The BBC’s only English language programme entirely dedicated to the war in Ukraine and its fallout, Ukrainecast is your go-to podcast which investigates the biggest issues around the conflict: Could Putin push the nuclear button? How could Donald Trump end the war in 24 hours? What is the price for peace? The podcast is hosted by Newsnight presenter Victoria Derbyshire and BBC Monitoring’s Vitaly Shevchenko. Ukrainecast covers the most important topics around the conflict and speaks to the real people who’ve lived through several years of war. It also brings you agenda-setting interviews with special guests each week such a...
A Moscow car bomb and Putin’s telethon
32 mins; December 23, 2025
Q&A: Is this Europe’s last chance to bankroll Ukraine?
26 mins; December 18, 2025
Will Russia accept US-Ukraine peace proposals?
28 mins; December 16, 2025
Q&A: Could Ukraine hold wartime elections?
27 mins; December 11, 2025
What does the new US security strategy mean for Ukraine?
29 mins; December 09, 2025
Q&A: Zelensky is afraid, Russian billionaires and Europe’s strongest army
27 mins; December 04, 2025
Zelensky has lost his right-hand man, what now?
24 mins; December 02, 2025
Q&A: How credible is the US peace plan?
30 mins; November 27, 2025
Could a peace deal be close?
32 mins; November 25, 2025
What's in the leaked US-Russia peace plan?
17 mins; November 21, 2025
Explaining Ukraine to children: A special episode with Newsround
37 mins; November 19, 2025
Bake Off’s Nataliia on leaving Ukraine, and family living under occupation
24 mins; November 18, 2025
Q&A: Corruption Scandal, AI Surrender Videos, and the International Space Station
28 mins; November 13, 2025
Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina on Russian prisons and living in exile
38 mins; November 11, 2025
Q&A: Russia advances on Pokrovsk, Ukraine digs in, and sanctions start to bite
26 mins; November 06, 2025
Serving on the frontline as a teenager
32 mins; November 04, 2025
Q&A: Frozen assets, the Baltic Sea, and a fresh ceasefire push
25 mins; October 30, 2025
How dangerous is Russia’s nuclear powered missile?
29 mins; October 28, 2025
Q&A: Trump's sanctions, Putin's nuclear drills, and Zelensky's poll ratings
29 mins; October 23, 2025
What really happened in the Trump-Zelensky meeting?
36 mins; October 21, 2025
Q&A: Tomahawk missiles, the drone race, and Ukrainian Halloween
27 mins; October 16, 2025
After Gaza, is Trump turning his attention to Ukraine?
31 mins; October 14, 2025
Q&A: Proxy wars, drone walls, and Russian supply lines
30 mins; October 09, 2025
Is Russia using my childhood home as a military base?
20 mins; October 07, 2025
Q&A: Russia's veto power, Nato's Article 5, and Putin's succession plan
29 mins; October 02, 2025
The surgeons treating frontline soldiers: “Every day is a mass casualty incident”
33 mins; September 30, 2025
Q&A: Trump’s UN turnaround, Zelensky’s weapons warning, and Putin assassination plots
26 mins; September 25, 2025
Is Nato ready to shoot down Russian jets?
20 mins; September 23, 2025
Q&A: Trump & King Charles, Russian oil and a lesson on drones
28 mins; September 18, 2025
Why is Trump making deals with Belarus?
36 mins; September 16, 2025
Q&A: Russian drones in Poland and what it means for Nato
25 mins; September 11, 2025
A government building struck in Kyiv and a new threat from Trump
30 mins; September 09, 2025
Q&A: Putin in China, EU aspirations and western escalation
27 mins; September 04, 2025
As Putin meets Xi, is China invested in Russia's invasion?
20 mins; September 02, 2025
Q&A: Kyiv strikes, Putin's legitimacy and China's nuclear stance
31 mins; August 28, 2025
What does diplomatic deadlock mean for Donbas?
34 mins; August 26, 2025
Q&A: Security Guarantees, Ukrainian Elections and Putin's Trump Whispering
31 mins; August 21, 2025
Can Trump persuade Putin to meet Zelensky?
30 mins; August 19, 2025
What did we learn from the Trump-Putin summit?
31 mins; August 16, 2025
Q&A: The Trump-Putin Alaska Preview
33 mins; August 14, 2025
Trump-Putin Summit: What are Ukrainians expecting?
25 mins; August 12, 2025
Will a Trump-Putin summit lead to a ceasefire?
27 mins; August 08, 2025
Trump goes nuclear, Putin goes quiet
23 mins; August 05, 2025
Q&A: Trump vs Medvedev, a US defection and revisiting the minerals deal
27 mins; July 31, 2025
Can Zelensky recover from nationwide protests?
34 mins; July 29, 2025
Q&A: Big protests, brief talks and pressure on Zelensky
25 mins; July 24, 2025
Secondary tariffs explained: can they hurt Russia?
25 mins; July 22, 2025
Q&A: Another deadline, Zelensky's reshuffle, and France snubs Trump?
25 mins; July 17, 2025
Did Trump ask Zelensky to hit Moscow?
34 mins; July 15, 2025
Q&A: Trump turns on Putin, Ukrainian infighting, and Turkey's diplomatic tightrope
25 mins; July 10, 2025
Surviving Russia’s record drone attacks
20 mins; July 08, 2025
Q&A: Suspended US weapons, Macron-Putin call and Russian opposition
24 mins; July 03, 2025
The Ukrainian reporter who captivated Trump
26 mins; July 01, 2025
Q&A: Trump's moral compass, the Nato summit and war crimes
25 mins; June 26, 2025
Is Ukraine on Trump's Nato agenda?
32 mins; June 24, 2025
Q&A: Middle East escalation, Russia’s threat to Nato and fibre optic drones
23 mins; June 19, 2025
What does the Iran-Israel conflict mean for Ukraine?
23 mins; June 17, 2025
Q&A: Russian POWs, counting casualties and DIY bomb shelters
24 mins; June 12, 2025
Prisoner swaps: Anastasia's story
24 mins; June 10, 2025
Q&A: Laser weapons, Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ and Poland’s new president
23 mins; June 05, 2025
How has the ‘Spider Web’ drone attack hurt Russia?
28 mins; June 03, 2025
Q&A: Taurus missiles, kidnapped children, and the state of Russia’s military
22 mins; May 29, 2025
Ukrainians react as Trump slams Putin
25 mins; May 27, 2025
Q&A: Peace deadlines, US sanctions and Russia's threat to Finland
21 mins; May 22, 2025
What’s next after the Trump-Putin call?
25 mins; May 20, 2025
The Ukraine-Russia peace talks begin
16 mins; May 16, 2025
No Putin, no Trump, but talks to begin?
19 mins; May 15, 2025
What do we actually know about the Istanbul peace talks?
28 mins; May 13, 2025
Will Putin meet Zelensky in Turkey?
18 mins; May 12, 2025
Q&A: Victory Day, Xi Jinping and Moscow dog-walking
29 mins; May 08, 2025
Victory Day: Has Putin hijacked Russian remembrance?
25 mins; May 06, 2025
Q&A: Minerals deal, security guarantees and Nato membership
31 mins; May 01, 2025
100 Days of Trump: Peacemaker or time-waster?
33 mins; April 29, 2025
Q&A: Trump's peace plan, Crimea and the latest Kyiv attack
33 mins; April 24, 2025
What happens if the US pulls out of peace talks?
29 mins; April 22, 2025
Life as a BBC bureau chief in Moscow and Kyiv
28 mins; April 17, 2025
Viktoria's Story: Three years on
30 mins; April 15, 2025
Your Questions Answered: Witkoff meets Putin, Chinese soldiers and Russia’s economy
26 mins; April 11, 2025
Are Chinese soldiers fighting for Putin’s Russia?
23 mins; April 08, 2025
Your Questions Answered: Putin's endgame, Ukrainian elections and North Koreans
32 mins; April 04, 2025
Is Trump losing patience with Putin?
29 mins; April 01, 2025
Your Questions Answered: Trump's next move, Black Sea ceasefire and the Arctic
27 mins; March 28, 2025
Russia and Ukraine agree Black Sea Ceasefire
23 mins; March 25, 2025
Your Questions Answered: Zelensky's popularity, the UN and how Trump called Putin
24 mins; March 21, 2025
Trump calls Putin
21 mins; March 18, 2025
Your Questions Answered: Putin, Witkoff and ceasefire plans
20 mins; March 14, 2025
Putin responds to Trump’s ceasefire plan
13 mins; March 13, 2025
Ukraine backs ceasefire plan, but will Russia?
16 mins; March 11, 2025
Could Ukraine lose ground in Kursk?
22 mins; March 10, 2025
Your Questions Answered: Trump, Europe and Peace
32 mins; March 07, 2025
Can Ukraine survive without US military aid?
23 mins; March 04, 2025
Is a truce between Ukraine and Russia possible?
21 mins; March 03, 2025
Trump and Zelensky clash in the Oval Office
29 mins; February 28, 2025
Starmer meets Trump in Washington
29 mins; February 27, 2025
Starmer boosts defence spending: Will it impress Trump and help Ukraine?
23 mins; February 25, 2025
Three Years On: Decision makers reflect
28 mins; February 24, 2025
Three Years On: Is peace possible?
26 mins; February 23, 2025
Your Questions Answered: Trump, Putin and minerals