Gavin was joined by Lesia Vasylenko, Ukrainian MP with ‘Holos’ and founder of Legal Hundred, a charity for Crimea veterans.

They discuss the ongoing conflict on the Ukraine/Russia border, the effect on Ukrainian citizens of continuing Russian aggression, and how she sees this current stalemate unfolding.

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