Is Trump turning on Putin?

The Story

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Politics, Unknown, Daily News, News

4 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

New talks on Ukraine continue in Istanbul tomorrow and after months of taking Vladimir Putin's side, President Trump now seems much more supportive of Ukraine. So why the switch? And more than three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion, are we any closer to a deal or are both sides just putting on a show for Trump?

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Guest: Professor Mark Galeotti, Historian, Author and Director of Mayak Intelligence.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Olivia Case.

Further reading: Zelensky ‘will only negotiate peace deal with Putin’ in Istanbul

Clips: Europe Pulse, FOX, YouTube / David Feldman, France 24, CTV News, NBC, Channel 4, Forbes, BBC, Amanpour and Company, Bloomberg, CBS, YouTube / Reuters.

Photo: Office of the President of Uraine via Getty Images.

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1:13.9	Last month, in Paris's eighth arrondissement, President Trump's negotiating team arrived at the 300-year-old
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