Hello, I'm Hugo Rifkin, and now we're going to be unpacking the politics of the day

and the stuff that's even more important than politics too.

And joining me are two of the paper's finest minds and they are Manvin Rana.

Hello, Manveen.

Hello.

How are you?

All right.

Good.

I'm looking off a bit of doughnut dust.

Manvin brought donuts this morning.

And Matthew Paris, no, Matthew.

Hello, hello.

You've eaten your donuts, I take it.

Yes, yes. I want to be so rude as to make munching noises.

I have to do. It's happened before, and often at the worst, the worst of times.

Look, we've got a lot to cover. So let's crack on. I want to start with the deal signed by the U.S. and Ukraine in which they're agreeing to share profits from the future sale of Ukraine's

mineral and energy reserves. Keep hopes it will provide an incentive for the U.S. to invest in the

defense and reconstruction of the country. Here's the U.S. Treasury Secretary, Scott Besson.

Today's agreement signals clearly to Russian leadership that the Trump administration

is committed to a peace process centered on a free, sovereign, and prosperous Ukraine over the long

term. It's time for this cruel and senseless war to end. And earlier today, I spoke to Yuri Sack and advisor to the Minister of Strategic Industries

of Ukraine about Washington's warm words about Ukraine's future.

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