Is this the beginning of the end of Russia’s war?


Author: Sky News August 8, 2025 Duration: 17:09
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Is this the beginning of the end of Russia’s war?

The Kremlin says Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are set to have face-to-face talks within days. It would be the first meeting between US and Russian presidents since before Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Sources say Trump will only meet Putin if the Russian leader also meets Zelenskyy.

Something's got to give.

Plus - we talk South Park - and Sydney Sweeney's jeans. 
  
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