Top Russian general who ‘orchestrated’ poisonings shot in Moscow & fears of new arms race as US-Russia nuclear weapons treaty expires

Day 1,443.


Today, after an apparent assassination attempt on a senior
Russian general in Moscow, we examine the major Russian
bombardments across Ukraine that followed the second day of peace
talks in Abu Dhabi. Are the United States, Ukraine, and Russia
any closer to a ceasefire? We then hear from an NGO delivering
vital humanitarian supplies to Ukraine’s frontline cities, and
speak to the head of a hospital in President Zelensky’s hometown.


Contributors


Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley
on X.


Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence).
@DomNicholls on X.


With thanks to Brock Bierman of the NGO Ukraine Focus, and
Vitality Gorba-linsky.


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Russian general who ‘orchestrated’ Skripal poisoning shot in
Moscow (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/06/russian-general-vladimir-alekseyev-shot-moscow/ 


Macron wants Britain to pay up to £2bn to join Ukraine weapons
scheme (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/05/macron-wants-uk-pay-up-to-2bn-eu-ukraine-weapons-scheme/ 


Mother of Kenyan forced to be a Russian suicide bomber
‘traumatised’ (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/05/mother-kenyan-tricked-human-bomb-trauma/ 


Nuclear pact relies on ‘handshake’ after US-Russia treaty expires
(The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/05/nuclear-pact-relies-handshake-us-russia-treaty-expires/ 


Revealed: Russia’s secret $2.5bn cash shipments to Iran (The
Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/06/revealed-russias-secret-25bn-cash-shipments-to-iran/ 


Pentagon invites 2 Ukrainian drone makers to 'The Gauntlet' (Kyiv
Independent):


https://kyivindependent.com/pentagon-invites-2-ukrainian-drone-makers-to-the-gauntlet-1-1-billion-in-contracts-at-stake/?mc_cid=1d62a63d34&mc_eid=08d0680a95 


Russia destroyed 60% of Ukraine’s gas production—so where does
Ukraine get gas now? (Euromaidan):


https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/05/russia-destroyed-ukraine-gas-production-what-replaced-it/


Italy foils 'Russian cyber-attacks' at Winter Games (BBC):


https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cqj25wyjx1no


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