Can Ukraine survive without US military aid?
And Zelensky says he鈥檚 ready to work under Trump鈥檚 鈥榮trong leadership鈥�
President Zelensky says Ukraine is "ready to work under President Trump's strong leadership" to negotiate a peace deal and is ready to sign a minerals deal.
His comments come after the US decision to pause military aid. We get reaction from Ukrainian MP Oleksandra Ustinova and 鈥楴eo鈥�, a soldier currently fighting in Donetsk region.
And we speak to Mark Galeotti, Director and CEO of the consultancy firm, Mayak Intelligence.
Today鈥檚 episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko.
It was recorded on Tuesday afternoon at 3:30pm UK time.
The producers were Ryan Johnston and Ben Carter. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The assistant editor is Ben Mundy.
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