Trump: Zelensky has until Christmas to accept peace deal & the new deadly shadow war of assassinations and hybrid attacks
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 10 December 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,385.
Today, as Commander Syrskyi claims Ukraine has regained several kilometres of the frontline around Pokrovsk, we examine the format of the European counter-proposal to the US-Russia peace plan, as President Trump sets a new deadline of Christmas for President Zelensky to agree. We also take deep dives into Belgium’s stance on frozen Russian state assets and the state of hybrid warfare across Europe, before hearing from the UK Minister of the Armed Forces on the evolving European position and the growing dangers ahead.
Contributors
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor for Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
With thanks to Al Carns MP
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Trump: Zelensky has until Christmas to accept peace deal (The Telegraph):
Mapped: Russia and Ukraine’s deadly shadow war of assassinations (The Telegraph):
Russia’s hybrid warfare puts Europe to the test (Financial Times):
https://www.ft.com/content/2084e87d-d491-4852-8449-f90b73d4788b
Zelensky 'ready' to hold elections during war, if partners ensure security (Kyiv Independent):
https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-ready-to-hold-elections-during-war-if-partners-ensure-security/
Leaked documents expose global Russian soft-power influence network (New Voice of Ukraine):
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph |
| 0:02.0 | I'm Francis Dernley and this is Ukraine, the latest. |
| 0:14.0 | Today, as Commander Siersky claims Ukraine has regained several kilometres of the front line around Pekrovsk, |
| 0:20.0 | we examine the format of a European |
| 0:21.8 | counter-proposal to the US-Russia peace plan, as President Trump sets a new deadline of Christmas |
| 0:27.6 | for President Zelensky to agree. We also take deep dives into Belgium's stance on frozen Russian |
| 0:33.3 | state assets and the state of hybrid warfare across Europe, before hearing from the UK Minister of the Armed Forces |
| 0:40.3 | on the evolving European position and the growing dangers ahead. |
| 0:45.3 | bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships |
| 0:51.3 | to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:55.0 | The Russian does not want fees. |
| 0:57.0 | With our help for the Ukraine, also our freedom and our European |
| 1:02.0 | Writers. |
| 1:03.0 | If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours. |
| 1:07.0 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for a hundred years. |
| 1:12.1 | We can't as European, let's gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 1:16.5 | Nobody's going to break us. |
| 1:18.5 | We're strong. |
| 1:19.8 | We're Ukrainians. |
| 1:21.8 | It's Wednesday, the 10th of December, three years and 291 days since the full-scale invasion began. And today, I'm joined by |
| 1:30.1 | our Associate Editor of Defence, Dominic Nichols, and later Al-Kahn's MP. But first, the latest on |
| 1:37.0 | the military situation with Dom. Well, thanks, Francis. Hello, everyone. So let's start in |
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