meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
CNN 5 Things

High-stakes call with Putin, SCOTUS chief rebukes Trump, tech giant's largest acquisition & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

We start with details on a call between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin about the future of the Ukraine war. Israeli officials are doubling down on a decision to restart the war in Gaza. Chief Justice John Roberts is pushing back on Trump's call to impeach a federal judge. We'll tell you about a notable change on the Health and Human Services website. And, a tech giant's mega merger is making the record books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Ready to launch your business? Get started with the commerce platform made for entrepreneurs. Shopify

0:05.0

is specially designed to help you start, run and grow your business with easy customizable themes

0:10.8

that let you build your brand, marketing tools that get your products out there. Integrated shipping

0:15.5

solutions that actually save you time, from startups to scaleups, online, in person, and on the go. Shopify is made for

0:22.8

entrepreneurs like you. Sign up for your $1 a month trial at Shopify.com slash setup.

0:31.2

From CNN, I'm a phoma dk, with the five things you need to know for Tuesday, March 18th.

0:41.3

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a call on the future of the Ukraine war earlier today.

0:45.3

The Kremlin says Putin agreed to a temporary halt of attacks on energy

0:49.3

and infrastructure targets in Ukraine for a 30-day period,

0:52.3

but did not suggest that Putin had agreed to a U.S.-backed

0:56.2

temporary ceasefire proposal. The Kremlin says Putin also told Trump that a prisoner exchange

1:02.1

would happen between Russia and Ukraine tomorrow, and is demanding that foreign military aid to Ukraine

1:07.7

stop. According to a description of the conversation from the White House,

1:12.3

Trump and Putin agreed that peace talks to end the war in Ukraine include, quote,

1:16.6

technical negotiations on implementation of a maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea,

1:21.4

full ceasefire, and permanent peace. The readout said negotiations on those points would begin

1:26.8

immediately in the Middle East.

1:28.3

Apart from peace talks, the Kremlin says Trump supported Putin's idea to organize U.S.-Russia hockey matches.

1:35.3

Israel's defense minister doubled down on the government's decision to resume strikes in Gaza,

1:41.3

warning Hamas that the quote, rules of the game have changed.

1:46.2

Israel's foreign ministry says the decision to restart the war came after Hamas rejected two

1:51.0

U.S. proposals.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from CNN, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of CNN and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.