How far away is a Ukraine peace deal?

Americast

BBC

Politics, Government, News

4.2 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

The past week has seen international diplomacy turned upside down as the US began talks with Russia to end the war in Ukraine. The decision to exclude Ukraine - and Europe - from these talks led to an emergency summit in which European countries sought to establish some influence over the process.

But with the US and Ukrainian presidents embroiled in a dispute that led to Trump calling Zelensky a “dictator”, is their relationship beyond repair? And will Ukraine have any say over the terms of a peace deal?

Newscast, Americast and Ukrainecast gathered in the studio for a special collaboration to unpack the enormous shift in international politics that’s unfolding.

HOSTS:

Adam Fleming, Newscast Presenter Alex Forsyth, Political Correspondent Justin Webb, Radio 4 Presenter Marianna Spring, Social Media Investigations Correspondent Vitaly Shevchenko, Russia Editor at BBC Monitoring

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Transcript

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:04.8	It's been a month since Donald Trump returned to office.
0:07.0	Blink and you might have missed it.
0:08.4	We keep making the point that the news is moving at a pace that we can barely keep up with.
0:13.5	And it's big news as well.
0:14.7	If you believe the Vice President, J.D. Vance, he said today that Europe could be on the cusp of peace.
0:19.9	He's going to be the president of peace.
0:22.0	Now, he, of course, is a very good negotiator, a very good businessman.
0:27.7	He recognizes that a lot of these issues are tough.
0:30.6	It's going to take a smart statesman to figure this stuff out.
0:34.1	But we've got that in the White House.
0:36.1	And I really believe that we're in the
0:37.7	cusp of peace in Europe for the first time in three years because we have leadership from
0:43.3	the Oval Office and we haven't had it in four years in this country. We've just finished recording
0:47.5	that special collaboration we promised you yesterday with our friends. Are they friends? Yes,
0:52.1	I suppose they're friends at newscast and Ukraine cast because it is fair to say that not everyone agrees with the vice president. Welcome to
0:59.2	AmeriCast. AmeriCast from BBC News. God spared my life for a reason. Only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars.
1:12.6	A star is born, Elon.
1:14.6	I'm not just MAGA.
1:16.6	I'm dark Gothic MAGA.
1:18.6	This is what happens when the machine comes after you.
1:21.6	I'm terrified for this country and I'm so hurt that America let this happen.
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