How are Ukrainians feeling about the Trump-Putin summit?

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🗓️ 14 August 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Ukrainians are into their fourth year of fighting to defend their country from Russia, they have suffered huge casualties and are exhausted from the war effort.

But does that mean they are willing to compromise to achieve a peace deal? And after President Zelenskyy’s treatment in the Oval Office, do they think Donald Trump is the right man to negotiate their future?

Niall Paterson speaks to Ukrainian MP Lisa Yasko about her hopes for the talks in Alaska and also to Kyiv-based journalist Peter Dickinson about what sort of peace deal Ukrainians would accept and what daily life is like for people there.

Producer: Emily Hulme and Matt Musindi
Editor: Wendy Parker

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1:00.1	Coming up on the daily, as Trump prepares to meet Putin,
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