He studied History at Cambridge University and on the podcast explores how the past shines a light on the latest diplomatic, political, and strategic developments. Prior to working as a journalist, he was Chief of Staff to the Chair of the Prime Minister’s Policy Board at the Houses of Parliament in London. He had operational deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan and Northern Ireland.įrancis is Assistant Comment Editor at the Telegraph. He previously served for 23 years in the British Army, in tank and helicopter units. He speaks French.ĭom is Associate Editor (Defence) at the Telegraph having joined in 2018. Previously he worked for the World Economic Forum in Geneva. Ukraine: The Latest’s regular contributors are:ĭavid is Head of Social Media at the Telegraph where he has worked for almost two years. We have been broadcasting ever since the full-scale invasion began. With over 30 million downloads, our Ukraine: The Latest podcast is your go-to source for all the latest analysis, live reaction and correspondents reporting on the ground. Every weekday the Telegraph’s top journalists analyse the invasion from all angles - military, humanitarian, political, economic, historical - and tell you what you need to know to stay updated. Listen to Ukraine: the Latest, The Telegraph’s daily podcast, using the audio player at the top of this article or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite podcast app. These are a raft of measures to tighten the sanctions regime, which will also create a root for sanctioned individuals to “do the right thing” by voluntarily donating frozen assets to a Ukrainian recovery fund. ![]() I think that’s a very important point that he’s making here, and this is something that Ukrainians have been very good at articulating to you, that this war is now a catalyst for transforming the country and throwing off the shackles of Russian influence, which has, of course, plagued them for a very long time.įrancis also looked at some of the pledges made at the conference, including those from Britain:īritain has set out a major package of financial support, including three billion dollars of World Bank loan guarantees, and has also announced that it will keep sanctions against Russia in place until the Kremlin has compensated Ukraine for the destruction it has caused, under new legislation introduced by the government. ![]() but he then spoke about the digitisation of the country, as well as judicial and anti-corruption reforms. He spoke about the quick steps needed immediately including finding places for people to live and rebuilding the destroyed Nova Kakhovka dam. It’s been extraordinary seeing the list of commitments made to the reconstruction of Ukraine, although interestingly President Zelenksy has said in an interview today that support needed was not just for the recovery, but for the transformation of Ukraine as well. Assistant Comment Editor, Francis Dearnley, brought updates from the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London today:
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