Trump blames Zelensky for ‘starting’ war & Ukraine ‘strikes back’ with huge attack on Russia
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 15 April 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,147.
Today, as Ukraine launches a huge drone attack against Russia’s Kursk region, we assess President Trump’s remarks that President Zelensky “started” the war, and consider the dark arts of the Kremlin’s diplomatic corps.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X
Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.
Content Referenced:
Our sister podcast, Battle Lines, looking at wider global affairs:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/battle-lines/
Washington: ‘Absurd’ for Zelensky to say US is siding with Russia (The Telegraph):
I Trained With Russian Diplomats. I Can Tell You How They Work (The Moscow Times):
Sumy Oblast governor confirms award ceremony plans ahead of Russian strike but denies responsibility (Kyiv Independent):
Aides Push Trump to Adopt Tougher Approach With Moscow (The Wall Street Journal):
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/aides-push-trump-to-adopt-tougher-approach-with-moscow-a0d20e65
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Francis Dernley, and this is Ukraine the latest. |
| 0:06.0 | Today, as Ukraine launches a huge drone attack against Russia's Kursk region, |
| 0:12.0 | we assess President Trump's remarks that President Zelenskyy started the war, |
| 0:17.0 | and consider the dark arts of the Kremlin's diplomatic corps. |
| 0:23.6 | bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:33.1 | It's the worst carnage that this world has seen since World War II. |
| 0:38.0 | Absolutely fascinating. |
| 0:39.2 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for a hundred years. |
| 0:44.2 | We can't as European, let's gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 0:48.7 | Nobody's going to break us. |
| 0:50.7 | We're strong. |
| 0:51.9 | Where Ukraine is. |
| 0:54.3 | It's Tuesday, the 15th of April, three years and 51 days since the full-scale invasion began. |
| 1:02.3 | And today I'm joined by our associate editor of Defence, Dominic Nichols, |
| 1:06.0 | and our senior foreign correspondent, Roland Oliphant. |
| 1:09.4 | But first, over to Dom, for the latest battlefield development. |
| 1:16.3 | Well, thanks, Francis. Hello, everybody. Let's start in Kursk region of Russia. So Russia has accused |
| 1:22.8 | Ukraine of launching a massive, in their words, massive drone attack on the Kursk region overnight. |
| 1:27.6 | They say it killed one and injured nine. |
| 1:30.5 | Moscow's defence ministry said this morning 109 drones were downed over the region. |
| 1:36.2 | In a statement, the region's administration said Kursk has been subjected to a massive enemy attack overnight. |
| 1:42.6 | Unfortunately, an 85-year-old woman died. |
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