You're listening to the Briefing, first broadcast on 28 February 2025 on Monocle Radio.
Hello and a warm welcome to the Briefing coming to you live
from Studio one here at Midori House in London.
I'm Emma Nelson.
And coming up on today's program,
dictator or deal maker Volodymyr Zelensky heads to was Washington unsure of what Donald Trump makes of him?
Also ahead in the next 30 minutes,
we examine calls by the leader of the PKK to lay down arms
and end a four decades long conflict with the Turkish government.
And then whilst Eurostar has always provided a really effective, efficient service,
give or take high prices, it's always been the only player.
It's never had competition.
Could the UK be reconnecting to the eu if only in terms of rail travel?
And speaking of heading out to European Road,
we'll find out how London productions are heading out onto the road in order to make ends meet.
That's all coming up right here on the Briefing with me, Emma Nelson.
Last week,
Donald Trump called the Ukrainian president a dictator
and blamed him for Russia's invasion of his own nation.
This week, Donald Trump brushed off the dictator comment,