Rift between Washington and Kyiv deepens

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The US National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz, has again urged President Zelensky to sign a deal for US access to Ukraine's minerals, to pay for support in its war against the Russian invasion. Mr Waltz also said that Ukraine needs to tone down its criticism of the United States. Mr Zelensky angered President Trump after he accused him of living in a bubble of Russian disinformation. Meanwhile, Mr Zelensky has been meeting the US envoy, Keith Kellogg, in Kyiv. Also in the programme: On a day when Israel mourns four hostages, including two children, who've been returned dead, we speak to a woman in London who's awaiting the release of a family friend from captivity in Gaza, And the university that is offering a film course that aims to rehabilitate the reputation of the donkey.