US and Russia forge ahead with negotiations without Ukraine and reset ties. President Zelensky emphasizes the need to not be excluded from talks. Also: a special report from eastern Congo, and could we soon grow teeth?
You're listening to the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
Hello, I'm Oliver Conway.
This edition is published in the early hours of Wednesday 19th February.
We'll have more reaction to the dramatic reset in relations between the US and Russia
as they agree to press ahead with negotiations on the war in Ukraine,
despite excluding Kyiv from their talks.
Israelis learn the fate of the youngest hostages in Gaza.
And a British couple arrested in Iran last month had been charged with spying.
Also in the podcast, a bomb fell on the child, killing his parents.
It was the M23 who dropped the bomb, and I lost six members of my family.
We have a special report from eastern Congo.
And forget dentures.
Could we soon grow replacement teeth?
But first, according to leaked intelligence from February 2022,
Vladimir Putin believed his invasion forces could overthrow the Ukrainian government
within three days.
In the end, his troops were stopped at the gates of Kyiv.
But three years on, with hundreds of thousands dead on both sides,
the Russian leader now appears to have the upper hand after seemingly winning over Donald Trump.
The first tangible sign of the new reality came in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday,