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Hello and welcome to NewsHour from the BBC World Service.

We're coming to you live from London.

I'm Leila Nathu.

In just over 10 minutes' time, we will speak to Wagner, star of The Secret Agent, which has been nominated

for four Oscars. He tells me why he was drawn to his character, a man caught up in the turmoil

of 1970s Brazil. For me, he is just a man who's trying to stick with the values that he has

in a moment when everything around him says the opposite.

And I love this about this character.

He's not a freedom fighter.

He's not a revolutionary.

He doesn't want to overthrow the government.

He's just a man who wants to be himself.

But first on the program, Ukrainians are looking ahead to a grim milestone.

Tomorrow marks four years since Russia mounted its full-scale invasion of their country. Russian attacks show no sign of abating, and Ukraine continues to count

its casualties. Kiev accuses Moscow of merely going through the motions of peace talks, with

demands for Ukraine to cede further territory,

proving a roadblock to a ceasefire. Meanwhile, President Trump has stopped almost all U.S.

military shipments to Ukraine, with European nations scrambling to step in. In this context,

President Zelensky's defiance is remarkable. He's told the BBC that it's only a matter of time before Ukraine

retakes the land seized by Russia over the last four years of war and that he's convinced

Ukraine can ultimately win the war. He's been speaking to our international editor, Jeremy Bowen,

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