Your Questions Answered: Putin's endgame, Ukrainian elections and North Koreans

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  It's 1136 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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  It's Friday afternoon and we've just recorded another episode answering your questions.

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  Today, we've teamed up with the global news podcast on the World Service.

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  Frank Gardner, Olga Robinson and me, Vitaly Shevchenko joined Oliver Conway in the Ukraine cast studio.

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  If you've got questions you want answering, you know what to do.

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  Email Ukrainecast at bbc.co.uk or send a WhatsApp on plus44 330 123 9480.

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  In the meantime, have a listen to this latest episode of Ukrainecast.

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  Let's kick off with the question many people are asking, will the fighting stop anytime soon?

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  Plus,

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  could you explain what the positions of Orthodox churches are both in Ukraine and Russia in regard to the efforts to achieve a ceasefire?

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  And do you think Russia will ever agree to peace?

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  Thanks, Julie, and also to Frederick in Paris.

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  And before you guys answer, we also had an email from Sue asking about Kirill Dmitriev's visit to Washington.

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  He's head of the Russian Sovereign Well Fund and is actually under US sanctions.

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  So what's going on?

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  Well, to start answering all those questions,

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  I'll say that there's absolutely nothing in what Russia has said or done recently to suggest

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  that it's remotely interested in peace in Ukraine.

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  Just this morning,

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  authorities in Ukraine said that six civilians were killed and 46 injured in the latest wave of Russian strikes.

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