Can Ukraine still rely on America?

More than 80 years after the Yalta conference reshaped post-war Europe, some observers fear a new era of great-power diplomacy could once again shape the continent’s future. Reports of a possible meeting between Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have prompted questions about what role Ukraine would play in any discussion about ending the war.

The speculation comes amid a sharp deterioration in relations between Washington and Kyiv. From disputes over Starlink access to growing concerns about Trump’s outreach to Moscow, Ukrainian officials worry they are losing influence with their most powerful ally.

At the centre of the debate is a simple question: does Trump see Ukraine as an indispensable partner, or an obstacle to broader deals with Russia?

The Global Story’s Tristan Redman speaks to Simon Shuster of The Atlantic about the state of the war, the future of US support and why Kyiv is increasingly worried about being left out of the room.
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00:00 Intro
00:29 Could a Trump-Putin summit become a new Yalta?
01:05 Why Ukraine fears a deal between great powers
02:14 Is Trump already appeasing Russia?
03:00 What is behind the latest diplomatic push?
04:39 The growing tensions between Washington and Kyiv
05:34 Why the US wants business deals with Russia
07:42 The deals Trump hopes to strike with Putin
08:51 Why Trump is blaming Ukraine
09:55 Russia’s strategy on the battlefield
12:19 How Russia is trying to break Ukraine’s will
13:06 How crucial is US support for Ukraine?
13:39 What is Starlink and why does Ukraine rely on it?
14:58 Did the US restrict Ukraine’s access to Starlink?
15:52 How SpaceX can disrupt Ukraine’s drone operations
17:23 What the Starlink disruption means for Ukraine
17:56 Who ordered the Starlink restrictions?
19:16 Why US intelligence sharing matters
20:35 Is the US-Ukraine relationship at a new low?
21:42 What does the American public think about Ukraine?
22:03 Trump’s diesel deal and the midterm elections
23:14 Does attacking Zelensky appeal to Trump’s base?

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At least 64 people have been killed after a Spanish high-speed train collided with another south of the capital Madrid, officials say.

The updated death toll makes the rail disaster the country’s worst since 2013, when 80 people died after a train derailed in north-western Spain.

Investigations are ongoing but Francisco Badea, a professor of engineering at Nebrija University, says unacceptable failures in the system likely occurred before the deadly crash.

More than 500 passengers were travelling on the trains involved in Wednesday’s collision, the spokesperson for the regional government says.

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Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot – the two men hoping to be Israel’s next prime minister – have very different views of the war in Iran. With no clear winner at this stage, Israel’s next steps in the conflict are also uncertain.

Qatar said it has presented a new potential peace plan to Iran, but Tehran says the ideas are unacceptable.

Meanwhile there are fresh reports that the US is preparing to attack Iran after the midterm elections.

And the Houthis in Yemen claim Saudi-backed forces have killed at least 14 people in the north of the country, as the Houthis attack Aden airport in the south-west.

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A Ukrainian man is on trial in Hamburg after being accused of blowing up Russia’s Nord Stream gas pipelines to Germany, four years after one of the most dramatic acts of sabotage in modern European history.

Prosecutors say Serhii Kuznetsov played a leading role in a team of saboteurs that destroyed the pipelines, accusing him of a war crime. His defence has called for the case to be dismissed.

BBC Berlin Correspondent Jessica Parker has been looking at the accusations facing Serhii Kuznetsov.

00:00 Who is Serhii Kuznetsov?
01:05 What are the Nord Stream pipelines?
01:55 What was the significance of the Nord Stream blasts?
04:08 Rostock and Bornholm
06:04 The Nord Stream trial
06:30 What are the arguments of the prosecution and defence at the Nord Stream trial?

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