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Radio 4,08 Aug 2025,45 mins

Trump will meet Putin in the coming days

The World Tonight

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US President Donald Trump says he'll meet Vladimir Putin in the coming days. Speaking in Washington DC, Trump said any ceasefire deal might involve territorial swaps between Ukraine and Russia. We hear from former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who saw Trump and Putin interact in person during the former's first term in office. Following the death of the astronaut, Jim Lovell, aged 97, we hear from two people who knew him about what he contributed to space travel. Also: is it annoying to overuse the word "like"? We hear from author of new book on the subject.

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