Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree yesterday recognising two regions in eastern Ukraine as independent entities. The move has upped the ante and heightened tensions between the two countries, sparking fears the war may be imminent. For more on this, we spoke to Suzanne Lynch, Journalist with politico Europe, and also Cormac Smyth is the Former adviser to Pavlo Klimkin Ukraine's former Foreign Minister.

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