claimed that Russia has tested a low-flying experimental nuclear-powered cruise missile. It is said to b...
Q&A: Trump's sanctions, Putin's nuclear drills, and Zelensky's poll ratings
In the last week, Volodymyr Zelensky failed to secure long-range Tomahawk missiles from Donald Trump during a reportendly heated meeting. Th...
What really happened in the Trump-Zelensky meeting?
Despite suggestions of an agreement on the supply of long-range Tomahawk missiles, President Zelensky went back to Kyiv empty handed after h...