US officials head to Saudia Arabia for talks with Russia on the war in Ukraine - but European leaders are not invited. Hundreds of people gather at Alexei Navalny's grave on the anniversary of his death.
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This edition is part of published in the early hours of Monday 17th February,
US officials are preparing for talks with Russia over Ukraine
while the Europeans are set to hold a meeting of their own in Paris.
The Israeli prime minister says he's working to make President Trump's plan
for the future of Gaza a reality.
And the Democratic Republic of Congo says Rwanda is ignoring calls
for a ceasefire after M23 rebels seized the city of Bukavu.
Also in the podcast, a year on from the death of Alexei Navalny in an Arctic prison,
a defense defiant message from his widow.
Even now, a year after his death,