Trump says US will 'pass' on Ukraine peace talks if no progress soon

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  This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

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  I'm Jackie Leonard and in the early hours of Saturday the 19th of April, these are our main stories.

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  President Trump has confirmed he will abandon efforts to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine unless there's progress within days.

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  A U.S. senator has been speaking about his meeting with Kilmar Abrigo Garcia,

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  an immigrant who was wrongly deported last month to a jail in El Salvador,

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  and nearly 200 people have gone on trial in Istanbul over their role in huge protests against the Turkish government.

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  Also in this podcast on World Heritage Day, celebrating Sonic Heritage.

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  The U.S.

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  President Donald Trump once famously promised to end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of taking office.

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  But now, almost three months in, it's proving harder than he expected,

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  and frustration and tough talk are coming from Washington.

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  On Friday,

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  President Trump said he believed

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  that Ukraine and Russia were what he described as enthusiastic about peace,

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  but he had this warning.

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  If for some reason one of the two parties makes it very difficult,

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  we're just going to say you're foolish, you're fools,

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  you're horrible people, and we're going to just take a pass, but hopefully we won't have to do that.

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  President Trump's comments echoed remarks earlier in the day by the U.S.

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  Secretary of State Marco Rubio,

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