Zelensky agrees to meet Putin and Trump

Volodymyr Zelensky gave his support to a trilateral meeting between himself, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, following talks between the Russian and US Presidents in Alaska. President Trump also briefed European leaders on the talks. We hear from Estonia's Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna about Europe's role in the negotiations.

Also in the programme: As talks unfold, Russia continues to make slow but steady battlefield gains in the east of Ukraine. We hear from Ukrainian tennis player turned Ukrainian army master-sergeant Sergiy Stakhovsky about moral on the front lines. And Russian born Cold War historian Vladislav Zubok tells us about the significance of Alaska, the talks and Putin long term view of history.

Presenter Krupa Padhy is joined by the writer and broadcaster Maria Margaronis, and former Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment at NATO, Camille Grand.

(Photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy gestures during a press conference on the first day of the two-day Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2025), on plans for the reconstruction of Ukraine, in Rome, Italy, July 10, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane)