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I'm Will Chalk, and in the early hours of Friday the 5th of June, these are our main stories. Ukraine's President Zelensky has written to Vladimir Putin, inviting him to a face-to-face meeting to negotiate an end to their war.
President Trump says he've spoken directly to the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah, officially designated in the US as a foreign terrorist organization, about a possible end to fighting in Lebanon. A year on from one of the world's deadliest air disasters, grieving families tell the BBC their compensation is not being handled fairly by Air India. Also in this podcast...
Kuinka hÀn voisi kÀydÀ kenguun isopuolella, jossa ei ole ladeja, se on uskoa, ettÀ se ottaa sen jÀlkeen. Se ottaa sen jÀlkeen. Se ottaa sen jÀlkeen.
So we start with an open letter to President Putin. It's over 1800 words long, and in it President Zelensky invites the Russian leader to a face-to-face meeting in a renewed bid to try and end the war. It's been translated into English and posted on his social media platforms, and in it the Ukrainian president says Russians have grown tired of Ukrainian drone and missile attacks, petrol shortages, rising prices, as well as the war in general.
He calls for a full ceasefire for the duration of the proposed negotiations, but that's something that Putin ruled out earlier on Thursday. If you read the statement, it's got a defiant and at times even mocking tone. Here is part of it read by one of our producers. The world has not grown tired of Ukraine, as you long hoped it would. But there is growing fatigue with Russia, even among those in the wider world, who help you bypass sanctions and keep your economy afloat.
You cannot fail to notice it. After 26 years in power, age is beginning to take its toll. And with time, the fatigue with you will only grow. President Zelensky goes on to say that with America so focused on what's happening in Iran, it would be wrong to wait until Washington could give the conflict in Europe its full attention. And that's something journalists put to President Trump at the White House.
No en tiedÀ, olen iloinen, ettÀ he ovat ehkÀ puhuneet mediaa. Luulen, ettÀ meillÀ on paljon tehtÀvÀÀ. Mutta luulen, ettÀ se olisi hienoa, jos he olisivat. HeidÀn pitÀisi tehdÀ se. Joten miksi presidentti Zelenski on valinnut tehdÀ tÀmÀn nyt? Minulla on enemmÀn Vitaly Shevchenkoa, joka on BBC-monitoringin puheenjohtaja ja on Ukrainiassa, KyivissÀ.
HÀn suosittelee, ettÀ Vladimir Putin pitÀisi olla kiinnostunut sitoutumaan ja puhumaan hÀnelle, koska hÀn sanoo, ettÀ Ruotsi menettÀÀ liian monia ihmisiÀ taustalla ja ettÀ ruotsalaiset ovat tyytyvÀisiÀ ukrainalaisista airstrokeista.
HÀn sanoi, ettÀ se olisi vÀÀrÀ, jos Yhdysvallat tulisi takaisin yrittÀmÀÀn loppua Ukrainassa, koska Ukrainan presidentti sanoi, ettÀ Washington on keskittynyt Iranin kanssa. TÀllÀ hetkellÀ nÀmÀ tarjoilut eivÀt ole uusia.
Volodymyr ZelenskijÀ oli aiemmin myös kiinnostunut Vladi Verkutin puheeseen. HÀn on myös suositellut jÀrjestelmÀÀ. Ja siksi luulen, ettÀ tÀmÀ kirja on enemmÀn viestinnÀstÀ. Ja olisi erittÀin epÀonnistunut, ettÀ se liittyy yhdistelmÀÀn Ukrainaa tai edes puhuu yhdistelmÀÀn.
Mutta sen jÀlkeen, kirjan ÀÀntÀ ei ole rauhoittavaa tai rauhoittavaa. Se on melkein rauhoittavaa Ruotsia. Miten luulet, ettÀ tarjoajat ovat edelleen todellisia tarjoajia?
Luulen, ettÀ se on viimeinen asia, jonka pitÀisi sanoa, kun olet todellisesti kiinnostunut Vladimirin puheenvuoroon. Kun sanot, ettÀ niin monen vuoden pÀÀssÀ elÀmÀ alkaa vaikuttaa sinulle, se kuulostaa russalaiselta presidentiltÀ.
Siksi luulen, ettei Zolenski itse ole todennÀköisesti toivottava, ettÀ tÀmÀ keskustelu kÀy. Kremliinin alkuperÀinen vastaus tÀhÀn kirjaan, jossa he sanoivat, ettÀ jos hÀn haluaa puhua,
to us so much, let him come to Moscow. It also suggests that they're not really thinking that this is going to happen, because Volodymyr Zelenski is extremely unlikely to come to Moscow. That would look so close to a surrender, visiting the capital of the state that is waging war on you. And also, this idea that Volodymyr Zelenski should come to Moscow, it has been voiced before.
Vladimir Putinin puheenvuorossa viime vuonna, kun hÀn sanoi, ettÀ hÀn oli kertonut minulle, ettÀ hÀn tulee Moskoon, mutta mitÀ se on? Ja minÀ luulen, ettÀ se, mitÀ hÀn sanoi Kremlinin puheenvuorossa, mitÀ hÀn puhui Zolenskyn puheenvuorossa, minÀ luulen, ettÀ se ei muuttaa.
Is there a sense then, given that this has been published in English as well on Zelenskys Instagram, that actually the intended audience for this isn't Vladimir Putin, it's the rest of the world and it's Zelensky doing everything he can to get eyes back on the situation in Ukraine?
katsotaan taas Ukrainaa ja myös mahdollisesti aloittaa yksilöitÀ Euroopassa. Ja Donald Trump itse, ettÀ tÀmÀ maa voisi loppua ilman Amerikasta suunnittelua, erityisesti koska se on ollut niin kiinnostunut Iranista, se on jotain, jota Volodymyr Zelenski on suosittanut aiemmin, ja luulen, ettÀ se on
Vitaly Shevchenko.
Donald Trump made a number of claims to reporters at the White House on Thursday that talks to end the war in Iran are in their final phase, suggesting there's a deal coming soon. We have, of course, heard all that before, though. Perhaps more surprisingly, he claimed that he had spoken directly with the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah after the group rejected a ceasefire deal in Lebanon. The president insisted that Hezbollah had called him about it and hadn't rejected the US proposals for peace.
I asked our North America correspondent Tom Simons in Washington what to make of all this, especially since Hezbollah is prescribed a terror group by the US. It was a surprise. And as always, one has to slightly read between the lines of what Donald Trump said to reporters in the White House earlier. But this is what he said. I spoke to Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli president.