How lifting missile restrictions could shift Ukraine’s frozen frontline

解除导弹限制可能如何改变乌克兰的僵持前线

World in 10

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2025-05-27

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As Western allies remove range restrictions on Ukraine’s use of weapons, The Times’ defence editor Larisa Brown unpacks how launching missiles deeper into Russia might change the trajectory of the conflict. She also takes us inside the training of Ukrainian soldiers on British soil. The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists.  Watch more: www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio  Read more: www.thetimes.com  Photo: Getty Images Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Welcome to the World in 10.

  • In an increasingly uncertain world, this is The Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security.

  • Today with me, Laura Cook and Stuart Willey.

  • Ukraine has long complained it's hamstrung by range restrictions on the weapons it's supplied by Western allies,

  • restrictions that blocked them from being used deep into Russian territory.

  • Now Germany's Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has announced that his country,

  • as well as Britain, France and the US, have lifted those restrictions.

  • His comments came after a weekend where Ukraine was hit by the biggest drone and missile strikes of the war,

  • three nights of Russian attacks that killed at least 18 people.

  • Joining us to talk through this shift in how Ukraine can use Western missiles is The Times' defence editor,

  • Larissa Brown.

  • Larissa, were you surprised by this move?

  • Well, it's a bit of a strange timing, really, because, you know, from our perspective...