Ukraine: Your questions answered

The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the US feels they are closer to the end of the Ukraine war but it's a "journey of many steps". Earlier, President Donald Trump asked the Russian president to spare the lives of thousands of "surrounded" Ukrainian troops. President Zelensky said Russia is trying to complicate talks on a ceasefire with Ukraine because it wants diplomacy to break down and the war to continue. Our chief international correspondent answers audience questions.

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Presenter: Mark Lowen.

(Photo: A serviceman of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the frontline city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine March 13, 2025. Credit: Iryna Rybakova/Press Service of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS)