Oliver Conway

I'm Oliver Conway. Until next time, goodbye.

I'm Oliver Conway. Until next time, goodbye.

You're listening to the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. Hello, I'm Oliver Conway and this edition is published in the early hours of Saturday the 15th of March. Is Vladimir Putin serious about a ceasefire in Ukraine? President Trump says he thinks Russia is going to make a deal, but others are more sceptical.

You're listening to the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. Hello, I'm Oliver Conway and this edition is published in the early hours of Saturday the 15th of March. Is Vladimir Putin serious about a ceasefire in Ukraine? President Trump says he thinks Russia is going to make a deal, but others are more sceptical.

G7 foreign ministers have threatened Moscow with further sanctions if it doesn't sign up.

G7 foreign ministers have threatened Moscow with further sanctions if it doesn't sign up.

We hear from the newly sworn-in Canadian Prime Minister. How close are we to a ceasefire in Ukraine? In the past few hours, President Trump said he felt Russia would make a deal. Pretty good vibes coming out, he said. But the Europeans and Ukrainians fear Vladimir Putin is playing for time. Here's the EU Foreign Affairs Chief, Kaya Kalas.

We hear from the newly sworn-in Canadian Prime Minister. How close are we to a ceasefire in Ukraine? In the past few hours, President Trump said he felt Russia would make a deal. Pretty good vibes coming out, he said. But the Europeans and Ukrainians fear Vladimir Putin is playing for time. Here's the EU Foreign Affairs Chief, Kaya Kalas.

Kayakella speaking at the G7 meeting in Canada. The foreign ministers there agreed a joint statement expressing unwavering support for Ukraine and threatening further sanctions against Russia if it didn't back a ceasefire. The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, said he was cautiously optimistic of a deal, but he was pressed on the time frame by the BBC State Department correspondent Tom Bateman.

Kayakella speaking at the G7 meeting in Canada. The foreign ministers there agreed a joint statement expressing unwavering support for Ukraine and threatening further sanctions against Russia if it didn't back a ceasefire. The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, said he was cautiously optimistic of a deal, but he was pressed on the time frame by the BBC State Department correspondent Tom Bateman.

How long does Putin have?

How long does Putin have?

Marco Rubio. I caught up with Tom Bateman as he travelled back from Canada as part of the press contingent and asked him how close are we to an agreement?

Marco Rubio. I caught up with Tom Bateman as he travelled back from Canada as part of the press contingent and asked him how close are we to an agreement?

Well, there was some suggestion that those differences of opinion between the Europeans and the Americans might surface at that G7 meeting of foreign ministers. But what do you make of the statement that came out, including the threat of possible further costs on Russia, as it put it?

Well, there was some suggestion that those differences of opinion between the Europeans and the Americans might surface at that G7 meeting of foreign ministers. But what do you make of the statement that came out, including the threat of possible further costs on Russia, as it put it?

Tom Bateman travelling with the US Secretary of State. Well, even as the G7 foreign ministers began heading home from Canada, Mark Carney was being sworn in as the new Prime Minister there, replacing Justin Trudeau. Mr Carney, a former head of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, has been robust in his approach to President Trump.

Tom Bateman travelling with the US Secretary of State. Well, even as the G7 foreign ministers began heading home from Canada, Mark Carney was being sworn in as the new Prime Minister there, replacing Justin Trudeau. Mr Carney, a former head of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, has been robust in his approach to President Trump.

His first foreign trip will be to France and Britain, and not is as usual for new Canadian prime ministers to the United States. After taking the oath of office in Ottawa, he rejected President Trump's suggestion that Canada become the 51st state.

His first foreign trip will be to France and Britain, and not is as usual for new Canadian prime ministers to the United States. After taking the oath of office in Ottawa, he rejected President Trump's suggestion that Canada become the 51st state.