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Mar 2025
47m 28s

Trump pauses aid to Ukraine

Bbc World Service
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Ukraine and its allies have condemned President Trump's decision to suspend all military aid to Kyiv, but Russia has praised the move. Ukrainian politicians said Washington was pushing Kyiv towards capitulation. The Kremlin described the move as the best contribution to what it called the cause of peace.

Also in the programme: New US tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China have come into effect, prompting immediate retaliation from Ottawa and Beijing; and Arab leaders are meeting in Cairo today - to discuss alternative plans for Gaza's future, after Donald Trump suggested the US could take over and redevelop the territory.

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