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US-Russia hold 'constructive' talks
The Kremlin says US envoy Witkoff and Russia's Putin have held "constructive" talks.
The Kremlin says US envoy Steve Witkoff and Russia's Vladimir Putin have held "constructive" talks, as Donald Trump's deadline for Moscow to agree a ceasefire in Ukraine looms. We speak to Russians to get their reaction.
And hear from Rabbis with different views on the war in Gaza, as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly considers occupying the whole of the strip.
OS presenter: Mark Lowen.
(Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff shake hands before a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, 06 August 2025. Credit: GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL/EPA/Shutterstock)
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