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🗓️ 24 April 2025
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After Donald Trump criticises Volodymyr Zelensky's approach to peace talks, does a deal look further away than ever? Plus, why does former defence secretary Grant Shapps say Trump is "in cahoots" with Vladimir Putin?
Hugo Rifkind unpacks the politics of the day with Fraser Nelson and Manveen Rana.
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1:04.1 | Hello, this is Hugo Rifkin, and now we're going to be unpacking the politics of the day |
1:11.4 | and the stuff that's even more important than politics too, including that elusive Ukrainian peace deal |
1:16.0 | and why MPs of all political stripes read the Times. And joining me are two of the finest minds from said |
1:22.1 | favoured news outlets, and they are Manvin Rana, host of the story podcast. Hello, Manvine, |
1:25.9 | just running in last minute, yeah. Not even out of breath. So healthy. So impressive. And the Times call |
1:31.7 | Mrs. Fraser Nelson. Hello, Fraser. Crawling in. You were early. You were early. I don't |
1:36.2 | know what speed you arrived at. Impressively early. Everyone moves at a healthy speed in this building. |
1:40.9 | Absolutely, I think. Yeah, we'll talk about that particular story. Politicians of All |
1:45.3 | Strives reading the Times a little bit later on, but I don't think any of us are surprised. |
1:50.4 | Let's begin by talking about Ukraine and the prospects of a peace deal and whether they have diminished. |
1:56.2 | Is Donald Trump giving up? The US President initially pledged to end the war in 24 hours after his |
2:01.1 | election, not even after his inauguration. But it seems like that elusive peace deal is slipping |
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