Trump lifts sanctions on Russian oil as energy prices surge & the ‘leaner, more professional’ partisans in the occupied territories
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 13 March 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,478.
Today, as President Zelensky arrives in France for talks with Emmanuel Macron, Britain’s Defence Secretary claims the “hidden hand” of Vladimir Putin is behind Iranian drone strikes targeting British troops and allied forces in the Middle East. We report on Washington’s move to further ease sanctions on Russia by allowing all countries – not just India – to purchase Russian oil, a decision Britain’s Energy Minister warns could help the Kremlin stabilise its struggling economy. We also bring an unusual story from Moscow, where a man’s love of Domino’s Pizza has led to a three-year court battle. And later, our regular update on resistance activity in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine with Dr Jade McGlynn of King’s College London.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.
Dr Jade McGlynn (War Studies Department at King’s College, London).
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Russia accused of systematic abduction of children (Francis in The Telegraph):
Trump is wrong to release Russian oil, says Merz (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/13/trump-is-wrong-to-release-russian-oil-says-merz/
Russian with Domino’s tattoo loses right to free pizza for life (The Telegraph):
Putin’s ‘hidden hand’ behind attack on British troops (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/12/iranian-drones-attack-british-military-base-erbil-iraq/
SBU thwarts Russian plot to assassinate Third Army Corps Commander Biletsky (Hromadske):
‘The Russians are coming (again!) (The Russia Desk):
https://desk-russie.eu/2026/03/10/les-russes-arrivent-encore.html
Articles referenced by Dr Jade McGlynn:
‘Capturing the minds: The role of child deportation in maintaining Russian authority over Ukraine’s occupied territories’ by Jade McGlynn and Anastasiia Romaniuk – https://tinyurl.com/36jva5aj
Carnegie article – https://carnegieendowment.org/russia-eurasia/politika/2026/02/ukraine-elections-preparation
UN DOCUMENTS ON STOLEN CHILDREN:
Regular report: https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session61/advance-version/a-hrc-61-61-auv.pdf
Session reports: https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/regular-sessions/session61/list-reports
Conference room paper on children deportations: https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session61/a-hrc-61-crp-8.pdf
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:05.0 | I'm Don Nichols and this is Ukraine the latest. |
| 0:12.0 | Today, as President Zelensky arrives in France for talks with Emmanuel Macron, |
| 0:17.0 | Britain's Defence Secretary says the hidden hand of Vladimir Putin is behind Iranian drone strikes |
| 0:22.3 | on British troops and allies in the Middle East. We report on the US move to further ease |
| 0:27.9 | sanctions on Russia to allow all countries, not just India, to buy Russian oil, a decision Britain's |
| 0:34.2 | energy minister says will allow the Kremlin to fix some of their ailing economy, and we hear how a Moscow man's love of Domino's pizza ended in a three-year |
| 0:43.6 | court battle. We also have our regular update on resistance activity in the occupied areas of |
| 0:49.3 | Ukraine from Dr. Jade MacLinn of King's College London. |
| 0:53.1 | Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 1:02.8 | The Russian does not want peace. |
| 1:04.6 | First, we're fighting, with our help for the Ukraine, |
| 1:08.0 | also our freedom and our European |
| 1:12.0 | Writers. |
| 1:13.0 | If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours. |
| 1:17.1 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for a hundred years. |
| 1:22.1 | We can't, as European, |
| 1:24.1 | let's gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 1:26.6 | Nobody's going to break us. |
| 1:28.8 | We're strong. |
| 1:30.1 | We're Ukraine is. |
| 1:32.7 | It's Friday, the 13th of March, |
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