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Radio 4,13 Aug 2025,45 mins

Trump threatens "severe consequences" if Putin doesn't end war

The World Tonight

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US President Donald Trump said he'd like to organise a second meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin if the first one on Friday goes well, adding that a second meeting would include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump also threatened "severe consequences" if Russia didn't end the war after the meeting. We hear from former director of the CIA General David Petraeus. As more police forces get access to live facial recognition technology, we consider the impact on crime-fighting and society. And as Ellie Goldstein waltzes into the Strictly ballroom, we hear about the difference that dancing has made to another woman with Down's Syndrome.

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