Trump says it's easier dealing with Russia
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What are the main stories covered in this episode?
This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Nick Miles and in the early hours of Saturday, the 8th of March, these are our main stories. President Trump has again taken aim at Ukraine, saying he's finding it more difficult to deal with Kiev on a peace agreement than Moscow. Syrian troops are reported to have executed more than 160 people in a former Assad stronghold. Police give an update on the cause of death of Hollywood actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy. Also, did drugs help the trauma heal? It has been another confusing day in the long and tortuous path towards peace in Ukraine. Less than an hour after Washington threatened to impose additional sanctions and tariffs on Moscow because of its latest heavy bombardment of Ukraine, President Trump seemed to come out in support of Vladimir Putin. He said his Russian counterpart had done what any leader would, given its adversary had just been denied US arms and intelligence.
Why does Trump find it difficult to deal with Ukraine?
I'm finding it more difficult, frankly, to deal with Ukraine. And they don't have the cards. As you know, we're meeting in Saudi Arabia sometime next week, early. And in terms of getting a final settlement, it may be easier dealing with Russia, which is surprising, because they have all the cards. And they're bombing the hell out of them right now. And I put a statement in, a very strong statement. You can't do that. You can't do that. We're trying to help them. And Ukraine has to get on the ball and get a job done.
Namia Iqbal ist unsere Berichterstatterin in Washington. But it appears that he still seems to not have shifted much on his position in terms of being not convinced about Ukraine's desire for peace. It was all pretty confusing because we're not actually sure if he's going to impose any sanctions on Russia. He has said that he might do. But at the moment, if you were to ask me, does he have a specific policy approach? All we know is that he just wants the war to end in Ukraine. How that happens, we just don't know.
Anomia, Mr. Trump sagt, es ist schwieriger, mit der Ukraine zu handeln, als mit Moskau. Das scheint für die Ukraine in den USA-Kiev-Gesprächen, die nächste Woche in Saudi-Arabien stattfinden, zu sein.
Was erwarten wir? Es wird. Er und Präsident Zelenskyy haben gesagt, dass sie es gemacht haben, nachdem Mr. Zelenskyy ihm das Statement gesendet hat, dass er Mr. Trump für eine starke Führung freut. Donald Trump hat sogar in seinem Antrag an den Präsidenten gesagt, dass er sicher war, dass der Krieg erreicht werden könnte. Aber es gibt diese Gespräche, die nächste Woche in Saudi-Arabien stattfinden, wo der US-Envoy Steve Witkoff mit ukrainischen Offizieren gehen wird, und das betrifft Herrn Zelensky, wo sie einen initialen Zerstörer und dann ein Framework für einen längeren Vertrag diskutieren. Ob nächste Woche in irgendeinem Art und Weise Zerstörer endet, wer weiß, weil Donald Trump auch gesagt hat, dass er
Er will nach Saudi-Arabien, um mit Präsident Putin zu sprechen.
Aber wir wissen nicht, wann das sein wird.
Er ist es wirklich. Und er hat so viel gehofft und er bleibt es so, dass die Kriege nie angefangen hätten, hätte er Präsident gewesen. Und er hat auf der Kampagnenstraße versprochen, dass er die Kriege am Tag 1 beenden würde. Offensichtlich ist das nicht passiert. Es gibt viele Gerüchte, dass er in einem Schuss des Nobelpreis-Prizes sein will. Deshalb will er diese Kriege beenden. Aber es gibt Druck. Nomiya Iqbal in Washington.
On an earlier edition of this podcast, we brought you the news that civilians have been executed by Syrian security forces in an area which has seen clashes with those loyal to the former president, Bashar al-Assad. Now more details are emerging. A war monitoring group says the number killed in the coastal province of Latakia has risen to more than 160.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What are the main stories covered in this episode?
0:48–2:08
2
Why does Trump find it difficult to deal with Ukraine?
2:08–7:21
3
What happened to Gene Hackman and his wife?
7:21
4
How are Syrian civilians affected by recent conflicts?
5:17–10:17
5
What is the significance of WTA's new maternity leave policy?
10:17–13:08
6
How is Saudi investment impacting women's tennis?
13:08–31:36
Speakers
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