BBC OS Conversations: Ukraine: What do Russians think about the war?

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  Hello, I'm Mark Lohan, and this is the documentary from the BBC World Service.

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  This time in BBC Os conversations,

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  we'll be hearing the thoughts of Russians from different walks of life about the war their government is currently waging in Ukraine.

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  Russia and Ukraine may be edging closer towards peace,

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  but whatever the outcome of the current negotiations,

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  there's little that people in either country can do apart from wait.

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  And in Russia, as in Ukraine, that means facing the possibility that the conflict will continue.

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  I would not like my son to go and put his life at risk, but if he has to, then he has to.

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  In recent days,

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  US President Donald Trump has spoken to both President Zelenskyy of Ukraine and Russia's President Putin about a ceasefire.

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  But as we record this, there's no deal to end the war and the fighting continues.

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