Top 17 Russia Podcasts

The world’s most listened to, and award-winning, podcast covering the war in Ukraine.

Every weekday, the Telegraph's top journalists analyse the conflict from all angles – just as they have since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, when tanks, jets and troops crossed Ukraine's borders.

Downloaded over 100 million times and trusted by listeners worldwide, the team considers military strategy, history, weaponry, economics, refugee crises, culture, and daily life in Vladimir Putin's autocratic Russia and Volodymyr Zelensky's democratic Ukraine. Our correspondents on the ground talk to experts and civilians to cover every aspect of Russia's brutal invasion.

We are also available in both Ukrainian and Russian, so that people on both sides of the battle lines and across the region – including Central Asia and the Caucasus – have access to accurate reporting. We use cutting-edge AI technology to make this possible. Just search Україна: Останні Новини (Ukr) and Украина: Последние Новости (Ru) on your on your preferred podcast app to find them. Or find them here: https://linktr.ee/ukrainethelatest

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Arkady Ostrovsky travels across Europe and the Middle East speaking to free-thinking Russians who left when the shelling of Ukraine began in 2022 in this eight-part series. For them the war meant the future of Russia itself was now in doubt. Now they have to rebuild their lives and their hopes for Russia from exile. Can they get their country back?

Their stories help solve the mystery of why this senseless war began – and how it might end.

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A charismatic Russian woman arrives in the US on a mission to improve relations between the two countries, and she soon makes some powerful friends. But who is Maria Butina? And who is she working for? As Maria gets closer to the rich and connected she also attracts the attention of the FBI. In the politically charged world of US-Russia relations, everyone has secrets and almost nothing is what it seems. From Wondery, the makers of The Shrink Next Door and Dr. Death comes SPY AFFAIR a story about deception, appearances and betrayal. Hosted by Celia Aniskovich.

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Season 2 of Londongrad: Iran's Hit Squads.

Award-winning investigative reporter Paul Caruana Galizia returns to report the story of the foiled assassination attempts on British soil of Iranian nationals. Since January 2022, there has been an attempted assassination or kidnap at least once a month – all ordered by the Iranian government.

In this four-part series, Paul will delve into how these attempts unfolded, why they have become so prevalent and who is behind them. It's a story about Iran, about freedom of the press, but most of all, it’s about Britain – who the country chooses to protect and why.

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From the twisted mind of Vincent Alastair, Impala Films presents "The Lakes Of The Moon." Spanning multiple decades in time for a nightmarish journey laced with cosmic horror and weird science fiction. Volume 2 "Innervale" is currently releasing and takes place in a small Colorado town during the 1990s. Innervale seems like the sort of place where nothing exciting ever happens, but just below the surface lies a picture of a town rapidly sliding into corruption and terror!

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Meduza’s English-language podcast, The Naked Pravda highlights how our top reporting intersects with the wider research and expertise that exists about Russia. The broader context of Meduza’s in-depth, original journalism isn’t always clear, which is where this show comes in. Here you’ll hear from the world’s community of Russia experts, activists, and reporters about issues that are at the heart of Meduza’s stories and crucial to major events in and around Russia.

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Reforum Voice – подкаст проекта «Рефорум».
Мы говорим о необходимых позитивных преобразованиях в российском обществе с преподавателями, активистами, журналистами, учёными, общественными и политическими деятелями. Что каждый из нас может и должен делать прямо сейчас, чтобы приблизить свободное, демократическое будущее России?

Journalists Carole Cadwalladr and Peter Jukes – with the help of Conservative party whistleblower Sergei Cristo – expose an alleged secret spy ring operating at the very heart of the British political system. This is the untold story of the most audacious Russian influence operation in British history. It involves honey traps, Russian agents and information warfare.

Russian wealth and glamour collide with a wild west of new digital landscapes. And as Sergei tries and fails to raise the alarm, this intoxicating cocktail – shaken and stirred from within the Russian Embassy in London – masks the tightening iron fist of Vladimir Putin inside Russia and murder of traitors on foreign soil. All while MPs, intelligence officers and the police turn a blind eye.

Not since the reach of the Cambridge spy ring in the second half of the 20th century has the Kremlin aimed so high and gone so unnoticed in penetrating the highest echelons of British politics.

Together, Conservative whistleblower Sergei Cristo, Orwell Prize-winning journalist Carole Cadwalladr and creator of the hit podcast, Untold: The Daniel Morgan Murder, Peter Jukes, uncover a story that forms one small corner of Vladimir Putin’s plot against the West. It’s a story we’re still living, where the stakes couldn’t be higher.

This podcast seeks to shine a light in the dark corners of a Westminster spy ring hidden in plain sight and search for the answers we all deserve.

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An early-career academic, journalist, and (somewhat) normal human semi-frequently talk on this podcast. They tend to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine, disinformation, social media, geopolitics, elections, and other related topics, and sometimes interview activists, politicians, journalists, academics, and more, so you can learn and think a bit deeper about what's going on in the world.

With Melvyn Dimble-Day.

In association with #NAFO Stratcom & радіо паляниця

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Это подкаст русской службы The Moscow Times «После Путина». Здесь мы говорим с аналитиками и экспертами о том, что не так с путинской Россией и как нужно будет реформировать нашу страну после неминуемого конца нынешнего политического режима.

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Для обложки использована работа арт-группы родина. Автор обложки — Анна Ратафьева. Автор музыки — Lucas de Gier.

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After Putin is a podcast from the Russian service of The Moscow Times. Here we talk with analysts and experts about what is wrong with Putin's Russia and how our country will need to be reformed after the imminent end of the current political regime.

The podcast that discusses global current affairs with women leaders!

Ilana Bet-El chats with wonderfully qualified women experts from around the world in informal but in-depth conversations that explain, analyse and highlight events of the day.

Women Leaders brings incredibly well-informed perspectives to world events: not the news, but what the news means! From geopolitics to security, defence and wars, and from economics to journalism, media and disinformation, we bring context and insight to the rapid changes in the world.

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• Supported by a grant from the Foundation Open Society Institute in cooperation with the Open Society Foundations

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Dana Lewis is a veteran World Affairs Correspondent. He's been everywhere. From global war zones to the streets of London where he is based.
He has been based in Jerusalem, and Moscow.
And he loves talking to people about whats behind the headlines. Award winning. "A real in the trenches reporter". Great interviewing skills and easy to listen to.

Analyzing War, National Security, Politics & Foreign policy. 4x Combat Deployer. Unintimidated & Uncompormised. Danniel Davis is a Bronze Star Medal for Valor in Iraq + Bronze Star for Service in Afghanistan. He has a deep love for America. He remains Unintimidated + Uncompromised.

"The Migration Podcast“ discusses timely and pressing issues in the migration and policy sphere, and what these mean to the broader community. Top experts share their insights on the current events and challenges, policy implications, history, and context along with the latest research. Stay up-to-date on everything “migration” in this podcast series, hosted by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development.

Your Uncensored Alternative Foreign Policy Briefing with Host Chief Justin Time. In each episode, we talk with VT correspondents around the world and discuss the issues of the day. Our goal is to bring a new and different perspective to the intelligent discourse table. We also interview international movers and shakers in the alternative world to expand the conversation and explode the discourse.

Join us in The Delegates Lounge, an independent podcast on world affairs based in New York City at the United Nations, the hub of global insights in plain sight. We hope you’ll come back often to listen in on some fascinating conversations hosted by J. Alex Tarquinio, a veteran journalist who writes essays for Foreign Policy from her office across the hallway from the UN Security Council chamber.
We’ll wade into the rising tide of global threats to peace and security in our discussions with the denizens of high-level diplomacy, as well as assorted scholars, scientists, soldiers, spies, and other influencers. From time to time, we’ll hit the road for sit downs with the world’s movers and shakers, whether it be at NATO’s 75th Anniversary Summit in Washington, D.C. or to parts as yet unknown.

This podcast is solely a production of The Delegates Lounge LLC, which was co-founded by the host and her husband and executive producer, Frank Radford.
As we’re a small team, we can’t respond to every message, but we promise to read your messages if you contact us at:

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@alextarquinio of @delegateslounge

The Center for European Policy Analysis is proud to announce the first season of "Russian Limbo" — a podcast looking at some of Russia’s most notorious prisons. Outside of the guards and detainees, very little is known about life behind bars in these pretrial detention facilities. As of January 2019, Russia's detention system housed 99,722 inmates not yet convicted of a crime, with many awaiting trials for months or years. “Russian Limbo” takes us inside the happenings of these veiled detention centers through exclusive interviews of those who have experienced it first-hand.

“Russian Limbo" is produced in cooperation with the public historical project "It Collapsed" and hosted and distributed by the Center for European Policy Analysis.

We’re here to redefine how scholars and policymakers approach national security and foreign policy. Join us, as we make sense of a world in crisis.

The Sun's Defence Editor Jerome Starkey breaks down the latest news coming from Ukraine in his new podcast 'The Frontline'.

Since Putin's invasion of Ukraine on the 24th of February 2022, the world's eyes have watched closely as Ukraine fights off its Russian invaders.

Jerome reports and dissects the breaking news coming from Ukraine as it unfolds, visiting the frontline for the latest updates, and seeing first-hand how it impacts those near the fighting.

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