Has the Ukraine conflict reached a turning point?

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  I'm Alex Ritson and at 18 hours GMT on Tuesday the 25th of November these are our main stories.

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  US officials told the BBC Ukraine is ready to sign a peace deal but Russia signals it could reject a modified plan.

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  UN figures suggest a woman or girl is killed by a partner or family member somewhere in the world every 10 minutes.

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  Could we be at a turning point with the war in Ukraine?

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  President Trump has already said he's optimistic.

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  And US officials are now suggesting Ukraine could be ready to sign a peace deal.

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  That leaves Russia.

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  Can Moscow be persuaded to agree?

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  Or will this latest diplomatic effort falter, as others have done before?

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  I spoke to our diplomatic correspondent Paul Adams,

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  who began by explaining how we got to this point.

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