Putin steps up summer offensive against Ukraine

10/07/2025 19 min
Putin steps up summer offensive against Ukraine

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Russia’s attacks on Ukraine are escalating, both on the front lines and across urban centres. Ben Hall, the FT’s Europe editor, talks to military analyst Franz-Stefan Gady about Ukraine’s battle to hold onto territory until a ceasefire can be agreed. Clips: Channel 4; ABCFree links to on this topic:Russia attacks Ukraine’s draft officesRussia hits Ukraine with biggest air attack of the warNato’s summit cannot disguise Ukraine’s plightKyiv’s sleepless nights under fireSubscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.Presented by Ben Hall. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner and the executive producer is Flo Phillips.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.