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Donald Trump has been promising to end the war in Ukraine since before he returned to office.
From his first 24 hours to 100 days and beyond,
the US President has been consistent in his message that Russia's invasion would never have happened on his watch.
But public assurances that Vladimir Putin is somebody he can do business with have gradually made way to threats of sanctions and we've even seen some nuclear posturing.
So far, protracted peace talks have led to little more than prisoner swaps.
But we did see talks this week between the Russian president and the U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff.
And the Kremlin now says that a face-to-face meeting between Trump and Putin could be just days away.
And we've also got reports suggesting that the U.S. is poised to agree a deal that would allow Russia to retain occupied territory in exchange for a ceasefire.
So does Moscow now feel insulated from further material pressure?
And have President Zelensky and Ukraine been kept in the dark?
We're recording this episode on August the 8th, the original ceasefire deadline,
to talk about where we stand and what could come next.
That's all to come on Ukrainecast.
Ukrainecast 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.