Donald Trump has confirmed that US officials are travelling to Russia, to discuss a proposed 30 day ceasefire with Ukraine. Kyiv accepted the proposals during a meeting in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, led by the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio. Mr Trump said an agreement from Moscow would go "eighty per cent" towards ending what he described as "a bloodbath". The Kremlin earlier said it would wait to be briefed by American officials before commenting on the proposal. We speak to a former US diplomat.

Also in the programme: The Pakistan train hijack is over, dozens are dead; and we have a special investigation into the gangs smuggling fentanyl from Mexico into the US.

(Photo: US President Donald Trump March 12, 2025. Credit: Niall Carson/PA Wire)