Putin waits until Kyiv hits -20C before knocking out power with missiles & FIFA president calls for lifting Russia sports ban
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 3 February 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,440.
Today, as Ukrainians endure temperatures of minus -20 degrees Celsius and Russia marks the end of its so-called “energy ceasefire” with a new mass aerial attack, we ask what is stopping Donald Trump from simply urging Vladimir Putin to spare Ukraine’s energy infrastructure for another week. We report on NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s address to Ukraine’s parliament, examining what he meant by the “difficult choices” Kyiv may face in pursuit of peace. And later, with the START nuclear treaty due to expire this month, Adélie speaks to two researchers about nuclear signalling – and how to interpret what Moscow and Washington really mean behind their public statements.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Frontline Club event in London on Wednesday:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/screening-qa-kharkiv-war-diaries-tickets-1979708915659
Maiu Sandu Interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRnZUTGo1MI
Putin waits until Kyiv hits -20C before knocking out power with missiles (The Telegraph):
EU demands Britain pays fee to join weapons fund (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/02/eu-demands-britain-pays-fee-to-join-weapons-fund/
Ukraine agrees multi-tier plan for enforcing any ceasefire with Russia (The Telegraph):
https://www.ft.com/content/0f26d56d-98cd-4999-8908-4a851a2de773
Russia’s Nuclear Signaling in the War Against Ukraine: A Chronology of the Biden Era, (Peace Research Center Prague):
Barack Obama’s X Post:
https://x.com/BarackObama/status/2018323947230540249
Napoleon stopped short soldiers from being sacked (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02/02/napoleon-bonaparte-stopped-short-soldiers-being-sacked/
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:09.4 | I'm Dom Nichols, and this is Ukraine the latest. |
| 0:12.5 | Today is Ukrainians shiver under temperatures of minus 20 degrees Celsius |
| 0:16.1 | and the end of the so-called energy ceasefire is marked by Russia's latest mass aerial attack. |
| 0:21.7 | We ask, what's stopping Donald Trump, just asking Vladimir Putin not to hit energy facilities for another week? |
| 0:28.4 | We look at NATO Secretary General Mark Grutter's comments in Ukraine's parliament this morning |
| 0:32.4 | and discuss what he might have meant by the difficult choices Keeve will have to make for peace. |
| 0:38.3 | And later, in the month, the start treaty is due to expire, |
| 0:41.3 | Adley talks to two researchers about nuclear signaling |
| 0:44.3 | and how to decipher what each side really means |
| 0:47.3 | behind their public statements. |
| 0:49.3 | Bravery takes you through the most |
| 0:53.3 | unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:59.0 | The Russia does not want peace. |
| 1:01.0 | First, we're fighting, with our help for the Ukraine, |
| 1:04.0 | also our freedom and our European Writers. |
| 1:09.0 | If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours. |
| 1:13.5 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for a hundred years. |
| 1:18.4 | We can't as European, let us gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 1:22.8 | Nobody's going to break us. |
| 1:24.7 | We're strong. |
| 1:26.0 | We're Ukrainians. |
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