Europe rallies behind Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin talks
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.2 • 7.8K Ratings
🗓️ 10 August 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine must be involved in deciding the path to peace in his country -- as the US and Russian presidents prepare to meet without him on Friday. In his nightly address, Mr Zelensky said he had spent Saturday coordinating with European allies. He said he did not want a pause in the killings, but an immediate, just and lasting peace. He's ruled out surrendering land to Russia in exchange for peace, something Donald Trump has suggested ahead of the talks with Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Also: Tens of thousands of people have been protesting across Israel against the government's decision to expand its war in Gaza, and Jen Pawol makes baseball history as first woman to umpire an MLB game.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:05.0 | I'm Valerie Sanderson, and in the early hours of Sunday the 10th of August, these are our main stories. |
| 0:10.7 | President Zelensky has called for maximum coordination with European allies, |
| 0:15.0 | as Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin prepare to hold a summit on the war on Ukraine without him. |
| 0:20.6 | Tens of thousands of people |
| 0:21.8 | protest across Israel against the government's decision to expand its war in Gaza. South Korea |
| 0:27.8 | says North Korea has started to dismantle loudspeakers used to broadcast propaganda across |
| 0:34.3 | the border. Also in this podcast. |
| 0:38.7 | There's a gorgeous day here in Atlanta and a great day to make history. |
| 0:42.5 | Jen Powell, the first female umpire to ever work, a regular season major league baseball game. |
| 0:48.5 | For the first time in more than 150 years, a woman is umpiring an MLB game. |
| 0:57.7 | We start in Ukraine where the diplomatic flurry is intensifying, ahead of a plan meeting |
| 1:03.4 | between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska next Friday. President Zelensky |
| 1:08.4 | has not been invited, and he's made it clear he won't surrender |
| 1:11.9 | any territory to Russia. Meanwhile, the US Vice President J.D. Vance held talks on Saturday in the UK |
| 1:18.7 | with the British Foreign Secretary David Lamy and several national security advisors from Europe, |
| 1:24.7 | Ukraine and the US. Separately, President Zelensky has been speaking to his European allies to shore up support |
| 1:31.6 | for his position. |
| 1:33.1 | In his nightly address, Mr Zelensky said he'd spent Saturday coordinating with European allies. |
| 1:40.3 | The meeting was constructive. |
| 1:42.5 | All our messages were conveyed. |
| 1:44.5 | Our arguments are being heard. The risks are being taken into account. |
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