This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Alex Ritson and at 14 hours GMT on Wednesday the 19th of February, these are our main stories.

Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy lands in Kiev amid divisive comments from the president about the war in Ukraine

and President Zelensky, saying his US counterpart,

is caught in a disinformation bubble.

The first joint interview between Mr. Trump and his advisor Elon Musk appears to confirm

Washington's policy of imposing the terms of any peace.

Hamas tells Israel to pull out of Gaza if it wants its hostages back.

And Rihanna's partner Aetap Rocky is cleared of firing a semi-automatic weapon at a rival musician.

Also in this podcast.

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So they've got nice family bonds.

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whale disco. Why, a large group of false killer whales ended up stranded in Tasmania and the epic

struggle to save them. You should never have started it. The somewhat startling words from President Trump seeming to imply that Ukraine is to blame for the current war against Russia,

which of course fully invaded Ukraine three years ago.

Speaking to journalists last night, Mr Trump even said Ukraine's President Zelensky had an approval rating of just 4%.

But on Wednesday, Mr. Zelensky hit back, insisting he enjoyed support from more than half the country,

and that the US leader had fallen victim to fake news.

We are seeing a lot of disinformation, and it's coming from Russia.

We understand this and we have proof that these figures are being discussed between America and Russia.

Unfortunately, President Trump, with all due respect for him as the leader of a nation that we respect greatly,

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