This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Bernadette Keough, and in the early hours of Tuesday the 25th of February, these are our main stories.

On the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the US and French presidents discuss the conflict at the White House.

At the UN, the US has joined Russia and North Korea

in voting down an EU resolution which condemns the invasion and backs Ukraine's sovereignty.

The man poised to become Germany's next Chancellor, Friedrich Meitz,

says defence, the economy and what he called

the unresolved issue of migration are among the key issues facing a new government.

Also in this podcast, it was a dream for me to be honest with you. To actually do it was quite an

emotional experience for me,

and I feel ever so grateful.

A potential breakthrough for people with spinal cord injuries.

And the singer, Roberta Flack, has died.

When he was last in office, President Trump considered his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron,

as one of his closest allies in Europe. Their friendship was on display again at the White House,

when Mr Macron became the first European leader to meet Mr Trump there since he returned to office.

The French president's priority was to find common ground with him on ending the war in Ukraine and ensuring that Europe

plays a role in any negotiated peace with Russia. President Trump said that he wanted a deal with

President Putin as soon as possible. We're working on deals right now, transactions right now, and in particular, the big one is to

get the war stopped, whether it cease fire or direct to an agreement. I'd like to go directly

to an agreement, but cease fire will always happen a little bit quicker. And every day you're

saving thousands or at least hundreds,

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