meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Novara Live

Zelenskyy and EU Leaders Brace for Meeting With Trump

Novara Live

Novara Media

News, Daily News, Politics, News Commentary

4.8577 Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Zelenskyy and EU leaders prepare for a crucial meeting with Trump.

Plus: UK CEOs offered their third pay rise in a row, Zarah Sultana’s opinion on Labour under Corbyn, and Sally Rooney vows to use BBC royalties to back Palestine Action.

With: Michael Walker, Ash Sarkar, Anatol Lieven & Luke Hildyard.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

This episode of Navarra Life is made possible by Navarra Media supporters. To become one, go to

0:13.0

Navaramedia.com forward slash support. Welcome to Navaralife. I'm Michael Walker. I'm joined by Ash Sarkar. How are we?

0:22.9

You're joined by two of us. He's being really needy. Moussa, my cat, was headbutting the door and screaming to be let in, and now he won't get off the desk.

0:33.3

Well, he better have some interesting thoughts on what Zelensky should get out of a meeting with Donald Trump.

0:40.0

We will be discussing that tonight.

0:42.1

Zelensky and European leaders have already arrived in Washington after Trump's meeting with Putin last week.

0:47.2

Zara Sultan has criticism of Labor under Jeremy Corbyn has made some waves on social media in the new Left Review.

0:56.0

UK CEOs have been offered a third pay rise in a row, I should say a third record pay rise in a row.

1:03.0

And Sally Rooney plans to donate her BBC earnings to Palestine action.

1:08.0

So can the BBC be accused of funding terrorism? Stay tuned for all of that and more.

1:15.0

As ever, if you'd like to support our work, you can sign up at Navarmedia.com forward slash support.

1:20.4

Straight into our first story, Ukrainian president, Vladimir Zelensky, is in Washington,

1:25.3

where he'll meet with U.S. President Donald Trump imminently.

1:28.9

After that, the two presidents will be joined by several European leaders who've flown out to Washington

1:33.6

to pretty much back Zelensky up in these crucial talks over ending the war in Ukraine.

1:40.3

And perhaps, though, they're also there to avoid a repeat of the last time Zelensky visited

1:44.5

the White House when this happened.

1:47.1

You're gambling with World War III.

1:49.4

You're gambling with World War III.

1:52.7

And what you're doing is very disrespectful to the country, this country.

1:57.8

That's back to you.

1:59.3

Far more than a lot of people said they should have.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Novara Media, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Novara Media and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.