US hails ‘big milestone’ in Paris as Trump envoy promises BlackRock key to ‘future of Ukraine’
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 7 January 2026
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,413.
Today, we report on the details of the latest Coalition of the Willing summit in Paris, asking how significant was the strong US presence and input. We get an update from Francis in Hungary and, later, we have an interview with Sir Ben Wallace, Britain’s former defence secretary who says it's just wishful thinking that Donald Trump would put any weight behind a backstop because Putin knows, in Sir Ben’s words, that he's got a guy in the White House aligned to Russia.
Contributors
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Venetia Rainey (Co-host Battle Lines podcast). @venetiarainey on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnleyon X.
With thanks to Sir Ben Wallace, Britain’s former defence secretary. @BenWallace70 on X.
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:09.3 | I'm Domnichols and this is Ukraine the latest. |
| 0:12.9 | Today we report on the details of the latest coalition of the willing summit in Paris, asking how significant was the strong US presence and input? |
| 0:22.1 | We get an update from Francis in Hungary, and later we have an interview with Sir Ben Wallace, |
| 0:27.8 | Britain's former Defence Secretary, who says it's just wishful thinking that Donald Trump |
| 0:32.5 | would put any weight behind a backstop because Putin knows, in Sir Ben's words, that he's got a guy in the White House aligned to Russia. |
| 0:41.1 | Gravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships |
| 0:46.8 | to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:50.8 | The Russia does not want peace. |
| 0:52.6 | First, we're fighting with our help for the Ukraine, also're First, we're with our help for the Ukraine |
| 0:56.0 | also our freedom and our European |
| 1:00.0 | Writers. |
| 1:01.0 | If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours. |
| 1:05.0 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for a hundred years. |
| 1:10.0 | We can not, as European, |
| 1:12.6 | let us gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 1:14.9 | Nobody's going to break us. |
| 1:16.9 | We're strong. |
| 1:18.1 | Where Ukraine is. |
| 1:20.7 | It's Wednesday, the 7th of January, |
| 1:23.2 | three years and 319 days since the full-scale invasion began. |
| 1:26.7 | And today, I'm joined by my telegraph |
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