Could the War in Ukraine be About to End?

Today, we look at President Donald Trump’s claim that there’s a “good possibility” that the Ukraine war could be about to end.

He spoke to Russian President Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during separate phone calls. Chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet and Russia editor Steve Rosenberg talk through what we know.

Chris is on to talk about stories regarding the Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s CV, and her expenses when she was working for a bank in a previous job.

And, the CEO of BBC News Deborah Turness is warning about the “threat” AI poses to people using it to access news.

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