Rumours of 'Ukrainian counteroffensive' in the south & Japan aligns with NATO to support Ukraine in surprise move
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 10 February 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,447.
Today, amid growing rumours that Ukraine may be preparing a new counteroffensive, we discuss how the Kremlin is attempting to play down expectations and undermine confidence in the ongoing peace talks. We then report on Japan’s move to join the PURL initiative, examine a diplomatic row that has erupted at the Winter Olympics, and sit down with Romania’s Foreign Minister, Oana Țoiu, to hear how the war in Ukraine is being viewed from Bucharest, on NATO and the EU’s eastern flank.
Contributors
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
With thanks to Oana Țoiu, Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs. @oana_toiu on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Zelensky backs athlete banned from wearing helmet bearing faces of war victims (The Telegraph):
Russia bombs Ukrainian pet shelter (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/06/russia-bombs-ukrainian-pet-shelter/
How to keep an elephant and a gorilla warm during Kyiv's coldest winter of the full-scale war (Kyiv Independent):
Kenya to confront Russia over 'unacceptable' use of its nationals in combat (BBC):
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0k1jzvrykro?xtor=AL-71-
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:09.3 | I'm Francis Dernley and this is Ukraine, the latest. |
| 0:13.6 | Today, amid growing rumours Ukraine may be preparing a new counter-offensive, |
| 0:17.7 | we discuss how the Kremlin is attempting to play down expectations |
| 0:21.6 | and undermine confidence in the ongoing peace talks. We then report on Japan's move to join |
| 0:27.5 | the Pearl Initiative supporting Ukraine, examine a diplomatic row that's erupted at the Winter |
| 0:32.6 | Olympics, and sit down with Romania's foreign minister to hear how the war in Ukraine is being viewed from Bucharest |
| 0:39.9 | on NATO and the EU's eastern flank. |
| 0:44.7 | Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:53.5 | The Russian does not one feast. |
| 0:55.0 | First, we're |
| 0:56.0 | we're with our help for the Ukraine |
| 0:59.0 | also our freedom and our European |
| 1:03.0 | Writers. |
| 1:04.0 | If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours. |
| 1:08.0 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for a hundred years. |
| 1:13.2 | We can't as European, let's be gained the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 1:17.6 | Nobody's going to break us. |
| 1:19.6 | We're strong. |
| 1:20.9 | We're Ukrainians. |
| 1:23.6 | It's Tuesday, the 10th of February, three years and 353 days since the full-scale invasion began. |
| 1:31.1 | And today I'm joined by our Associate Editor of Defence, Dom Nichols, |
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