What’s been the reaction in Ukraine to President Trump’s plans to end the war, following his phone calls with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky? We hear from Kyiv mum Iryna and 27 year old account manager Andrew.

And we assess what role Europe could play going forward, following a busy day of diplomacy at a Nato defence chiefs summit in Brussels.

Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko.

In a pivotal day for the war in Ukraine, Donald Trump has agreed to ‘work together’ with Vladimir Putin to end the conflict. Immediately after the call with Putin, Trump spent an hour on the phone with Volodymyr Zelensky.

Earlier in the day, the new US defence secretary Pete Hegseth told a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group in Brussels that it was unrealistic that Ukraine could return to its pre-2014 borders and he ruled out NATO membership for Ukraine.

BBC Security Correspondent, Frank Gardner joins Victoria and Vitaly to discuss the latest developments.

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Is the Trump administration gearing up for talks on Ukraine? Victoria and Vitaly are joined in the studio to discuss this by Christina Lamb of The Sunday Times.

She also talks about the posthumous release of a new book by her friend Victoria Amelina, who was killed in Kramatorsk in 2023. ‘Looking at Women Looking at War’ is released later this week.

And former Conservative MP Jack Lopresti tells us why he’s gone to serve in Ukraine’s military… and whether his children are happy about his decision.

Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko.

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‘I'd love to hear more about what's actually happening in the war now. Where are the lines stable, where is Russia still advancing, where have the Russians slowed?’ That’s a message we got from one of our listeners earlier in the week, and we thought we’d answer these questions and more.

We get a sense of what’s happening along the frontline in Ukraine right now with Matthew Savill, director of military sciences at RUSI, and we hear from a soldier whose day job is to drop bombs on Russians using drones.

Today’s episode is presented by Jamie Coomarasamy and Vitaly Shevchenko.

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What might Donald Trump’s strategy to end the war in Ukraine look like? We speak to Fred Fleitz, a national security official in Donald Trump's first administration who's close to the President's Ukraine and Russia envoy.

We ask him to decode the latest diplomatic noises out of Washington, Moscow and Kyiv, and shed light on what we can expect from Trump’s approach, as well as the prospects of success.

Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko.

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President Trump has spent his first 24 hours back in the White House - having once claimed he would end the war in that time.

There’s no sign yet, but can Donald Trump provide peace? What did he say at his inauguration? And what can we learn from his first full day in the job?

Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire, Vitaly Shevchenko and James Waterhouse.

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Today, Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th US president.

He promised to unleash a blitz of executive orders, after calling for a "revolution of common sense" in Monday's inaugural address.

Victoria was joined by James Cook and Chris Mason from Newscast, Anthony Zurcher and Marianna Spring from Americast and Jonny Dymond from The Global Story to assess Trump’s first act as he became President again.

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A Ukrainian officer fighting in Russia’s Kursk region gives us a unique insight into what it’s like taking on North Korean soldiers.

We also hear from the editor-in-chief of the Economist, Zanny Minton Beddoes. She discusses how the new sanctions on Russian oil will hurt the country’s economy and tells us why Donald Trump won’t want to be seen as a loser.

Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko.

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Dmytro Kuleba spent four years working as Ukraine’s foreign minister before he left his post in September 2024. In a revealing interview he talks about his time working for Volodymyr Zelensky, shares his views on the outgoing Biden administration and tells us whether incoming President Trump can really negotiate peace.

Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko.

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Victoria and James tuck into some traditional Ukrainian Christmas dishes…

Chef Olia Hercules brings some festive food into the Ukrainecast studio and explains how food keeps her connected to her home.

Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and James Waterhouse.

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