Trump's envoy meets Putin as Ukraine ceasefire deadline looms

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

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  Hello, I'm Nick Mars and at 13 Hours GMT on Wednesday the 6th of August, these are our main stories.

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  The US Special Envoy has met President Putin in Moscow as Washington's latest demand for a ceasefire in Ukraine draws closer.

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• 00:42

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  we look at the pressure across the industry.

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  The clock is ticking.

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  counting down the hours until the Friday deadline set by President Trump for Russia to declare a ceasefire in Ukraine.

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  Moscow faces the prospect of more sanctions and steep tariffs if it doesn't comply.

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  Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has been stressing once again what he wants to happen.

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  It is very important that Moscow has begun to heed the pressure from the world,

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  from the United States of America, from the threat of tougher sanctions for the war.

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  Indeed, one of the key sanctions tracks is against Russian oil.

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  For Russia to agree to peace, it must run out of money for the war.

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  We are working towards this, and I am grateful to everyone in the world who supports us.

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  The US envoy, Steve Witkoff, is in Moscow for talks.

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