30-Day Ceasefire For Ukraine?
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BBC
4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 11 March 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Today, we look at Ukraine saying it is ready to accept a US proposal for an initial 30-day ceasefire.
The decision comes after US and Ukrainian officials met in Saudi Arabia for talks. Washington will also immediately restore intelligence sharing and “security assistance” to Ukraine. Adam is joined by Lord Kim Darroch - Former British Ambassador to the US and Former UK National Security.
Plus, President Trump has ordered 50% tariffs on Canadian steel. It comes after the worst day of 2025 for US financial markets. Adam is joined by Faisal Islam, BBC economics editor to examine how the markets are reacting to the trade war, and why President Trump might be happy to take the risk.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:04.8 | Hello, so here's how today has gone, today being Tuesday. |
| 0:08.2 | We waited all day to see what was going to happen in Riyadh and Saudi Arabia in these talks between the US and Ukraine. |
| 0:15.8 | And we waited and we waited and we waited some more. |
| 0:18.4 | Then in the meantime, I recorded a conversation with Faisal Islam, our economics editor, |
| 0:22.5 | about the turmoil on the US financial markets as a result of Donald Trump's trade policy. |
| 0:28.4 | And then, just at 6 o'clock on Tuesday evening, we got a statement from the US State Department |
| 0:33.3 | about the outcome of those talks in Saudi Arabia. |
| 0:36.4 | And it's really, really interesting. |
| 0:38.3 | So that's what we will kick off with in this episode of Newscast. |
| 0:41.7 | Newscast from the BBC. |
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| 1:02.0 | Blimey. |
| 1:03.0 | Hello, it's Adam in the newscast studio. |
| 1:04.0 | And for several hours today, officials from the United States and from Ukraine sat opposite each other, round a table in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. |
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