Trump and Putin fail to reach Ukraine deal
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 16 August 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
After ending their much-heralded summit in Alaska, the US and Russian leaders have said their meeting was "productive" and "positive", despite failing to come to a firm agreement on ending the war in Ukraine. Also, the United Nations says more than 1,700 Palestinians have been killed while seeking aid in Gaza since late May; African leaders want world maps to better reflect their continent's true size; and at more than 3 million years old, the fossilised remains of Lucy - a human ancestor are going on tour.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:05.4 | I'm Jackie Leonard and in the early hours of Saturday, the 16th of August, these are our main stories. |
| 0:10.5 | Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have ended their much-anticipated talks on Ukraine, |
| 0:15.4 | saying they've been held in an atmosphere of mutual respect and progress have been made. |
| 0:20.2 | There was no mention of any ceasefire |
| 0:22.2 | agreement. And the African Union has backed a campaign to persuade governments and international |
| 0:27.0 | organizations to adopt a map of the world which more accurately represents Africa's real size. |
| 0:35.8 | Also in this podcast. |
| 0:41.4 | I have to say that I know nothing about mathematics whatsoever, |
| 0:46.5 | but I came up with a code that seems to have baffled for decades. |
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| 0:55.1 | Its secret key is up for sale. |
| 1:06.7 | As we record this podcast, the U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have just finished holding talks in Alaska on the war in Ukraine. Mr. Trump arrived first |
| 1:13.1 | on board Air Force One at the Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, the largest U.S. military |
| 1:19.4 | installation in Alaska, and a Cold War facility for surveillance of the former Soviet Union. |
| 1:25.0 | The U.S. President then greeted greeted Mr Putin a short time later when he |
| 1:28.8 | disembarked from his own plane. Interestingly, Mr Putin opted to ride with Mr Trump in his car, |
| 1:35.7 | the beast, rather than the Russian limousine that had also been flown in. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian |
| 1:40.9 | President, Vladimir Zelensky, who was not invited to the summit, said his country was counting on America. |
| 1:47.9 | So at stake is the future of Russia's war in Ukraine and perhaps much more. |
| 1:53.0 | This is what Mr. Trump had to say about Mr. Putin on board Air Force One as he flew into Alaska. |
| 1:59.2 | He's a smart guy. |
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