# Can Ukraine’s new defence minister Yevhenii Khmara deliver what Kyiv needs most?

An episode of [The Briefing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/474763180), 20 Aug 2026, 39 min.

Audio: https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e6127ab7-b81e-456b-893c-a8d600215365/0f0ce1c1-23b1-48a2-84a1-ab8a012011f4/f1efa194-a77c-4984-88b1-b4ac00a86c64/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=e13a32c3-9a6e-4e42-b6ed-ab8a012011f4

As pressure mounts on Zelensky amid calls for elections, what does the scandal mean for Ukraine’s morale? Plus: Can design be a vehicle for development in post-industrial cities; and a flick through Monocle’s September issue. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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