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Ukraine ready for ceasefire with Russia

Three years since Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine began, a ceasefire may be possible.

Three years since Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine began, a ceasefire may be possible. This follows talks between the US and Ukraine. Kyiv has agreed to a 30 day suspension of fighting.

President Zelensky's Chief of Staff, Andriy Yermak, was involved in the talks in Saudi Arabia. He said Ukraine was willing to work towards a peace deal.

A Kurdish-led military alliance which controls north-eastern Syria have agreed a deal with the new government in Damascus - we get the reaction of a leading Kurdish politician

And American tariffs on imports of aluminium and steel have come into force. A flat rate of 25% will hit some of the US's top trading partners.

Presenters: James Copnall and Victoria Uwonkunda

(Photo: US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, and Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov posing for a photograph during a meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Credit: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/ EPA)

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Wed 12 Mar 2025 05:06GMT

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