Russia and Ukraine begin short ceasefire
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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Will Chalk and in the early hours of Saturday the 9th of May, these are our main stories. A three-day ceasefire has come into effect between Ukraine and Russia. They've also each agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war. Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under renewed pressure after his governing Labour Party was battered in English local elections and suffered a historic defeat in Wales. And the Pentagon has begun releasing what it says are never-before-seen files on UFOs. Also in this podcast, Mexico's schoolchildren are told they're getting an extra 40 days off this summer as their country hosts the World Cup. But is the president about to shatter that dream?
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A royal message for the naturalist David Attenborough on his 100th birthday. There is, for now, a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. President Donald Trump said he had personally requested the temporary truce. He said it would include what he called a suspension of all kinetic activity and a prisoner exchange. I asked, and President Putin agreed. President Zelenskyy agreed, both readily. And we have a little period of time where they're not going to be killing people, and that's very good. And they also agreed to give 1,000 on each side, 1,000 prisoners back. So they're going to be transferring almost immediately 1,000 prisoners from each side.
That's very good. Russia, Ukraine.
But even if President Trump got the deal over the line, the ceasefire to mark the anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany was something both sides had already announced and then accused each other of breaking. Our global affairs reporter Paul Moss told me more. Every year, Russia holds celebrations in May to mark victory in World War II. And it's normally a huge event. I mean, this dates back to the old days of the Soviet Union with soldiers marching, the latest weapons displayed. They put missiles, ICBMs on parade with leaders from all around the world watching. This year, though, Russia says it's needed to scale back the commemorations because it's scared of them being attacked.
Now, Sinek suggested that was just an excuse. In fact, Russia's running rather short of men and arms and needed all of them for the fighting and couldn't spare them for parade. But then Ukraine's President Zelensky did actually seem perhaps to threaten to attack the festivities. He said he didn't recommend any foreign leaders show up for that event. Now, Bear in mind, Ukraine has had some success recently getting its drones and missiles past Russia's defences. Only this week, they hit a building in Moscow. So Russia clearly took this threat very seriously, and its response was to threaten a massive airstrike on Kiev if there was any disruption. And now we've got this truce that originally separately suggested by Ukraine and Russia, but it's Donald Trump, isn't it, who's taking credit for this ceasefire we've got now?
He is taking credit, yes, but it's a suggestion that was made by both countries before. I mean, bear in mind, it was the Soviet Union which fought Germany in World War II, a country which back then included Russia and Ukraine together. And Ukraine lost about 8 million people in that war, maybe more. It is their joint victory being celebrated, a reminder that they were once fighting together against a common enemy. So you would think they could get this agreement made.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–6:40
2
What led to the short ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine?
6:40–7:11
3
What are the implications of the prisoner exchange agreement?
7:11–7:27
4
How is the UK Labour Party affected by recent local elections?
7:27–8:42
5
What new evidence has been released regarding UFO sightings?
8:42–12:12
6
Why was the Palestine Marathon significant this year?
12:12–25:28
7
How did President Trump influence the ceasefire negotiations?
25:28–33:52
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