Peace talks end in ‘acrimony’ after just two hours & Ukraine recaptures ‘most land since summer 2023’

Day 1,455.


Today, as the latest round of Ukraine-US-Russia peace talks in
Geneva collapse after just two hours, we speak to our
correspondent in Switzerland to understand what went wrong
between Kyiv, Moscow and Washington. We examine why the
International Paralympic Committee has decided to allow Russian
and Belarusian athletes to compete at the Winter Olympics under
their national flags, and what that means for sporting sanctions
linked to Putin’s war in Ukraine. Plus, our resident
Russia-watcher breaks down the latest political manoeuvring
inside the Kremlin.


Contributors


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


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


Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondant). @barnes_joe on X.


James Kilner (Foreign Analyst). @jkjourno on X.


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CONTENT REFERENCED:


Ukraine peace talks end in acrimony after two hours (The
Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/18/zelensky-trump-being-unfair-in-very-tense-ukraine-talks/ 


Ukraine recaptures ‘most land since summer 2023’ (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/17/ukraine-recaptures-most-land-since-summer-2023/ 


Zelensky: Trump being unfair in ‘very tense’ talks (The
Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/18/zelensky-trump-being-unfair-in-very-tense-ukraine-talks/ 


Russian, Belarusian athletes to compete under national flags at
2026 Winter Paralympics (Kyiv Independent):


https://kyivindependent.com/russian-belarusian-athletes-to-compete-under-national-flags-at-2026-winter-paralympics/ 


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https://mickryan.substack.com/p/starlink-surprise


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