As tensions are heightened in Eastern Europe between Ukraine and Russia, diplomats from the US and Russia have met in attempt to ease the crisis.

Erin Baumann, Associate Director of Professional Pedagogy at the Harvard Kennedy School and Lecturer in International Relations at Boston College joined Kieran on the show to give an insight into the ongoing conflict...

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