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It's 1,174 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
And yet again,
a change of momentum in these protracted efforts for peace amidst the promise of a potentially conflict-shifting meeting between Presidents Zelensky and Putin in Istanbul this Thursday.
This latest milestone materialised at breakneck speed over the weekend,
as new Western pressure apparently forced Russia into its most forthright commitment to face-to-face talks so far.
But has anything actually changed, or is this just another mirage?
This is UkraineCast.
Ukraine cast from BBC News.
Life is not safe in Ukraine.
Nowhere in Ukraine.
We've had three years of bloody conflict now.
We need to get to that lasting peace.
We hope we can finish this war this year.
President Trump will not allow anyone to turn Uncle Sam into Uncle Sucker.
Biden was just enemy.
Trump is rival.
Ukrainians will pay lives for this decision.
You're gambling with World War III.
Hello, this is Lucy Hockings in the Ukrainecast studio.