Time to talk? German chancellor urges Moscow to step back as Zelensky vows to join NATO

About 120,000 or more troops are stationed on the eastern Ukraine border overlooking Donbas, the Russian-speaking region where separatists have been in conflict with Kiev since 2014. Meanwhile, more than a dozen countries – including the UK and the US – have urged their citizens to leave Ukraine, warning commercial flights may soon not be possible as several airlines have already suspended flights. 

Diplomatic staff are being evacuated as well. The United States is pulling out almost all of its staff from the embassy in Kiev, a move echoed by several other Western countries. 

With our guests, we explore the possible outcome of all these diplomatic talks. 

Produced by Alessandro Xenos, Sophie Pizzimenti and Léopoldine Iribarren.

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