18/8 in Nieuwsuur: Reloaded Ukraine consultation with Trump • Timmermans about election program GL-PvdA

Ukraine consultation between Trump and European leaders

After the meeting between Trump and Putin last week in Alaska, an important consultation is planned today: Zensky goes to the White House with a heavy delegation from European government leaders. There they try to retain America as an ally and Trump to convince not to demand too much from Putin.

According to the Financial Times, Putin has presented Ukrainian withdrawal from the Donbas, in exchange for a cease-fire. Zensky does not want to hand in a territory and EC chairman von der Leyen demands solid security guarantees for Ukraine.

The moment our broadcast starts, the conversations in America are fully engaged. We switch with our correspondents and discuss the latest events with Ukraine connoisseur Bob Deen .

Timmermans about election program GroenLinks-Pvda

Two months before the parliamentary elections, GroenLinks-PvdA presents his election program and party leader Frans Timmermans joins to explain it.

in The polls is the party with 25 to 29 seats just behind the PVV, Timmermans is to be 28 to 32.