You're listening to a special Ukraine edition of the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service.
Hello, we're recording this at 13.30 GMT on Friday the 4th of April,
and we're joined by three BBC correspondents from Ukrainecast to answer your questions about the war in Ukraine.
Will the US be able to push Vladimir Putin into signing up to a ceasefire?
Could the Orthodox Church in both countries get involved?
Does Russia have a point when it blames the West for the conflict?
And what does the future hold for European and global security?
Hello, I'm Oliver Conway from the Global News podcast and I'm Vitaliy Shovchenko, one of the hosts of Ukrainecast.
And I'm Olga Robinson, a Russia expert at BBC Verify.
And this is Frank Gardner, the BBC's security correspondent.
Thanks all for joining us.
Let's kick off with the question many people are asking, will the fighting stop anytime soon?
Hello, BBC team.
With regard to the battlefield, is not it in Putin's interest to delay a complete ceasefire?
Plus, could you explain what the positions of Orthodox churches are,
both in Ukraine and Russia, in regard to the efforts to achieve a ceasefire?
Hi, I'm Julie from Preston.
A recent announcement from Russia of their largest mobilisation in years.
And the planned military exercises in Kaliningrad have further increased my concerns that Russia has no plans of ending this war.
Do you think this is an escalation?