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Trump hails 'big day' ahead of Ukraine talks

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky is meeting Donald Trump at the White House.

Ukraine's leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, has met Donald Trump's special envoy on Ukraine (Keith Kellogg) ahead of his encounter with the US president at the White House later today. Mr Zelensky said Russia could only be forced into peace through strength, and "President Trump had that strength". We speak to our correspondents in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and in Washington.

We also hear a conversation with three Ukrainian soldiers about what it is like on the frontline and what they expect from today’s talks.

We get an update on Pakistan's devastating monsoon season; more than 330 people have died in flash floods across Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

And could the next James Bond be a woman? British actress Helen Mirren says, “it has to be a guy”. We find out what some of the Bond fans think.

Presenter: Luke Jones.

(Photo: The White House ahead of the visit of Ukrainian President Zelenskiy and European leaders in Washington. Credit: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

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