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Witkoff-Putin talks, China’s tariff roll-back, abandoned skyscraper & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Special US Envoy Steve Witkoff is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as part of the White House’s latest effort to end the war in Ukraine. We’ll tell you which US goods China seems to have quietly rolled back its retaliatory tariffs on. A highly controversial US cardinal will help close Pope Francis’ coffin. President Donald Trump says he’ll have an interview with the reporter at the center of that infamous Signal group chat. Plus, a second chance for the world’s tallest abandoned skyscraper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:07.0

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0:10.0

And to her, the sound of machinery in need of repair, reminds her of how far she's come.

0:18.0

In two years, she's landed her dream job, providing her with valuable skills.

0:24.2

That's up to £8,000 for education and training at Amazon. Eligibility conditions apply.

0:31.5

From CNN, I'm Charlie Drever with the five things you need to know for Friday, April 25th.

0:39.4

President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff has arrived in Moscow and is meeting

0:44.2

with Russian President Vladimir Putin for talks on ending the war in Ukraine.

0:49.5

Speaking to CBS News, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov described efforts to reach an agreement

0:55.4

as moving in the right direction. But sources familiar with the discussions have told CNN

1:01.0

that Trump has frustrated his attempts to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine have so

1:06.4

far fallen short. Intentions appeared to boil over yesterday, with Trump telling Putin to, quote,

1:12.4

stop after Moscow hit Kyiv with a wave of deadly attacks, which Russia claims targeted

1:18.3

military assets in civilian sites.

1:20.9

We're in the midst of talking peace and missiles were fired, and I was not happy with it.

1:27.4

Meanwhile in Russia, one of the country's senior military officers has died in a car explosion

1:33.3

in a city just outside of Moscow this morning.

1:36.3

That's according to Russian authorities, who say the blast was caused by an improvised explosive

1:41.3

device packed with shrapnel, adding that they've opened a criminal probe

1:45.1

into the case.

1:47.0

China seems to have quietly rolled back its retaliatory tariffs on some US goods.

1:53.2

That's what three import agencies told CNN, saying some exemptions have been given to some

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