About this episode
The episode discusses the credibility of the US-brokered peace plan regarding the Ukraine war.
The question on everyone’s minds this week is whether the war in Ukraine is any closer to coming to an end. We’ve dedicated the entire Q&A today to the US-brokered peace plan and the details that will determine whether Ukraine and Russia can agree on a number of key issues relating to territory, military numbers and the critical question of security guarantees for Ukraine. In today’s episode, James is joined by Russia editor Steve Rosenberg, Chief International correspondent Lyse Doucet and Southern and Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford to unpack how Ukraine, Russia and Europe may respond to a frantic week of diplomacy. Today’s episode is presented by James Waterhouse. The producers were George Dabby and Laura Cain. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The series producer is Chris Flynn. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480 You can join the Ukrainecast discussion on Newscast’s Discord server here: tinyurl.com/ukrainecastdiscord
People in this episode
Host: James Waterhouse
Guests: Steve Rosenberg, Lyse Doucet, Sarah Rainsford
Topics covered
- US peace plan
- Ukraine war
- diplomacy
- territory issues
- security guarantees
Keywords
- peace plan
- Ukraine
- Russia
- diplomacy
- security guarantees
- territory
- military numbers
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BBC News
Places: Ukraine, Russia, Europe
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