The US President says he won't tolerate President Zelensky's position on a ceasefire, but denies reports he may end military support for Ukraine. Also, two people are killed after a car drives into a crowd in Germany.
Chapter 1: What are the main news headlines today?
This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Andrew Peach and in the early hours of Tuesday, the 4th of March, these are our main stories. Donald Trump again accuses the Ukrainian President, Vladimir Zelensky, of not wanting peace with Russia. Two people die after a car hits a crowd of people in the German city of Mannheim.
Concerns mounting that the ceasefire in Gaza could collapse. Also in this podcast, the Scottish painter Jack Vecchiano, whose best known work is The Singing Butler, has died.
And... The actor Nigel Habers on playing his own grandfather, the judge who sentenced the last women to hang in the UK.
Chapter 2: Why is Trump accusing Zelensky of not wanting peace?
The fallout continues after last week's bad-tempered meeting at the White House between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky. Today, the US president has once again hit out at his Ukrainian counterpart. Here's what he had to say when he was asked about his stance on a ceasefire in Ukraine.
I don't want to see this go on for years and years. Now, President Zelenskyy supposedly made a statement today in AP. I'm not a big fan of AP, so maybe it was an incorrect statement. But he said he thinks the war is going to go on for a long time. And he better not be right about that. That's all I'm saying.
A little earlier Mr. Trump said in a post on social media that the United States wouldn't put up with Mr. Zelenskys position on a ceasefire for much longer. Our North America correspondent Nomi Iqbal is in Washington. Nomi has been telling me the President's comments didn't come as a surprise.
Over the weekend, key members of his cabinet coalesced around him. The whole Republican Party has pretty much fallen in line with his view on how things went on Friday. His national security advisor Mike Waltz echoing. Actually, there seems to be a line that they're all using at the moment, which is, President Zelensky doesn't want peace.
This is a guy that does not want peace, which is what Mr. Trump has put in his post. I think if there was any way that Zelensky could redeem himself in the eyes of the Trump administration, it would be to say sorry for what happened on Friday, to sign the deal without any objections and to just make peace with Russia. But of course, President Zelensky is not likely to do that.
So from Washington's point of view, it's almost like that gathering of European leaders yesterday didn't happen.
Well, Mike Waltz, going back to the National Security Advisor, he said that he welcomes it and that it's good that Europe is doing this. I mean, President Trump has also said in the past that Europe needs to pull its weight when it comes to security, when it comes to the financial side of things, such as Vielen Dank. Und ist die Trump-Administration trying to force Zelensky out, personally?
Er hat ihn als den Wegblock zum Ende der Krieg gestaltet.
Es scheint es so zu sein, weil es über den Wochenende auch Anrufe von Donald Trump gab, dass Präsident Zelenskyy aufgehört wird. Einer der bemerkenswertesten Kommentare kam von Republikaner Lindsey Graham, der ein pro-Ukraine-Advokat ist. Er ist ein starker Unterstützer.
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Chapter 3: What happened in the car-ramming incident in Germany?
All the shopping centers and restaurants were closing. No one wanted to talk. It was just like, I want to get out of here. I don't feel safe. I'm afraid.
So how significant is this information from the authorities? Tim Franks asked Thomas Sparrow, who is a security correspondent for Deutsche Welle, the German public service broadcaster.
It is very significant indeed, because the motivation will determine, and it has been in the past, will determine the political reactions that you see both at a local or regional level and also at a federal level here in Berlin.
So the fact that authorities are not thinking of a political background or an extremist background, but are rather looking into mental health issues, will also determine what kind of concrete reactions you will see coming in the next few days.
I guess, though, it still leaves the problem that Germany does seem to have a problem with car-ramming attacks.
It definitely has a problem with car-ramming attacks, but each of the three most recent car-ramming attacks had different motivations. You had the incident in Magdeburg during the Christmas market, and that was carried out by a Saudi man with anti-Muslim views.
You had a car-ramming in Munich in February, which was carried out allegedly by an asylum seeker from Afghanistan who had Islamist motivations, according to authorities. Und jetzt haben Sie ein Auto in Mannheim. Und der Hauptsuspekt da, Sie haben es auch in Ihrer Vorstellung gesagt, ist nicht gesagt, dass er einen politischen Hintergrund hat. Also es sind drei separate Fälle.
Was sie zusammen haben, ist, würde ich sagen, zwei Dinge. Der erste, der Fakt, dass es wegen dieser drei Fälle einen erhöhten Sinn für Unschuld gibt, wie es bei vielen Deutschen ist.
And the second one is that these security incidents alongside a couple of other security incidents, especially two knife attacks, have basically made this issue a top issue in the political discussion in Germany, especially when it comes to the election that was held on February 23rd, the general election here in Germany.
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Chapter 4: How is the ceasefire in Gaza being threatened?
In an an an an an an an an an an an Humanitarian agencies say that food is relatively plentiful at the moment, but that following yesterday's Israeli decision to block any more deliveries, prices have already risen dramatically. And all this in a place left devastated by 15 months of war. Rosalia Bolan is a spokesperson for UNICEF, currently in Rafah.
Die Höhe der Zerstörung in Gaza ist wirklich unglaublich. Es ist kalt, wenn man durch Gaza fährt. Einige Bereiche sind mehr verletzt als andere. Zum Beispiel in Rafah, Khan Younes, Jabalia. Es gibt kaum noch Gebäude, die noch stehen.
An agreement on how to proceed with the ceasefire seems remote. Israel says it's agreed to what it says is an American plan for all remaining hostages to be released over a 50-day period, but with no Israeli military withdrawal. Hamas will not agree unless it feels Israel's withdrawal is somehow guaranteed. Until a compromise is found, aid trucks remain stationary on the Gaza border.
David Mensah is an Israeli government spokesman.
The aid we send is used to kill. No more. No free meal to those who kill. Israel will not allow the Hamas terrorist organization to continue the ceasefire under the conditions of the first stage without releasing our hostages.
Tomorrow Egypt will unveil its plans for Gaza's future at an Arab League summit in Cairo. But unless the dispute over the ceasefire can be resolved, Egypt's plans could soon be overtaken by events.
The Scottish painter Jack Vetrano has died at the age of 73. One of his best known works was The Singing Butler, showing a couple dancing on a storm-swept beach. He was found dead at his apartment in Nice in southern France. It's understood there are no suspicious circumstances. Our correspondent David Wallace-Lockhart looks back at his life.
Jack Vetrano was the first to admit that not everyone knew him by name, but most, he believed, would recognize his work. His most famous painting, The Singing Butler, was said to be Britons best-selling image. It features a wealthy couple waltzing on a beach, while a butler and a maid shield them from the rain with umbrellas. It sold for nearly a million dollars in the early 2000s.
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Chapter 5: Who was Jack Vettriano and what was his impact on art?
Despite this, Jack Vettriano was never the darling of an art establishment that felt he appealed to the masses rather than pushed the boundaries. Speaking in 2004, the artist predicted that his work would stand the test of time.
If they want people to go into those galleries, why don't they put something in that they want to bloody see? I'll be surprised, and this isn't some kind of egotistical bluff, I'll be surprised if my work isn't around in a few hundred years.
Jack Vettriano didn't have the typical start in life for a world famous artist. He was born in Fife in 1951 and his working life started in the pit as a mining engineer. He took up painting in the 70s after a girlfriend gave him a box of watercolors. His self-taught hobby became his passion and his career. Worldwide recognition followed. But there was not universal praise.
Some of his work, which often featured women in various stages of undress, was even described as badly conceived software. David Wallace Lockhart reporting. And still to come. The Australian blood donor who saved the lives of over 2 million babies.
Meine Uroma wünschte sich ein Haus im Jugendstil. Mein Opa im Bauhausstil. Meine Eltern haben ein Bungalow. Und ich habe auch schon Pläne für mein eigenes Zuhause. Übrigens immer mit dabei die Sparkasse.
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