Keith Adams

So the more they understand, the more they listen not only to the Russian position in Moscow, but also to the position of Kiev and the president of Ukraine and our military guys and the international political leadership.

So the better they understand the situation.

Let's talk about this notion of an election and a referendum to be held sometime, maybe even as soon as the spring.

Can you just clarify what President Zelensky's position is on this?

I think the president supports the idea of holding the elections.

But once the conditions are ripe and right...

for this thing to happen.

So security guarantees is the first building block of moving towards the elections.

Once security and safety is guaranteed, once people can feel they can go and vote, then the elections will be held.

So just to be clear, it's perfectly possible to have these votes in wartime, which is not really previously the position of the Ukrainian government, provided there are adequate security guarantees in place.

Well, when there are adequate security guarantees in place, it means that the war is either over or close to be over.

Ihor Brusilo, the deputy head of President Zelensky's office, talking to Paul Adams.

First, his titles and home were taken away.

Now the UK government says it will look at removing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the royal line of succession.

It comes a day after the former prince was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

He's now been released under investigation.

But the Metropolitan Police says it's expanding its own inquiry into his links with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The force is approaching his former protection officers and reviewing records of flights at London airports to see if they were used for human trafficking.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has always denied any wrongdoing.

Here's our correspondent Daniel Sanford.