Trump again accuses Zelensky of not wanting peace
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What are the main news headlines today?
This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Andrew Peach and in the early hours of Tuesday, the 4th of March, these are our main stories. Donald Trump again accuses the Ukrainian President, Vladimir Zelensky, of not wanting peace with Russia. Two people die after a car hits a crowd of people in the German city of Mannheim. Concerns mounting that the ceasefire in Gaza could collapse. Also in this podcast, the Scottish painter Jack Vecchiano, whose best known work is The Singing Butler, has died.
And... The actor Nigel Habers on playing his own grandfather, the judge who sentenced the last women to hang in the UK.
Why is Trump accusing Zelensky of not wanting peace?
The fallout continues after last week's bad-tempered meeting at the White House between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky. Today, the US president has once again hit out at his Ukrainian counterpart. Here's what he had to say when he was asked about his stance on a ceasefire in Ukraine.
I don't want to see this go on for years and years. Now, President Zelenskyy supposedly made a statement today in AP. I'm not a big fan of AP, so maybe it was an incorrect statement. But he said he thinks the war is going to go on for a long time. And he better not be right about that. That's all I'm saying.
A little earlier Mr. Trump said in a post on social media that the United States wouldn't put up with Mr. Zelenskys position on a ceasefire for much longer. Our North America correspondent Nomi Iqbal is in Washington. Nomi has been telling me the President's comments didn't come as a surprise.
Over the weekend, key members of his cabinet coalesced around him. The whole Republican Party has pretty much fallen in line with his view on how things went on Friday. His national security advisor Mike Waltz echoing. Actually, there seems to be a line that they're all using at the moment, which is, President Zelensky doesn't want peace. This is a guy that does not want peace, which is what Mr. Trump has put in his post. I think if there was any way that Zelensky could redeem himself in the eyes of the Trump administration, it would be to say sorry for what happened on Friday, to sign the deal without any objections and to just make peace with Russia. But of course, President Zelensky is not likely to do that.
So from Washington's point of view, it's almost like that gathering of European leaders yesterday didn't happen.
Well, Mike Waltz, going back to the National Security Advisor, he said that he welcomes it and that it's good that Europe is doing this. I mean, President Trump has also said in the past that Europe needs to pull its weight when it comes to security, when it comes to the financial side of things, such as Vielen Dank. Und ist die Trump-Administration trying to force Zelensky out, personally?
Er hat ihn als den Wegblock zum Ende der Krieg gestaltet.
Es scheint es so zu sein, weil es über den Wochenende auch Anrufe von Donald Trump gab, dass Präsident Zelenskyy aufgehört wird. Einer der bemerkenswertesten Kommentare kam von Republikaner Lindsey Graham, der ein pro-Ukraine-Advokat ist. Er ist ein starker Unterstützer.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What are the main news headlines today?
0:58–1:53
2
Why is Trump accusing Zelensky of not wanting peace?
1:53–6:38
3
What happened in the car-ramming incident in Germany?
6:38–10:23
4
How is the ceasefire in Gaza being threatened?
10:23–12:52
5
Who was Jack Vettriano and what was his impact on art?
12:52–30:48