Trump’s Ukraine peace deal 'on brink of collapse' as US President tears into 'stupid, weak' European leaders
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 9 December 2025
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,384.
Today, as President Zelensky appears to reject Donald Trump’s proposal for Ukraine to cede territory to Moscow, we examine the new European plan set to be presented to the US later. We also report on how Ukrainian troops are still holding out in the frontline city of Pokrovsk, before turning to developments inside Russia: Putin’s new law requiring 100,000 military reservists to undergo two months of training, growing protests over tax rises, and the outcomes of his visit to India, where he signed a series of deals with Prime Minister Modi.
Contributors
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor for Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Trump’s Ukraine peace deal on brink of collapse (The Telegraph):
Zelensky meets Pope ahead of peace talks with Meloni (The Telegraph):
Ukrainians raise flag to show BBC the fight goes on in city claimed by Russia (BBC):
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd6x3vv7y60o
Trump thrashes European leaders in wide-ranging interview: ‘I think they’re weak’ (POLITICO):
Zelensky reveals candidates for Yermak's replacement as Presidential Office head (Kyiv Independent):
https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-reveals-candidates-for-new-head-of-ukraines-presidents-office/
Trumpian Corruption Is Worse Than Ukrainian Corruption (Anne Applebaum in The Atlantic):
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2025/12/ukraine-fighting-corruption-trump/685162/
Exclusive: US extracted top spy from inside Russia in 2017 (The Telegraph):
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/09/politics/russia-us-spy-extracted
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:05.0 | I'm Francis Dernley and this is Ukraine, the latest. |
| 0:13.0 | Today, as President Zelensky appears to reject Donald Trump's proposal for Ukraine to cede territory to Moscow, |
| 0:20.0 | we examine the new European plan set to be presented to the US later on. |
| 0:25.3 | We also report on Ukrainian troops still holding out in the frontline city of Procrosp |
| 0:29.7 | before turning to developments inside Russia, |
| 0:32.6 | including Putin's new law, |
| 0:34.3 | requiring 100,000 military reservists to undergo two months of training, |
| 0:38.1 | and growing protests over tax rises. |
| 0:41.6 | Bravering takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:51.3 | The Russian is not one piece. |
| 0:53.1 | First, we're fighting, with our help for the Ukraine |
| 0:56.3 | also our freedom and our European |
| 1:00.6 | Weren't. |
| 1:01.7 | If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours. |
| 1:05.7 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for a hundred years. |
| 1:10.5 | We can't, as a European, let's get the Russia in Ukraine. Not just today or tomorrow, but for a hundred years. |
| 1:12.7 | We can't as a European, |
| 1:15.0 | let us gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 1:16.8 | Nobody's going to break us. |
| 1:18.1 | We're strong. |
| 1:19.8 | Where Ukraine is. |
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