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Ukraine: Whose peace?

Can diplomacy alone end the war in Ukraine in the absence of a compromise?

Can diplomacy alone end the war in Ukraine in the absence of a compromise? After nearly four years of fighting and countless deaths, top diplomats from Russia, Ukraine, the US and Europe have been hard at work trying to hammer out a peace deal. Indeed, this work has produced several multi-point peace plans amid proclamations of 鈥減roductive talks鈥, creating the impression that peace is around the corner. We compare the Russian and Ukrainian wish lists to reveal two parallel realities of peace that cannot coexist. What are the peace negotiations achieving?

Producer: Kriszta Satori
Presenter: Krassi Ivanova Twigg
Music: Pete Cunningham

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