Jonathan Powell – the UK’s bridge with Trump and Ukraine?
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4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 14 March 2025
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
He has spent years at the heart of government, helping to broker the peace deal in Northern Ireland and more recently the controversial Chagos deal. Now he is being credited with being the architect of the peace deal plan between Ukraine and Russia and the bridge between the Trump administration, Europe and Ukraine.
On this episode of the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson looks at the key role Powell is playing in working towards a lasting peace deal with political correspondent Rob Powell, and former national security adviser Lord Peter Ricketts.
Producer: Natalie Ktena
Editor: Wendy Parker
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