As Russia’s war in Ukraine nears four years, there has been no let up in the fighting on the battlefield. Yet there is some optimism that negotiations could yield a ceasefire. Our correspondent joins a Colombian drug raid to destroy a cocaine laboratory in the Amazon. And is crime in London really soaring? 

Guests and host:

• Rosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”
• Oliver Carroll, Ukraine correspondent
• Claire McQue, Latin America writer
• Sonny Loughran, Britain writer

Topics covered: 

• Ukraine peace prospects
• Colombia’s war on drugs
• Crime in London

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