The prospect of peace in Ukraine may be edging closer, after the leak of a controversial 28-point plan to end the war prompted Ukrainian and Western officials to meet for ‘productive’ talks in Geneva. Is this the beginning of the end? And how does the latest proposal ensure that Russia will not invade again?

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Guest: Mark Galeotti, Russia expert, writer, The Sunday Times. 

Host: Manveen Rana. 

Producer: Harry Stott, Micaela Arneson. 

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