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May 1, 2025

31 minutes

Available for over a year

After months of tense negotiations Ukraine and the US have signed a much-anticipated natural resources deal - and YOU have lots of questions about it.

Why is Ukraine going ahead with it? Can it still NATO? What could the US offer Russia?

Lucy is ed by Ukraine correspondent James Waterhouse, BBC ’s Olga Robinson and diplomatic correspondent James Landale to answer these and more.

Today’s episode is presented by Lucy Hockings.

The producers were Laurie Kalus and Ben Carter. The technical producer was Jack Graysmark. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

Email [email protected] with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480

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