Trump and Putin to hold Ukraine talks in Alaska
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.2 • 7.8K Ratings
🗓️ 15 August 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to a summit in the US state of Alaska on Friday with contrasting priorities as they prepare for talks on ending Russia's war in Ukraine. Mr Trump has said the plan was to "set the table" for a more important second meeting involving Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Also: AI designs antibiotics for gonorrhoea and MRSA superbugs, and German states debate who invented Bratwurst sausages.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:04.2 | I'm Jackie Leonard, and in the early hours of Friday the 15th of August, these are our main stories. |
| 0:09.7 | Donald Trump says he believes Vladimir Putin is ready to make a peace deal, |
| 0:14.3 | as the two leaders prepare for talks in Alaska later today. |
| 0:18.0 | US scientists have used artificial intelligence to create new potential antibiotics |
| 0:23.2 | that can kill drug-resistant superbugs. And there's been fierce international criticism of the |
| 0:29.3 | Israeli finance minister's decision to approve long-delayed plans to build thousands of homes |
| 0:35.3 | in the occupied West Bank. Also in this podcast. |
| 0:44.2 | Bratford is a staple of German and Austrian cuisine and is readily available at sausage stands. |
| 0:50.6 | The row about the origins of the Bratfest sausage. |
| 0:57.6 | President of the Brat first sausage. President Trump says he believes Russia and Ukraine could make peace as a result of his talks with Vladimir Putin later today in Alaska. |
| 1:06.9 | But Mr Trump acknowledged that the risk of the talks failing could be as high as 25%. |
| 1:12.6 | Speaking at the White House on the eve of the summit, the US leader said that if there was a breakthrough, the summit in Alaska could be followed by discussions also involving the Ukrainian leader, Vladimir Zelensky. |
| 1:26.3 | Mr. Trump hoped that these could start shortly, |
| 1:29.3 | possibly even in Alaska. The Trump-Putin meeting is being held at the Elmendorf Air Force Base, |
| 1:36.5 | a major U.S. military installation that has been crucial in monitoring Russia. Ukraine and Russia |
| 1:43.0 | are said to be far apart on many issues, |
| 1:45.8 | and President Putin recently said |
| 1:47.6 | that the conditions for him meeting Mr. Zelenskyy haven't been met. |
| 1:52.6 | President Trump also had this to say about the war in Ukraine. |
| 1:56.7 | I think if I weren't president, he would take over all of Ukraine. |
| 2:00.2 | It's a war that should have never happened. If I weren't president, he would take over all of Ukraine. It's a war that should have never happened. |
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