Trump to meet Putin and Zelensky 'next week' & declares Russia 'extraordinary threat to US'

Day 1,261.


Today, with 24 hours to go until Donald Trump’s ceasefire
deadline passes, we assess reports that he intends to meet Putin
within days, and broker a meeting between the Russian President
and President Zelensky. Has the Kremlin done enough to avoid
those tariffs? Plus, also hear from the Ukrainian border with
Belarus, where families are reunited.


Contributors:


Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls
on X.


Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley
on X.


Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.


Content Referenced:


Telegraph Ukraine Live Blog:


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/07/ukraine-russia-putin-trump-zelensky/ 


Trump to meet Putin as early as next week (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2025/08/06/putin-zelensky-meet-ukraine-peace-talks-trump/ 


Trump declares Russia ‘extraordinary threat to US’ (The
Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/06/trump-declares-russia-extraordinary-threat-us-india-tariffs/ 


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Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk


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