Trump Meets Zelenskyy in the Oval Office

Cape Talk
19 Aug 2025

Senior Researcher with SAIIA’s African Governance and Diplomacy Programme, Gustavo de Carvalho, speaks to Cape Talk about a high-stakes meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over the war in Ukraine.

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