A new twist in the unfolding situation in Ukraine with two regions in the east of the country getting independence. For more on the situation in the Ukraine Pat was joined on the show by Scott Lucas, Professor of International Politics at the University of Birmingham and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView.

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