After Gaza, is Trump turning his attention to Ukraine?
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 14 October 2025
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
After a peace agreement in the Middle East, is President Trump now turning his attention back to the situation in Ukraine? Victoria and James are joined by BBC filmmaker Jane Corbin to ask what, if anything, has changed when it comes to peace efforts in Europe.
And - we hear about some of the more unfamiliar jobs created by the war in Ukraine. Journalist Richard Pendry has been embedded with military recruiters pursuing draft dodgers, and one of the men responsible for informing families of the deaths of their loved ones in battle.
Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and James Waterhouse.
The producers were Laurie Kalus and Julia Webster. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The social producer was Sophie Millward. The series producer is Chris Flynn. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:07.3 | I'm sure there used to be quiet news days. |
| 0:10.4 | Not anymore. These days, the news never stops, and nor do we. |
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| 0:17.8 | And sometimes even that isn't enough. |
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| 0:23.0 | Hello, it's 1,329 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. And while the world's |
| 0:30.6 | attention has been on the Middle East and families have been reunited in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank, another Trump. |
| 0:38.5 | The First Lady Melania says she has been working with President Putin |
| 0:42.9 | on reuniting Ukrainian children with their families and one Russian child with their family. |
| 0:50.1 | President Putin and I have had an open channel of communication regarding the welfare of these children. |
| 1:00.0 | For the past three months, both sides have participated in several back channel meetings and calls, all in good faith. |
| 1:11.7 | My representative has been working directly with President Putin's team to ensure the |
| 1:18.4 | safe reunification of children with their families between Russia and Ukraine. |
| 1:26.6 | In fact, eight children have been rejoined with their families during the past 24 hours. |
| 1:35.2 | And now the conversation is turning to whether peace in the Middle East, in large part down to Donald Trump, |
| 1:41.0 | might mean the American president will turn his attention back to Ukraine. |
| 1:46.0 | He told Israeli MPs on Monday, it would be great if we could make a peace deal with Iran. |
| 1:51.4 | But first, he said, we have to get Russia done. |
| 1:54.7 | Let's focus on Russia first. |
| 1:57.4 | This is Ukraine cast. |
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