There's a new wave of Russian strikes across Ukraine while the death toll mounts in the bloody battle for Bakhmut. But with both sides seemingly as far apart as ever, is the war locked in a violent stalemate? And what chances for diplomacy? 

Join host Laura Kyle.

Guests: 

Pavel Felgenhauer - Defence and Military Analyst. 

Hanna Shelest - Director of Security Programmes at the Think Tank, Ukrainian Prism. 

Patrick Bury - Associate Professor in Security at the University of Bath.