Russia’s top diplomat Sergei Lavrov has advised President Vladimir Putin to continue diplomatic talks with the West on Russian security demands amid tensions over Ukraine. For the latest on this Ciara spoke to Suzanne Lynch Journalist with Politico Europe and also with  Cormac Smith former adviser to Pavlo Klimkin Ukraine's former Foreign Minister. 

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