Luke Harding

There are other more cool-headed Ukrainians who think that Trump will be a disaster, that he will sell out Ukraine, to Russia and essentially enforce a kind of capitulation light, some kind of deal where Ukraine gives up territory, makes a commitment not to join NATO, and so on. But the countdown is on until January the 20th. We don't really quite know what's going to happen.

Yeah, there's been a long and difficult and contentious conversation that has been happening since really last year, or if not before, where Zelensky and his team have been asking the White House, the Biden White House, for permission to carry out deep strikes inside Russia using attackams, using long-range American systems which are highly effective and highly accurate.

Yeah, there's been a long and difficult and contentious conversation that has been happening since really last year, or if not before, where Zelensky and his team have been asking the White House, the Biden White House, for permission to carry out deep strikes inside Russia using attackams, using long-range American systems which are highly effective and highly accurate.

Yeah, there's been a long and difficult and contentious conversation that has been happening since really last year, or if not before, where Zelensky and his team have been asking the White House, the Biden White House, for permission to carry out deep strikes inside Russia using attackams, using long-range American systems which are highly effective and highly accurate.

And Jake Sullivan, the National Security Advisor, you know, Biden, have basically said no, no, no, no, no, no, no. And to the point where really I think To some degree, you can say it's spoiled the relationship between Biden and Zelensky because it's become mistrustful.

And Jake Sullivan, the National Security Advisor, you know, Biden, have basically said no, no, no, no, no, no, no. And to the point where really I think To some degree, you can say it's spoiled the relationship between Biden and Zelensky because it's become mistrustful.

And Jake Sullivan, the National Security Advisor, you know, Biden, have basically said no, no, no, no, no, no, no. And to the point where really I think To some degree, you can say it's spoiled the relationship between Biden and Zelensky because it's become mistrustful.

Various official, Pentagon officials, other officials, complaining loudly about the Ukrainians, about their rudeness, about their... military failings and so on. And the Ukrainians for whom this war is existential, you know, bear in mind that people are dying every night. Russian missiles are striking all the time, killing civilians, killing kids, killing families.

Various official, Pentagon officials, other officials, complaining loudly about the Ukrainians, about their rudeness, about their... military failings and so on. And the Ukrainians for whom this war is existential, you know, bear in mind that people are dying every night. Russian missiles are striking all the time, killing civilians, killing kids, killing families.

Various official, Pentagon officials, other officials, complaining loudly about the Ukrainians, about their rudeness, about their... military failings and so on. And the Ukrainians for whom this war is existential, you know, bear in mind that people are dying every night. Russian missiles are striking all the time, killing civilians, killing kids, killing families.

They are saying, you know, just give us these tools. And finally, in the very twilight of his presidency, after Kamala Harris lost the election with Trump on the horizon, the White House has allowed these strikes and Ukraine has wasted no time in whacking strategic targets. So there's a real sense that the tempo of war is stepping up, not that it's ever been slack. It's always been pretty busy.

They are saying, you know, just give us these tools. And finally, in the very twilight of his presidency, after Kamala Harris lost the election with Trump on the horizon, the White House has allowed these strikes and Ukraine has wasted no time in whacking strategic targets. So there's a real sense that the tempo of war is stepping up, not that it's ever been slack. It's always been pretty busy.

They are saying, you know, just give us these tools. And finally, in the very twilight of his presidency, after Kamala Harris lost the election with Trump on the horizon, the White House has allowed these strikes and Ukraine has wasted no time in whacking strategic targets. So there's a real sense that the tempo of war is stepping up, not that it's ever been slack. It's always been pretty busy.

Yeah, I mean, the question is a fair one, but the paradigm is completely wrong. I mean, we just have to sort of go back to basics here. Russia invaded Ukraine more than 10 years ago when an ex-Crimean started a kind of covert military operation in the east of the country and seized the cities of Donetsk and Luhansk.

Yeah, I mean, the question is a fair one, but the paradigm is completely wrong. I mean, we just have to sort of go back to basics here. Russia invaded Ukraine more than 10 years ago when an ex-Crimean started a kind of covert military operation in the east of the country and seized the cities of Donetsk and Luhansk.

Yeah, I mean, the question is a fair one, but the paradigm is completely wrong. I mean, we just have to sort of go back to basics here. Russia invaded Ukraine more than 10 years ago when an ex-Crimean started a kind of covert military operation in the east of the country and seized the cities of Donetsk and Luhansk.

So Russia's been escalating all the way through. And then, of course, in February 2022, it launched the biggest war, land war, in Europe since 1945, with shock and awe, with tank divisions trying to capture Kyiv, with a multi-pronged invasion.

So Russia's been escalating all the way through. And then, of course, in February 2022, it launched the biggest war, land war, in Europe since 1945, with shock and awe, with tank divisions trying to capture Kyiv, with a multi-pronged invasion.

So Russia's been escalating all the way through. And then, of course, in February 2022, it launched the biggest war, land war, in Europe since 1945, with shock and awe, with tank divisions trying to capture Kyiv, with a multi-pronged invasion.

Which the Ukrainians, really to the surprise of America and other allies, kind of batted back.