Has Trump Changed His Mind On Ukraine?

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Politics, News

4.4 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Today, Russia has reacted to comments from Donald Trump claiming that Russia is a “paper tiger”, whose weak economy leaves them exposed to a Ukrainian counter offensive retaking all of their lost territory. It’s a huge shift from the president, but how seriously can we take his words? Catriona Perry and Vitaly Shevchenko join Adam to answer that question, and more.

Plus, Faisal Islam is in the studio to tell us about a big news story that’s coming down the track; an OBR forecast on productivity that could prove to be a great big thorn in the side of the government ahead of the November budget.

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