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Ukraine, CofE Safeguarding, Oscars

President Zelensky visits the UK 10, CofE clergy set to face disciplinary action over safeguarding, and Oscars awards on Sunday with films with a religious element in the mix.

After days of intense diplomatic drama over Ukraine, and as President Zelenskyy visits the UK, we debate the morality of making peace. The Ukrainian President鈥檚 meeting with US President Donald Trump ended in a tense confrontation. It had all begun politely but descended into a verbal bust-up. Mr Trump said it made for good television, but with thousands of lives at stake鈥攏ot to mention global peace鈥攚e wanted to explore what price should be paid for peace and what the rights and wrongs of continuing to fight are. Emily Buchanan speaks to Jan Halper Hayes, Republican commentator and former member of the Trump White House transition team, and Professor Janina Dill, Co-director of the Oxford University Institute for Ethics, Law, and Armed Conflict.

There's been further fallout from the Church of England鈥檚 review into the handling of allegations of abuse by the late John Smyth. This was the review that led to the resignation of Archbishop Justin Welby. Now, ten clergy named in that review could face disciplinary proceedings, including former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey and the Rev Andrew Cornes, who was due to be on the committee selecting the next Archbishop of Canterbury. However, the Church鈥檚 National Safeguarding Team says other clergy criticised in the report will not face disciplinary action due to "insufficient evidence to meet the threshold for disciplinary proceedings." We heard from one alleged victim of abuse, Augustine Tanner-Ihm, who is a vicar himself, and asked him whether he thought the latest Disciplinary Action Measure was a step in the right direction.

Hollywood is gathering its stars for the 97th Academy Awards, otherwise known as the Oscars. Many of the films up for awards have a religious element鈥擶icked, Conclave, A Complete Unknown, The Brutalist, and more. On The Sunday Programme over the last few months, we鈥檝e been hearing from some of the key people involved in their creation. We revisit some of the highlights.

Presenter: Emily Buchanan
Producers: Bara'atu Ibrahim & Katy Davis
Studio Managers: Simon Highfield & Carwyn Griffiths
Editor: Rajeev Gupta

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