What next after the US-Russia talks? (And why was it in Saudi?)
This Is Why
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🗓️ 18 February 2025
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
With the meeting taking place in Saudi, and given their diplomacy in arranging the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, how has the kingdom under Mohammed bin Salman become a global power broker in President Trump's new world order?
Tom Cheshire hosts today's Sky News Daily looking at what all the power players want from the talks. He's joined by security and defence editor Deborah Haynes and Dr Lina Khatib, associate fellow of the Middle East and North Africa programme at Chatham House, to discuss.
Producers: Soila Apparicio, Jada-Kai Meosa John
Editor: Philly Beaumont
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| 1:10.5 | Today, Russia joins the USA in Saudi Arabia |
| 1:13.6 | for talks about the war in Ukraine. We'll explore what it all means after this. Uber drivers, |
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