Ukraine seizes more territory than Moscow in February amid 'extraordinary' Russian casualties & Zelensky offers to save Gulf states – if they stop Putin
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 3 March 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,468.
Today, as war in the Middle East escalates and Putin attempts to position Russia as a potential peace broker, we examine Zelensky’s claim that if Gulf States pressure Moscow towards a ceasefire in Ukraine, Kyiv could offer air defence support in return. We analyse claims that Ukraine captured more territory in February than Russia, and assess France’s extraordinary shift in its nuclear posture and what it means for European security. Then we bring you a dispatch from Adélie in Irpin, and speak to an elections expert to debate whether Ukraine can realistically hold presidential elections in the event of a ceasefire.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @adeliepjz on X.
With thanks to Ben Graham Jones.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Listen and watch ‘Iran: The Latest’, covering events in the Middle East:
https://linktr.ee/IranTheLatest
You can learn more and contact Ben Graham Jones at:
https://www.bengjones.com/about-ben
Propaganda Video from Africa:
https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/NCZ0YSyWVhk
Zelensky offers to save Gulf states – if they stop Putin (The Telegraph):
Ukraine captured more territory than it lost to Russia over February 2026, Syrskyi says (Kyiv Independent):
I Can Buy a British Election for $25m: Here’s How (Andy Pryce for CEPA):
https://cepa.org/article/i-can-buy-a-british-election-for-25m-heres-how/
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:09.4 | I'm Francis Dernley, and this is Ukraine, the latest. |
| 0:13.7 | Today, as war in the Middle East escalates and Putin attempts to position Russia as a potential peace broker, |
| 0:19.1 | we examine Zelensky's claim that if Gulf states pressure Moscow towards a ceasefire in Ukraine, |
| 0:25.0 | Kiev could offer air defence support in return. |
| 0:28.1 | We then analysed claims that Kiev captured more territory in February than Russia |
| 0:32.1 | and assess France's extraordinary shift in nuclear posture and what it means for European security. |
| 0:39.6 | Then we bring you a dispatch from Adley in Erpin and speak to an elections expert to debate |
| 0:44.7 | whether Ukraine can realistically hold presidential elections in the event of a ceasefire. |
| 0:51.6 | Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 1:01.0 | The Russians is not one feast. |
| 1:03.0 | First, we're fighting, with our help for the Ukraine, also our |
| 1:07.0 | freedom and our European Writers. If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours. |
| 1:15.3 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for a hundred years. |
| 1:20.2 | We can't as European, let's gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 1:24.6 | Nobody's going to break us. We're strong. Where Ukraine is. |
| 1:30.2 | It's Tuesday, the 3rd of March, four years and seven days since the full-scale invasion began. |
| 1:36.6 | And today, I'm joined by my co-host, Dom Nichols, Adley-Poschman-Ponte in Erpin, |
| 1:41.7 | and elections expert Ben Graham Jones. |
| 1:44.6 | Just a reminder that if you want to see our faces, I wouldn't blame you if you didn't, |
| 1:48.4 | but you do get maps and battlefield footage too. |
| 1:51.3 | Do check out the link in the episode description to our full video version on our new YouTube channel. |
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