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Reality Check: Is anyone asking Ukraine?

Ukraine diplomacy, public opinion in the Russian Urals, Copernicus satellites, Philippines and Haiyan, Windows XP

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Masha Lipman says there is no way forward for diplomacy at the moment

A solution for Ukraine?

Austrian Foreign Minister, Sebastian Kurz, has come up with a four-point plan to solve the Ukraine crisis.

While it might look good on paper, would it be workable, and can there be any agreement at all while Russia still has troops on the Ukrainian border?

Masha Lipman from the Carnegie Moscow Centre gives her analysis of the plan and its chances of success, and points out that, at the end of the day, it's Ukraine itself that must decide its destiny.

Opinion in the Urals

Our Moscow correspondent, Charles Maynes, has been to Russia's industrial heartland to measure public opinion on
President Putin's annexation of Crimea.

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Life after Haiyan is still not back to normal, and mini-typhoons are a common occurrence

The Philippines after Haiyan

Dr Andrea Wagner-Hager, Director of CARE Austria, describes her recent trip to the Philippines where people are still struggling to cope, 5 months after Typhoon Haiyan.

Copernicus satellites

Christian Köberl, space expert at the University of Vienna, explains the ground-breaking role of the new Copernicus series of satellites, the first of which is being launched today.

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Windows XP expires on April 8th

The end of Windows XP

After nearly 13 years, Microsoft is about to stop its technical support of the massively popular XP operating system. Christoph Weiss looks at the implications for users.

FM4 Reality Check

Monday to Friday from 12.00 to 14.00, and after the show via Podcast or fm4.orf.at/realitycheck.