Ukraine will not surrender territory to Russia

The diplomatic flurry is intensifying ahead of a planned meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska next Friday. President Zelensky has not been invited, and he's made it clear he won't surrender any territory to Russia.

Also in the programme: Mercenaries have been fighting alongside Moscow's military units, including North Koreans, an estimated ten thousand of whom have been deployed in recent months. Lesser known though, are the tens of Indians who are still there. It is reported that at least 12 Indians have been killed on the frontline, with many more missing; and, new research published this week by the Dian Fossey Gorrilla Fund -- which has been observing these apes for about twenty years -- suggests female gorillas value friendships with other females more than was previously understood.

Presenter Shaun Ley is joined by Bel Trew, Chief International Correspondent at the UK online publication The Independent and Declan Walsh, chief Africa correspondent for The New York Times in Nairobi, Kenya.

(Photo:U.S. President Trump and Ukraine's President Zelenskiy attend a meeting on the sidelines of NATO summit in The Hague. 8 August 2025/ Reuters)