Cold call: Putin thwarts Trump
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The Economist
4.4 • 4.9K Ratings
🗓️ 19 March 2025
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Donald Trump hoped Vladimir Putin would agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine. Instead he made marginal concessions, then launched a missile attack. Our correspondent assesses the implications. Tesla’s falling sales are not just down to Elon Musk’s politics (9:42). And a flowering of literary erotica (15:40).
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| 0:00.0 | The Economist. |
| 0:10.3 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 0:14.0 | I'm your host, Rosie Bloor. |
| 0:16.0 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 0:24.6 | Thank you. we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. With all the news flying around about Elon Musk's political and planetary ventures, |
| 0:29.6 | you might have forgotten that he also makes electric cars. |
| 0:32.6 | But sales of Tesla's are now falling. |
| 0:35.6 | Our correspondent kicks the tires to ask, |
| 0:37.9 | is the business the problem or the politics? |
| 0:41.6 | And now for something completely different. |
| 0:44.4 | I've been asked to warn you that today's third item |
| 0:46.8 | contains some very rude words, |
| 0:49.2 | some banging euphemisms and some actual banging. |
| 0:52.9 | Keep listening, we'll take that as informed consent. |
| 1:01.5 | But first... |
| 1:07.0 | Yesterday, Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone for over two hours. |
| 1:16.6 | Putin refused the unconditional ceasefire proposed by the US and Ukraine. |
| 1:21.6 | He did agree to stop attacking Ukrainian energy infrastructure for 30 days, provided that Keev did the same. |
| 1:30.2 | But as winter is drawing to a close, that's little solace for Ukrainians. |
| 1:37.7 | Shortly after the call ended, Russia launched aerial guide bombs and drones into Ukraine, |
| 1:43.1 | an attack that lasted for hours. |
| 1:48.0 | Even if Russia stops firing at energy sites, everything else remains a target. |
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