Donald Trump has criticised Ukraine after President Zelensky expressed surprise at not being invited to Saudi talks on ending the war, blaming Ukraine for starting the conflict and suggesting they could have reached a deal sooner. 

For more on this Ciara was joined on the show by Donnacha Ó Beacháin, Professor of Politics at DCU and author of forthcoming book "Unfinished Empire: Russian Imperialism in Ukraine and the Near Abroad".