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Andrew Marr says the deal between Zelensky and Trump is reason to hope. Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1 Just weeks ago Donald Trump threw Volodymr Zelensky out of the White House. Now the US and Ukraine have finally signed a deal exchanging access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals in exchange for war support from the US. The signing comes just days after Trump and Zelensky sat face to face for a private meeting at the funeral of Pope Francis. Andrew Marr joins Hannah Barnes and Megan Gibson on the New Statesman podcast to discuss the new deal - and whether Ukraine and Russia are really one step closer to peace. 📚 READ One hundred days of autocracy https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/2025/04/one-hundred-days-of-autocracy 🙋‍♀️ ASK a question We answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus 📧 FREE get our daily politics email https://morningcall.substack.com 💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber: Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at https://www.newstatesman.com/save 🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcast https://www.youtube.com/@NewStatesman -- The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK and international politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and global current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers, to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world. With regular contributions from our writers including Political Editor Andrew Marr, Hannah Barnes, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton we’ll help you understand the world of politics and global affairs from Westminster to Washington and beyond. #topnews #news #politics