Why is Russia sending troops to the border with Ukraine?

The Irish Times World View Podcast by The Irish Times

Apr 8, 202100:19:26News & Politics

Dan McLaughlin explains the background to a new flare-up in the war in eastern Ukraine between the government in Kiev and Russian-backed separatists, and the news that Russia has sent troops and tanks to its border with...

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