Putin prepares secret rolling conscription & exclusive: the British microchip powering Russia’s missiles
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2026
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,456.
Today, as President Volodymyr Zelensky describes the latest Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Geneva as “difficult”, we ask whether the negotiations between Kyiv, Moscow and Washington made any tangible difference – and whether the Kremlin still has room to delay meaningful concessions. We hear from a former special envoy to Ukraine, and report on an exclusive Telegraph investigation revealing how British-manufactured microelectronics have ended up inside Russian missiles used to kill civilians in Ukraine. And we speak to the founder of a new volunteer air defence unit recruiting members from Ukraine’s expatriate community to help defend against ongoing Russian drone and missile attacks.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Rozina Sabur (National Security Editor). @RozinaSaburon X.
With thanks to John Richardson and former US Ambassador Kurt Volker.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
International Air Defence Reserves – Point of Contact: John Richardson. Written messages of enquiry only (no links) on Signal to +380 639 598839.
The British designed Microchip that is Powering Putin’s Missiles (The Telegraph):
Starmer ‘not being honest’ on defence spending, say ex-military chiefs (The Telegraph):
Could Witkoff be ousted from Ukraine talks? (Kyiv Independent):
https://kyivindependent.com/could-witkoff-be-ousted-from-ukraine-talks/
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. I'm Don Nichols and this is Ukraine the latest. Today, as the world digests what President Zelensky |
| 0:15.2 | described as difficult negotiations in Geneva, we ask, did the talks make any difference and is there any more road left |
| 0:22.2 | for Russia to kick the can down? We report an exclusive telegraph investigation that has shown |
| 0:27.4 | how British manufactured microelectronics have ended up in missiles used to kill civilians in Ukraine, |
| 0:32.6 | and we interview the founder of a new volunteer air defense unit, seeking members from the expat |
| 0:38.1 | community of Ukraine. |
| 0:40.3 | Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:50.1 | The Russia does not want peace. |
| 0:51.8 | First, we're fighting with our help for the Ukraine |
| 0:55.0 | also our |
| 0:56.0 | freedom and |
| 0:58.0 | our European |
| 0:59.0 | Wences |
| 1:00.0 | If I'm president, I will have that war |
| 1:02.0 | settled in one day, 24 hours. |
| 1:04.0 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, |
| 1:08.0 | but for a hundred years. |
| 1:09.0 | We can not, as European, |
| 1:11.8 | let's gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 1:14.1 | Nobody's going to break us. |
| 1:16.1 | We're strong. |
| 1:17.4 | Where Ukraine is. |
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