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Welcome to The World in Ten.
In an increasingly uncertain world, this is The Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security.
Today with me, James Kitchen and Alex Dibble.
All eyes will be on the US state of Alaska come Friday,
where Donald Trump is set to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
On the agenda, the war in Ukraine and whether any ceasefire agreements can be reached.
European leaders are ramping up pressure on the White House to include Vladimir Zelensky in any negotiations over his country's future.
But could Moscow and Washington draw up a grand bargain between the two powers in a take-it-or-leave-it deal for Kiev?
To unpack it all, our guest today is the former NATO official John Luff,
who's now head of foreign policy at the new Eurasian Strategy Centre.
John, thanks for joining us.