The fall of Zelensky’s right hand man - a reboot for Kyiv or costly shake-up? www.bbc.com/news/article...

Andriy Yermak, President Zelensky’s right hand man, resigns after anti corruption investigators raided his home. “We will reboot the presidential office,” claimed Zelensky. Will it have the same effect on peace negotiations?

As Andriy Yermak negotiates Ukraine’s future with Zelensky, anti-corruption investigators search his home in Kyiv. While not implicated, the President’s chief of staff is widely accused of being linked to several senior figures who allegedly skimmed $100m from public projects.

Even by today’s geopolitical standards, it’s been a confusing week. Fascinating to host some of the BBC’s best as we explore the core question: whether peace in Ukraine is any closer? With Lyse Doucet, @sarahrainsfordbbc.bsky.social @bbcstever.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

🇺🇸”Ukraine has agreed to a peace deal” 🇺🇦 “the President will complete final steps & make a deal” 🇷🇺 “We have seen no revised agreement and some points require clarification” The growing political squeeze on Kyiv: 🎥 @mattgodtv

Filmmaker @mstyslavchernov won an Oscar for covering Russia’s siege of Mariupol. The land being discussed in the peace talks are places of his childhood. “Ukraine is not only land, Ukraine is a community,” he said. “As long as that idea survives, Ukraine will survive.”

"Today is one of the most difficult moments in our history" says the Ukrainian President who stayed to lead his country against Russia's invasion. It seems he and his European allies are willing to reject Donald Trump's Russia-favoured peace plan, and risk the consequences of losing vital aid.

It seems Ukraine is once again being forced to accept a Russia-US brokered peace deal that amounts to Moscow’s maximalist demands & Kyiv’s capitulation. Two unknowns: whether Trump saw Zelensky’s corruption scandal as political opportunity, and what will happen if he refuses.

Popped on @adamfleming.bsky.social ‘s 25 hour podcast-a-thon for BBC Children in Need. He’s covering *all* of the news bases and is looking fresh! Mind you he’s only four hours in. Streaming live on BBC iPlayer & BBC Sounds

After huge losses, Russian forces are entering Pokrovsk from the south. They also claim to be inside Kupiansk. When President Trump suggests he might let Kyiv and Moscow “fight it out”, it means Ukrainian towns gradually being captured or destroyed.

"You're in this cauldron of pressure. Then you get out, and you're a fish out of water. I couldn't enjoy anything. It was like living through a perspex screen" War's toll: James Waterhouse and Patrick share their post-traumatic stress 🎧 The General and The Journalist podfollow.com/the-general-...

We are delighted to announce that James Waterhouse – BBC Ukraine correspondent – will be giving the address at this year's #Journalists_Service "Conflict & Calling" next Tue 11 Nov. www.stbrides.com/events/journ...

Good to reflect on the stresses of the early invasion, and how good people, and recognising bad habits helped me navigate them. www.thetimes.com/life-style/c...

Trump described his call with Putin as “productive”, but for whom? Russia potentially delays or avoids the deployment of Tomahawk missiles, while Ukraine’s infrastructure is again pounded. There will have to be dramatic progress for Hungary not to be Alaska part II.

After Gaza, is Trump turning his attention to Ukraine? @vicderbyshire.bsky.social & I discuss on Ukrainecast. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Usually the French President has a Prime Minister to help them govern, but after five in two years, @EmmanuelMacron is today hosting all party leaders at the Elysee Palace. One paper has called it a “poker play” for a compromise, but will they want to?

“I can kill and not be convicted” As Ukraine’s search for motivated men deepens, we meet the growing number convicts swapping prison for the frontlines. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

“I can kill and not be convicted” As Ukraine’s search for motivated men deepens, we meet the growing number convicts swapping prison for the frontlines. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Just the 70 Russian drones still airborne this Sunday morning. Another restless night for Ukrainian cities. Thankfully no deaths reported this time.

Ukraine’s wartime leader wants to remain just that: telling Axios he’d be willing to hold elections during a ceasefire, and that he wouldn’t seek re-election.

Zelensky warns of a widening war as Trump changes his tone, but not his actions.

At the UN 🇺🇳 Trump was unequivocal on NATO shooting down encroaching Russian jets, but vague on US back up. He’d also “know in a month” whether he trusts Putin. Their relationship is a world away from February, but Zelensky palpably wants him to get tougher with Moscow.

How do you deal with Russian fighter jets flying into NATO airspace? “Shoot them down” says Czech President Petr Pavel. Turkey did just that in 2015, and it didn’t happen again. Only now Europe doesn’t want to find itself in confrontation with Russia, without an ambiguous US.

Trump: “I thought it would have been easiest war to solve but President Putin has let me down, he’s really let me down”

What is the “coalition of the willing” willing to do? 26/35 to supply troops after a Ukraine ceasefire (not 🇵🇱 or 🇮🇹) Tougher sanctions if 🇷🇺 doesn’t negotiate 🇪🇺membership for Ukraine What 🇺🇸 is prepared to contribute will determine whether peace is remotely possible.

Security guarantees, ceasefires & Putin’s Trump whispering. A Q & A with @bbcstever.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

After years of being separated by a border and awful war, today I finally met @bbcstever.bsky.social It was worth the wait.

President Zelensky makes it to the meeting stage this time.

The Oval Office: take 2 Will the awaiting European leaders be welcome additions? Or much-needed back up?

Bypassing a ceasefire is a blow to Europe. Continued fighting suits Russia and not Ukraine. But Trump reportedly raised Ukraine security guarantees “inspired by NATO’s article 5” If Russia keeps the land it’s taken, the whole weight of the West could prevent more being lost.

Territory? Security guarantees? “Opportunities”? A #Ukrainecast Q & A on what might be discussed between Trump & Putin. With Jamie Coomarasamy, Olga Robinson, RUSI’s Matthew Savill & me. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Europe’s message ahead of the Trump-Putin meeting? *Don’t negotiate without us…and start with a ceasefire* Broken down on #Newscast on BBC Sounds www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Latest from Brussels: Why Zelensky could still attend the Trump-Putin meeting, but the rest of Europe is shut out: www.bbc.com/news/article...

Latest from Brussels: Why Zelensky could still attend the Trump-Putin meeting, but the rest of Europe is shut out: www.bbc.com/news/article...

As things stand, Trump will meet Putin to discuss, in part, the trading of Ukrainian territory for Ukrainian territory. Zelensky will be involved, just not yet says Washington. Its previously said Europe won’t be part of the talks at all.

A privilege to be invited to Harlequins to discuss resilience with the men’s squad. And for letting me to slip in this Darwin quote: “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.”

Could Trump's ceasefire deadline be near? "India isn’t only buying Russian Oil, they’re selling it," he claims. "They don’t care how many Ukrainians are killed by the Russian war machine. I will be substantially raising the Tariff they pay the US.” 🇮🇳 calls it "unjustified"

Ukraine’s parliament has decisively passed a law that puts the country’s two independent anti-corruption bodies under direct government oversight. Zelensky says it’s to rid them of Russian influence, but there’ve been demonstrations across different cities, and the EU is not impressed.

Another Trump deadline, Zelensky’s reshuffle and French reluctance to buy US weapons for Ukraine. The latest #Ukrainecast 🔊 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

On the FT's report that Trump asked Zelensky if Ukraine could hit Moscow with missiles, White House Press Karoline Leavitt tells the BBC: “The President was merely asking a question, not encouraging further killing. He’s working tirelessly to stop the killing and end this war.”

Donald Trump finally swaps appeasement for strength as he tries to stop Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Billions of dollars’ worth of US air defences, missiles and ammunition will be sent to Ukrainian forces via NATO. It keeps Kyiv in the fight, but will Moscow want to end it?

Trump’s latest stance, Ukrainian infighting & Turkey’s tightrope. Your questions answered on Ukrainecast: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Before the 7/7 London attacks I worked at a gym in Aylesbury, where I met on of the suicide bombers, Germaine Lindsay. He was quiet, regularly trained, and once challenged me to an arm wrestle. I declined. I’d no inkling he was capable of killing 26 people & injuring 340.

After telling the BBC he “would look at” supplying Ukraine with Patriot Air Defences, Donald Trump has paused some US weapons packages for Kyiv, which include air defences.

A change of scene for me this summer; working with the BBC Bureau teams across Europe for a few weeks. First stop: the ever-growing number of migrants making the perilous journey across the channel to the UK.

As the world’s gaze shifted to other wars, Russia reportedly launched 5,331 drones at Ukrainian cities, the most in a month. In May, it was 4,003. As American military aid starts to wane, The White House is still refusing to sell more Patriot air defence systems to Kyiv.

Trump’s moral compass, war crimes & the NATO summit. A Ukrainecast Q & A: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

In Kyiv there are countless members of the US military and State Department. You wonder what they make of their President warning, without condemnation, that Vladimir Putin “will have to respond” to Ukraine’s drone attack last weekend.

#Ukrainecast - how has the ‘Spider web’ drone attack hurt Russia? With James Waterhouse & me www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

A Ukrainian Trojan horse? Sources in Ukraine’s Security Service say they’ve destroyed more than 40 Russian bombers on four different air bases. According to reports, the drones were launched from a lorry as the unsuspecting driver refuelled. Appears significant.