Putin’s Folly: Reporting on Two Years of the Russia-Ukraine War

Assistant Comment Editor at The Telegraph Co-presenter of Ukraine: The Latest'

Since Russia launched its brutal invasion of Ukraine two years ago. The Telegraph has reported on the war every weekday on its award-winning podcast Ukraine: The Latest. With over 70 million downloads, it is one of the most popular news podcasts in the US and UK, and is considered the most respected podcast on the conflict on both sides of the Atlantic.

Francis Dearnley is Assistant Comment Editor at the Telegraph and one of the co-presenters of Ukraine: The Latest. Prior to working as a journalist, he was Chief of Staff to the Chair of the Prime Minister's Policy Board. He studied History at Cambridge. and a particular focus of his work is how the past shines a light on diplomatic, political, and strategic developments in geopolitics. He was personally sanctioned by the Kremlin for his work in Autumn 2023.

He will be giving a short talk followed by a Q&A.