Ukraine drives 10km into occupied territory on two fronts & White House says it 'takes Russia at their word' over Iran intelligence sharing

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Today, as US envoy Steve Witkoff says “we can take them at their word” after Russia denies sharing intelligence about American forces with Iran – before adding “let’s hope they’re not sharing” – we examine the latest tensions between Washington, Moscow and Tehran. We also analyse a Ukrainian deep-strike operation that raised fresh questions about Russian air defences after a loitering drone was able to film the attack. Then we bring updates on Ukrainian counterattacks in the south, where two operations now appear to have pushed around 10 kilometres into Russian lines, and hear a final dispatch from Adélie in Ukraine. Later, we speak to former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

With thanks to former NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Roland Oliphant.

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

'I am no spy': Courier in Russian exploding parcels plot against UK talks to BBC (BBC):

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpd83zwqlvno 

Kremlin backs covert campaign to keep Viktor Orbán in power (Financial Times):

https://www.ft.com/content/34df20f9-487b-4cb6-9dc9-d676d959d1ed 

Ukraine makes ‘China-free’ drones (New York Times):

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/world/europe/ukraine-drones-china.html 

Strike on Bryansk, confronting hostile social media: Kremlin spokesman’s remarks (TASS):

https://tass.com/politics/2099953

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