From BBC News.

Vladimir Putin has criticised Europe’s “escalating militarisation”, during a speech at the annual Valdai summit in Sochi.

As western leaders gathered in Copenhagen to discuss defensive cooperation, the Russian president also denied that Moscow had any intention of launching an attack against Nato.

So in a week where Washington has hinted it could send new long-range missiles to Ukraine, are US-led diplomatic efforts to engage the Kremlin fading?

On this episode, Lucy Hockings is joined by Ukraine correspondent James Waterhouse and senior digital journalist Laura Gozzi to answer your questions.

Is Ukraine seeing an exodus of young men? Would Russia use its veto to prevent the deployment of peacekeeping troops? And does Putin have a succession plan?

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