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Hello, I'm Lucy Hawkings from the BBC World Service.
This is the global story.
The conflict in Ukraine, already a grinding war of attrition, has seen unprecedented escalations this week.
A weekend of heavy bombardment from Russian missiles and drones targeting Ukraine's electricity infrastructure.
The Biden administration will soon provide Ukraine with anti personnel landmines.
Ukraine has fired US long range missiles.
Into Russia for the first time.
The Kremlin now responding with a possible nuclear threat.
As the prospects of a victory grow dimmer, President Zelensky has raised the possibility of a negotiated peace.
We must do everything so that this war ends next year through diplomatic means.
So against these soaring tensions and with a new president about to enter the White House, could Kyiv and Moscow strike a peace deal in 2025?
What would each side want from a settlement?
What would it mean for the people of Ukraine and Ukrainians living on Russian occupied land?
With me Today is the BBC's diplomatic correspondent, Paul Adams, who is in the city of Dnipro.
We're recording this podcast on Thursday morning.
And Paul, I know it was a noisy and slightly terrifying night with Russian strikes on the city.