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NPR News: 10-17-2025 2PM EDT

17 Oct 2025

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

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16.484 - 33.582 Lakshmi Singh

Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The U.S. and Ukrainian delegations led by Presidents Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky are again sitting across from each other at the White House this hour. The leaders first took questions from reporters. One asked Zelensky about his goals for today's talks.

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33.562 - 58.236 Volodymyr Zelensky

the most important thing for people in Ukraine, which are under each day's attacks, to have really strong security guarantees. NATO is the best, but weapon is very important. Allies on our side is very important. And between us, for us, bilateral security guarantees between me and President Trump is very important.

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58.908 - 68.205 Lakshmi Singh

President Trump says he plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Hungary after an initial high-level meeting about ending the war. He was asked why Hungary.

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68.285 - 71.491 Donald Trump

We like Viktor Orban. He likes him. I like him.

Chapter 2: What are the key points from the U.S.-Ukraine meeting at the White House?

72.272 - 80.427 Donald Trump

It's a country that's a safe country. He's done a very good job. He's been a very good leader in the sense of running his country.

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81.2 - 103.967 Lakshmi Singh

Trump praising Hungary's nationalist prime minister. Well, before the talks, Trump took reporters' questions and complimented Zelensky's black blazers. Zelensky typically has worn military garb. Venezuela's ambassador to the U.N., Samuel Mocada, condemns a recent deadly U.S. strike on a small boat in Caribbean waters that killed several people.

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Recent reports of public domain have identified two humble fishermen from the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago among the victims. Their relatives indicate that those who were assassinated were engaged in fishing activities at the time.

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118.949 - 135.726 Lakshmi Singh

U.S. official not authorized to speak publicly has confirmed with NPR that Admiral Alvin Halsey, head of U.S. Southern Command, stepped down from his post because of reservations over U.S. military attacks on boats in the Caribbean Sea and the widening effort against Venezuela.

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135.706 - 147.402 Lakshmi Singh

Former National Security Advisor John Bolton has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of mishandling classified information. Bolton entered his plea during his initial court appearance in Maryland. Here's NPR's Ryan Lucas.

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Bolton is facing 18 criminal counts for allegedly transmitting and retaining national defense information. Prosecutors say Bolton kept detailed notes that included classified information during his time as Trump's National Security Advisor in 2018 and 2019.

162.503 - 181.312 Ryan Lucas

Bolton allegedly sent those diary-like entries on a regular basis over his personal email and a messaging app to two family members who did not have security clearances. The indictment says federal agents recovered copies of some of those documents, including classified material, during his search of Bolton's home in August.

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Bolton says in a statement that he looks forward to defending what he calls his, quote, lawful conduct and exposing what he says is Trump's abuse of power. Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.

193.091 - 213.283 Lakshmi Singh

It's NPR. This is the third week of the federal government's shutdown. Farmers are among the groups feeling the pain of the closures. From member station KCUR, Frank Morris reports farmers have lost government subsidies and a promised bailout for them is stalled.

Chapter 3: What was President Trump's stance on Hungary during the talks?

274.157 - 292.765 Lakshmi Singh

The global streaming debut is December on Apple TV. U.S. stocks are trading higher this hour. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 242 points or roughly half a percent at 46,194. I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News in Washington.

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