Can Trump Force Zelensky To Do A Deal?
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BBC
4.4 • 6.4K Ratings
🗓️ 23 April 2025
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Today, Donald Trump took to Truth Social to accuse Zelensky of harming Ukraine peace negotiations following the Ukrainian president telling a news conference he would not recognise Crimea as Russian.
Adam is joined by James Landale, diplomatic correspondent, and Sumi Somaskanda, BBC News Chief Presenter in Washington, to pick over what we know - and what we don’t - about Donald Trump’s proposed deal. Plus, why peace talks in London have fallen flat after US officials pulled out.
And the International Monetary Fund is holding its spring gathering in Washington, where Chancellor Rachel Reeves is pursuing a UK-US trade deal. Faisal Islam, economics editor, has the latest from the frontline of the Trade Wars, and what he’s learned from sitting down with the Chancellor.
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| 0:59.3 | Fund, and there's a big update on Donald Trump's trade war. But first of all, we're going to |
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