{"id":264488,"date":"2025-07-24T00:00:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T23:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/are-protests-putting-ukraines-president-zelensky-under-pressure-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T00:00:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T23:00:22","slug":"are-protests-putting-ukraines-president-zelensky-under-pressure-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/are-protests-putting-ukraines-president-zelensky-under-pressure-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Are protests putting Ukraine&#8217;s President Zelensky under pressure? | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/vRarc73gH2Y\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Are protests putting Ukraine's President Zelensky under pressure? | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vRarc73gH2Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Protests have taken place across Ukraine after President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a new law which critics say weakens the independence of Ukraine\u2019s anti-corruption bodies. <\/p>\n<p>Demonstrations in cities across the country became the largest anti-government protests to take place in Ukraine since the Russian invasion in 2022. <\/p>\n<p>Adam is joined by Vitaly Shevchenko, Ukrainecast host, and Orysia Lutsevych, head of the Ukraine forum at Chatham House, to discuss Ukraine\u2019s history with government corruption and why the new law is so controversial. <\/p>\n<p>Plus, two city traders who were found guilty of rigging interest rates have had their convictions overturned. Andy Verity, BBC\u2019s financial investigations correspondent, tells Adam all about the case.<\/p>\n<p>You can listen back to the Old Newscasts about the 2008 financial crash here:<\/p>\n<p>Episode 1 &#8211; https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/p0l51tqf<\/p>\n<p>Episode 2 &#8211; https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/p0l51tqf<\/p>\n<p>You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say &quot;Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast\u201d. It works on most smart speakers. <\/p>\n<p>You can join our Newscast online community here: https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/newscastcommunityhere<\/p>\n<p>Get in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a whatsapp on +44 0330 123 9480.<\/p>\n<p>New episodes released every day. If you&#8217;re in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3ENLcS1<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Ukraine #Russia #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protests have taken place across Ukraine after President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a new law which critics say weakens the independence of Ukraine\u2019s anti-corruption bodies. Demonstrations in cities across the country became the largest anti-government protests to take place in Ukraine since the Russian invasion in 2022. 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