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Now the two men appear to have patched up their differences and agreed a deal which could be signed at the White House by the end of the week.

Now the two men appear to have patched up their differences and agreed a deal which could be signed at the White House by the end of the week.

President Trump speaking in Washington yesterday. Under the agreement, a jointly owned fund will be set up, financed by profits from Ukraine's minerals, oil and gas. Mariana Fakordinova is a Ukrainian researcher at the Centre for European Policy Analysis.

President Trump speaking in Washington yesterday. Under the agreement, a jointly owned fund will be set up, financed by profits from Ukraine's minerals, oil and gas. Mariana Fakordinova is a Ukrainian researcher at the Centre for European Policy Analysis.

Our correspondent in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, James Waterhouse, told me why President Zelensky had now agreed to the deal.

Our correspondent in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, James Waterhouse, told me why President Zelensky had now agreed to the deal.

Yeah, no explicit security guarantees, but President Trump said in return for the deal, Ukraine would get the right to fight on. What do the Ukrainians understand that means?

Yeah, no explicit security guarantees, but President Trump said in return for the deal, Ukraine would get the right to fight on. What do the Ukrainians understand that means?

James Waterhouse in Kiev. The United Kingdom is one of the biggest foreign aid donors in the world, behind the likes of Germany and the US. But hot on the heels of President Trump's efforts to freeze US development funding, on Tuesday, Britain announced it would slash its aid budget in order to increase defence spending.

James Waterhouse in Kiev. The United Kingdom is one of the biggest foreign aid donors in the world, behind the likes of Germany and the US. But hot on the heels of President Trump's efforts to freeze US development funding, on Tuesday, Britain announced it would slash its aid budget in order to increase defence spending.

Now, UN aid agencies are sounding the alarm, saying the huge cuts pose an existential challenge. I heard more from our correspondent in Geneva, Imogen Folks.

Now, UN aid agencies are sounding the alarm, saying the huge cuts pose an existential challenge. I heard more from our correspondent in Geneva, Imogen Folks.

Because these cuts are due to come in over two years. Tell us more about the kind of things that could be affected.

Because these cuts are due to come in over two years. Tell us more about the kind of things that could be affected.

Other big donors like Germany also cutting back. I mean, how can these aid agencies make the argument that this is a benefit for the whole world in the face of such strong opposition from the new Trump administration?

Other big donors like Germany also cutting back. I mean, how can these aid agencies make the argument that this is a benefit for the whole world in the face of such strong opposition from the new Trump administration?

Still to come on the Global News Podcast.

Still to come on the Global News Podcast.

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