Has Putin Been Forced To The Table?

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Politics, News

4.4 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Today, we’re looking at what’s behind a change in position from the Russian President Vladimir Putin, who’s called for "direct talks" with Ukraine on 15 May.

European leaders met in Kyiv to demand a 30-day ceasefire, and spoke with President Donald Trump, on Saturday.

We also hear from the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, who was on Laura’s show this morning, ahead of a week in which she’ll lay out plans to bring down net migration.

There’s also an update on when a report into the grooming gangs scandal might be published.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts.
0:04.8	Paddy, Paddy, Paddy.
0:06.0	Laura Coonsberg, it's been a weekend of Peasnick Talk.
0:11.0	Peace Nick Talk is not the same as Peace Nick Conclusion, but yes,
0:13.9	Peasnick Talk.
0:14.9	We talked yesterday, didn't we, about a ceasefire between India and Pakistan.
0:18.4	And then late last night, a Vladimir Putin public address where he called for direct talks
0:24.2	between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey in a matter of days.
0:29.5	Whether or not that's going to turn into something real, we'll see.
0:32.7	But he claimed he wants to have serious negotiations.
0:36.4	And there will be movement today because he was going to talk to President Erdogan of Turkey today.
0:41.2	We'll talk more about that with Nick Watt.
0:44.4	And we'll come home to the Homefront to talk about the Labour government's plans to be unveiled this week on immigration.
0:49.8	All that in the Sunday newscast.
0:52.3	Newscast from the BBC.
0:54.7	He has just compared me to the fat controller.
0:57.7	Did I say that?
0:59.1	I can't believe I said that.
1:00.5	Next Wednesday?
1:01.3	This is R for the benefit of Earth.
1:03.9	I'm not personally a huge Sabrina Carpenter fan.
1:06.8	I don't think I'm being rude.
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