8.19.25 Summits and proposed land swaps, organ donation concerns, and living in wartime Ukraine

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🗓️ 19 August 2025

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0:00.0	Good morning.
0:06.0	World leaders cycled through the White House, each pressing a vision for peace in Russia and Ukraine.
0:12.0	Also today, the push for organ donation and whether we're declaring some people dead before they are.
0:18.0	I would rather not take a few more donors than cross the line over who's a person and who's not.
0:24.6	And later, four believers in contested parts of the world practicing faith publicly has potential
0:29.6	costs.
0:30.6	If you live under Russian occupation concerning your Christian faith, you will return like to Soviet Union.
0:46.3	It's Tuesday, August 19th. This is The World and Everything in It from listeners-supported World
0:51.9	Radio. I'm Mary Reichert. And I'm Nick Eicher. Good morning.
0:57.5	Now news. Here's Mark Mellinger.
1:00.2	President Trump says he's called Russian leader of Vladimir Putin to arrange a meeting
1:05.0	between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodomir Zelensky.
1:09.2	Germany's chancellor says that meeting is slated to happen within the
1:12.5	next two weeks, though there's no agreement yet on where they'll meet. This development comes after
1:18.0	Trump met with Zelensky and leaders from a handful of European countries at the White House Monday,
1:24.2	seeking a path to end Russia's war on Ukraine.
1:32.9	I believe a peace agreement at the end of all of this is something that's very attainable.
1:37.9	Zelensky left the meeting saying he is ready to meet with Putin one-on-one.
1:41.3	A three-way meeting with Trump could reportedly follow.
1:45.8	Zelensky says he and Trump discussed deterring future Russian attacks, with U.S. and European allies providing protections similar to those NATO gives its member nations.
1:52.6	This is very important that the United States gives such strong signal and is ready for security guarantees.
2:00.5	Trump says Ukraine will ultimately have to
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