it s two years since russia began its full scale invasion of ukraine, triggering the bloodiest conflict in europe since the second world war. but after 730 days of fighting, who has the upper hand? what is life like in ukraine and russia today, and when will the killing end? the global news podcast and ukrainecast have come together to answer your questions. ukrainecast from bbc news. hello, i m oliver conway from the global news podcast. i m vitaly shevchenko, the co presenter from ukrainecast in the ukrainecast studio. i m olga robinson from bbc verify, also in the ukrainecast studio. i m lyse doucet, the bbc s chief international- correspondent and i m back. in the ukrainian capital, kyiv. and i m steven rosenberg, the bbc s russia editor and i m in moscow. thank you all forjoining us. we have had lots of questions from listeners to the global podcast, and ukrainecast. thank you all. we will try to answer as many as we can. hello, i m derek from london in the uk. is there
thank you all. we will try to answer as many as we can. hello, i m derek from london in the uk. is there really a stalemate in ukraine at the moment? this is angela from - auckland in new zealand. could you talk please - about the changes, zelensky s strategy with the departure of zaluzhnyi, the general. in charge of the army? well, lyse, first of all, is there a stalemate on the battlefield or has the tide turned in favour of russia? i will answer the question about the stalemate, and i will partially be answering the second question. it was general zaluzhnyi the last commander in chief who used the words stalemate in an interview and it is said to have angered president zelensky. he felt it was too negative a description of the situation along the front line. president zelensky himself recently went to visit his troops in the east. he described the situation as extremely difficult. he is saying the russian forces are pressing ahead in at least five directions. and he believ
and the global news podcast. it is two years since russia began its full scale invasion of ukraine, triggering the bloodiest conflict in europe since the second world war. but after 730 days of fighting, who has the upper hand? what is life like in ukraine and russia today, and when will the killing end? the global news podcast and ukrainecast have come together to answer your questions. hello, i m oliver conway from the global news podcast. i m vitaly shevchenko, the co presenter from ukrainecast in the ukrainecast studio. i m olga robinson from bbc verify, also in the ukrainecast studio. i m lyse doucet, the bbc s chief international- correspondent and i m back. in the ukrainian capital, kyiv. and i m steven rosenberg, the bbc s russia editor and i m in moscow. thank you all forjoining us. we have had lots of questions from listeners to the global podcast, and ukrainecast. thank you all. we will try to answer as many as we can. hello, i m derek from london in the uk. is the
tonight s attack was specifically against militia leadership. this is causing some diplomatic trouble for the u.s. look, it was a mess what happened here, but we re cleaning it up. vote comes to the floor. turns out border security is actually not a risk to our national security. it is just a talking point for the election. thank you also for the kind messages of support for catherine and for my father. especially in recent days. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us from the united states and all around the world. i m bianca nobilo. max has the day off. it is thursday, february 8, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington, d.c. where we re just hours away from the u.s. supreme court taking up the first case that could impact this year s presidential election. it is a crucial hearing to determine whether states can classify donald trump as an insurrectionist and thereby dis
here in the united states and all around the world. i m live from hong kong. ahead on cnn newsroom the biden administration tries to to contain the fallout from the special counsel s report. what they re saying about the u.s. president s mental fitness. fears that rafah could become a zone of bloodshed and destruction as israel s prime minister tells the military to plan for a mass evacuation in the area where thousands have fled. and we ll take you live to tokyo where taylor swift is kicking off her final concert receiver dashing back to the u.s. and the super bowl. we begin this hour focused on washington where the white house is crying foul and pushing back on language used in a new report on the president s handling of classified information. if the charges it s that charges were not warranted but sparked controversy for suggesting age and lack of mental fitness caused him to forget some details during his interviews with special counsel robert hur. white house