The World Tonight, Trump blames Zelensky for Ukraine impasse as mid-terms loom

The World Tonight

Trump blames Zelensky for Ukraine impasse as mid-terms loom

16 October 2026

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US President Trump is in campaigning mode as the mid-term elections take place in two weeks, but he's simultaneously embroiled in a geopolitical spat with the leader of Ukraine after agreeing to buy millions of barrels of Russian diesel. We look at what impact Trump's foreign policy is having on the mid-term race.

Also on the programme: as Prime Minister Andy Burnham says more power should be devolved from Holyrood to the Scottish regions, we hear from the SNP.

And we hear from the powerchair footballers preparing to take part in the World Cup for electric wheelchair users in Argentina.