on getting back on the pitch after being cleared freed by russia. you they include flashing images. mr fogel had been detained in russia since 2021.

marc fogel described what he had endured in but instead paid tribute to donald trump and his efforts to secure his release. on earth right now, and

and president trump is a hero. because he said that he believed and his mother been doing enough to secure his freedom. by russian authorities in 2021. it wasn't until 2024 that the biden administration declared his detention as wrongful. take a listen to what president trump had to say

and i promise... of the day that another american hostage would be released on wednesday without giving further details us ties and relations with russia. in exchange for the release of marc fogel. donald trump

did say with donald desire to a swift end to the war they could face pressure to make territorial concessions that they don't want to make. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, explains more about the events that led up to the surprise release marc fogel, um, had taught history at an he'd been arrested in 2021 at moscow airport. was ill—year prison sentence. manages to do so. issues a statement.

administration had negotiated an exchange that served we are moving in the right direction to end two interesting things about that. this talk about an exchange. and it's interesting that the release of a us um, a sign of a us—russia thaw, this kind of language moving in the right direction to end the war. and wondering whether moving in the right direction means moving in the right

direction for moscow. steve rosenberg a of men zelensky has been speaking to a british he said to a british newspaper. he said he is to offer russia he is prepared to offer russia an exchange of in negotiations. hesaid 7 7 7 of egotiations. hesaid 7 7 7 of the :iations. hesaid 7 7 7 of the russian he said 7 7 7 of the russian kursk d 7 7 7 parts of the russian kursk region could be returned in �* ukrainian which is currentl territory, which is currently by russia. let'sjust live get the very on live get the very on all e get the very on all of get the very on all of this t the very on all of this with very on all of this with obry correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse. a of different we need to up with lines we need to wrap up with you. let's start with the release of mark fogel. donald suggesting this hostage trump suggesting this hostage was potentially of releese wespgtentielly'pert df the war over with

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deal without 5:1 in . ceasefire deal without saying what plans be come fwhat its plans would be come end of this week. earlier the end of this week. earlier it had postponed a scheduled these three mm sa in . that this was hostages, saying that this was due to of due to israeliyiolations of ceasefire the the ceasefire but leaving the door open, it said, the mediators to in and mediators to step in and to resolve this issue, particularly over humanitarian aid and shelter it says aid and shelter is that it says us... 7.7. . .- not aid and shelter is that it says mm . , a wu... not gone aid and shelter is that it says mm . , a. wu... not gone gaza in the has not gone into gaza in the requisite numbers. you can rely on the fact now that arab 7 777will7be777 77 77 will be stepping7 in countries will be stepping in trying to get on trying to get things back on track, pressure on track, putting pressure on hamas because these are critical days. as hamas because these are critical days.— hamas because these are critical da s. �* , . ., , ma thanks for that. he land now joining us from jerusalem. we jeinina uefrerrrleruealerr�*iele" ~ as of were watching as live images of rafah crossing between “5 “s�*si�*rrr-�*r�*a 555355“ and the gaza

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but it has in holding the foreign �*of israel, foreign minister of israel. katz, immediately israel katz, immediately describe it as a temporary once the hostages seasefires qnse the hostagesee — ,, . released, to resume the are all released, to resume the war. but as we prime yolanda. frim'er'ministe’r' " ' seems yolanda. fri'm'effiiniste'r' " ' seems to yolanda. fri'm'afiinista'r' " ' seems to be wanting netanyahu seems to be wanting to keep his options open, not coming out and saying all of 77 shou77ld 77 giiéjijee that that was clearly the for that that was clearly the message others we heard j that cabinet. from that security cabinet. these days, every day brings up these days, every_day brings up new. 332.53. days. everyjay brings up new. we these days, every_day brings up new. we don't know something new. we don't know president trump will say this 77 77 777th7is cat 77 77 77 777th; rat ire is man who durin- man who during his own says he wants to a peacemaker, his 2—27; he said, 77 77 777777he7sa7id7,h7e 77 campaign he said, he boasted that he would be the he hot start was he does not start was that he stops them. if it clear stops them. if it becomes clear to him that the war is to himstbatactuallythe war is to himstbatactuallythe war is to begin and bear going to begin again and bear mind now that these have been palestinians have been

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from what donald picture from what donald trump was going to do. we can now speak to amnon aran, a professor of international politics at city st george s university of london. we know it is a difficult and a fragile ceasefire deal at the best of times. given that kind rhetoric 77rhe7toricfrom 7 7 rhetoricfrom trump, of rhetoric from donald trump, how helpful is it? . at of rhetoric from donald trump, how helpful is it? ._ how helpful is it? . at the moment _ how helpful is it? . at the moment all _ how helpful is it? . at the moment all- have i how helpful is it? . at the - moment all- have stepped moment all sides have stepped up moment all sides have stepped up the ante, first hamas saying they will suspend the release of hostages and president trump v7v7hat what he thought should an ultimatum of 12 o'clock be an ultimatum of 12 o'clock on saturday. all the m zip 77777 =—_m|:e and hetahyahu haee stepped binyamin netanyahu have stepped up binyamin netanyahu have stepped up the ante. this is binyamin netanyahu have stepped up keeping. this is ::;:i binyamin netanyahu have stepped up keeping the s is ::;:i binyamin netanyahu have stepped up keeping the ceasefire f binyamin netanyahu have stepped up keeping the ceasefire on for keeping the ceasefire on and next few days track and the next few days will be crucial.—

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proximity to gaza strip and proximity to the gaza strip and its position in the its historic position in the arab world and it has been its historic position in the arab w toi and it has been its historic position in the arab w to thed it has been its historic position in the arab w to the negotiations central to the negotiations israel and hamas. qatar between israel and hamas. qatar can play but i think can play a role, hut i think of power has the balance of power has shifted to saudi and shifted to saudi arabia and egypt. shifted to saudi arabia and e, -t. . shifted to saudi arabia and e. -t. . , shifted to saudi arabia and e. -t.~ , ., shifted to saudi arabia and er nt.~ , ., ., egypt. when it comes to what ——— ~ 7—— on saturda , the happens on saturday, the hostages�* will be hostages�* familieswill be for next of desperate for the next set of releases. we have the relatives of palestinian prisoners wanting to have their family back. just in terms of wanting to have their family back. j of in terms of wanting to have their family back. j of whether. of wanting to have their family back. j of whether we see exchange, is willsee an exchange. is that to happen? i will see an exchano. i . . to ha en? , beets to haaaen? to now. of course difficult to say now. of course the families are going through difficult to say now. of course the families times. 1g through =-= 7 aspect is binya7min encouraging aspect is binyamin netanyahu has kept his options hatanyahu has haot'his options he has not sort of

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steely resolve. of a global trade war. also coming up — ai malfunction. a non—starter? plus — a fragile business.

live from london, this is business today. we start with fears of an escalating trade war president trump pushes ahead with new tariffs with canada�*s prime minister trudeau promising a tough for the country�*s industry to be protected. the biden administration. the changes take effect from march 12th. and pharmaceuticals. well, the reaction has been swift. chancellor scholz told

germany�*s parliament that