Revealed: Ukraine told to accept ‘cash-for-land’ deal with Putin
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 20 November 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,365.
Today, we examine the proposal that has left Kyiv and Europe reeling: a US peace plan that could force Ukraine to lease part of its territory to Russia, cap the size of its armed forces, and accept a series of concessions that would amount to a major victory for Vladimir Putin. We then hear from a leading pollster about domestic attitudes in Russia towards the war – and what potential tipping points could shift public opinion. Finally, we reflect on the significance of the anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials, and what it means for justice and accountability in today’s conflict – or lack thereof.
Contributors
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
With thanks to Dr Oleksandr Shulga.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Ukraine told to accept cash-for-land deal with Putin (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/19/us-russia-secret-28-point-peace-plan-gaza-model/
Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg ‘quits’ after plan for US peace leaked (The Telegraph):
France brands US-Russia peace deal a ‘capitulation’ (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/20/france-brands-us-russia-peace-deal-a-capitulation/
White House Scrambles to Quell Rumors of Russia-Friendly Donbas Proposal (Kyiv Post):
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/64561
BBC Today Programme featuring former US Ambassador to Kyiv:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002mbxg
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:09.5 | I'm Francis Dernley and this is Ukraine, the latest. |
| 0:14.0 | Today, we examine the proposal that's left Kiev and Europe reeling, |
| 0:17.9 | a US peace plan that could force Ukraine to lease part of its territory to |
| 0:22.5 | Russia, cap the size of its armed forces and accept a series of concessions that would |
| 0:27.4 | amount to a major victory for Putin. We then hear from a leading pollster about domestic |
| 0:32.8 | attitudes towards the war in Russia and what potential tipping points could shift public opinion there. |
| 0:39.1 | Finally, we reflect on the significance of the anniversary of the Nuremberg trials |
| 0:43.1 | and what it means for justice and accountability in today's conflict, or lack thereof. |
| 0:49.5 | Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:59.3 | The Russian does not want peace. |
| 1:01.1 | First, we're fighting, with our help for the Ukraine, also our freedom and our European |
| 1:08.6 | Writers. |
| 1:09.8 | If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours. |
| 1:13.6 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for a hundred years. |
| 1:18.6 | We can not, as Europeans, let's gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 1:22.6 | Nobody's going to break us. |
| 1:24.6 | We're strong. |
| 1:25.6 | Where Ukraine is. |
| 1:29.5 | It's Thursday, the 20th of November, three years and 271 days since the full-scale invasion began. |
| 1:36.7 | And today, I'm joined by the Associate Editor for Defence at the Telegraph, Dominic Nichols. |
| 1:41.9 | But first, the major diplomatic news of the last 24 hours. In many ways, |
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