Trump says he'll meet Putin in Hungary for Ukraine talks
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.2 • 7.8K Ratings
🗓️ 17 October 2025
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
President Trump has said he expects to meet Vladimir Putin in Hungary "within two weeks" after holding what he described as a "very productive" phone call with the Russian leader. Speaking as he arrived in Washington for talks at the White House, President Zelensky said Moscow was rushing to the negotiating table to stop the US from sending long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine. Meanwhile, President Trump's former National Security Advisor, John Bolton, has been charged with mishandling classified documents. The state funeral is taking place for the Kenyan opposition politician, Raila Odinga. And the phone apps offering a digital connection to Jesus.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.6 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:10.8 | I'm Ankara to Sai, and in the early hours of Friday, the 17th of October, these are our main stories. |
| 0:16.8 | President Trump has said he'll meet President Putin for a further round of talks on the war in Ukraine. |
| 0:22.2 | Another of Mr. Trump's enemies has been indicted. |
| 0:24.8 | John Bolton has been charged with the transmission and retention of defence information. |
| 0:30.0 | And there have been deadly scenes at a stadium in Kenya as mourners try to see the coffin of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. |
| 0:38.8 | Also in this podcast, the Queen of Decluttering Mary Condo, talking about her native Japan and... |
| 0:45.8 | The experience of pregnancy, childbirth and losing a pregnancy can be life-changing, but it leaves almost no trace in archaeology. |
| 0:53.6 | How ancient skeletons can reveal if women were pregnant when they died. |
| 1:03.0 | Two months on from their Alaska summit, are President Trump and Putin about to have another |
| 1:08.2 | get-together? On Thursday, the two men had a call, and Donald Trump said he'll probably meet Vladimir Putin |
| 1:13.8 | in Hungary in the next two weeks. |
| 1:16.5 | I thought it was a very good phone call. |
| 1:18.0 | I thought very productive. |
| 1:19.6 | But I'll be meeting with President Putin, and we'll make a determination. |
| 1:25.1 | Tomorrow I'm meeting with President Zelensky, and I'll be telling him about the call. |
| 1:30.4 | This is a terrible relationship the two of them have, and it's one of those things. |
| 1:35.6 | I've seen things that nobody would believe, but this is one of them. |
| 1:39.0 | The Kremlin initiated the call to Mr. Trump, which are described as frank and trustful. |
| 1:44.6 | Many commentators believe what's prompted this proactive approach is Mr. Trump's talk of supplying |
| 1:49.1 | U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles to Kiev. |
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