This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Valerie Sanderson, and in the early

hours of Tuesday the 20th of May, these are our main stories. Presidents Trump and Putin have spoken

by phone to discuss the war in Ukraine and how to end it. For the first time in 11 weeks, Israel says

it's allowed a few aid trucks into Gaza, carrying medicine, flour and baby food.

The UK and the European Union have announced a series of deals to improve post-Brexit relations.

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President Trump says Russia and Ukraine will immediately start ceasefire negotiations after concluding what he described as an excellent two-hour phone call with Vladimir Putin.

Mr. Trump also said, I think some progress has been made. It's a terrible situation going on over there.

5,000 young people every single week are being killed. So hopefully we did something. We also

spoke to the heads of most of the European nations and we're trying to get that whole thing

wrapped up.

The Russian president said the conversation had been frank and constructive.

We agreed with the President of the United States that Russia will propose and is ready to work with the Ukrainian side on a memorandum regarding a possible future peace treaty.

Outlining a number of positions such as the principles of resolution,

the timeline for a potential peace agreement, and so on,

including the possible cessation of hostilities for a certain period in the event of reaching specific agreements.

After the phone call, President Trump spoke to several European leaders.

But our correspondent in Washington, Gary O'Donohue, says he won't have been able to tell

them about any major concessions from the Kremlin.

The two-hour phone call produced plenty of warm words, but little by way of concrete commitments.

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