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Why did protestors clash with the National Guard near Kyiv?

Today, as Russian carnage leaves dead and injured across Ukraine, including at an aid distribution site and a medical facility, Steve Witkoff says trilateral peace negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S. will be held a week today in Abu Dhabi. We hear directly from Kyiv after disturbing scenes last night when violence broke out at a facility housing people forcibly drafted into the Ukrainian military. As voting continues in the US midterm elections, we catch up with one former State Department official about the likely consequences of the vote, and hear about tensions between the White House and the so-called ‘deep state’.

Contributors:
Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

With thanks to Francis Farrell of the Kyiv Independent and Eliot Cohen, contributing writer at The Atlantic and former counselor to the head of the US State Department.

Producer: Phil Atkins
Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett
Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan and Tom Steed
Social Producer: Tom Steed
Studio Director: Meghan Searle
Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley
Created by David Knowles

00:58 - Russian Glide Bomb Strikes in Zaporizhzhia & Dnipro Energy Attacks
03:05 - Ukrainian Drone Strikes on Yaroslavl & Emergency Alert Cyber Attack
04:17 - Multinational European Reassurance Force & Upcoming Abu Dhabi Talks
07:18 - Kyiv Mobilization Protests: Francis Farrell on Disinformation & Staged Standoff
14:41 - Ukraine's Draft System: How Mobilization Works and Political Challenges
20:56 - US Midterm Elections: Trump's Rhetoric & Impact on Foreign Policy
21:57 - Eliot Cohen Interview: Drone Warfare Migration to the Middle East
23:24 - Midterm Scenarios: Can Congress Stop Trump on Ukraine?
38:33 - The Strategist: Churchill, Modern Decision-Making & AI in Future Warfare

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Protesters, National Guard hold tense standoff over detainment of service members, draftees (Kyiv Independent)
https://kyivindependent.com/co....nfrontation-involvin

Francis Farrell’s thread on X about the National Guard incident:
https://x.com/francisjfarrell/....status/2117415987251

Francis’s reporting for The Kyiv Independent:
https://kyivindependent.com/au....thor/francis-farrell

Eliot A Cohen’s book, ‘The Strategist: How to Think About War and Politics’:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strat....egist-How-Think-Abou

‘Desert Rats’ soldiers to train for peace in Ukraine (The Telegraph)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ne....ws/2026/11/03/ukrain

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