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This edition is published in the early hours of Friday the 27 September.
The us vice president Kamala Harris has told Volodymyr Zelenskyy she will support him in his battle with Russia and criticized those calling on Ukraine to give up land for peace.
In an apparent change of heart, Donald Trump has said he will now meet the ukrainian president.
And in a busy day of diplomacy in Washington, the White House says talks on a ceasefire deal for Lebanon are continuing, even as Israel keeps up its bombardment.
Also in the podcast, my day to day will not change and I look forward to defending myself and defending the people of this city.
Staying defiant.
But the mayor of New York, Eric Adams, has been charged with taking bribes and illegal campaign contributions.
With the us election fast approaching, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is keen to ensure that whoever wins Ukraine will have continued american support in the battle against the russian invaders.
To that end, the ukrainian leader has met the democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris at the White House after holding talks with her current boss, Joe Biden.
Today we have a new support package, $7.9 billion.
This will be a great help.
And I raised with President Biden the plan of victory.
Today.
We are preparing to discuss the details.