A leading expert has sounded the alarm after Vladimir Putin's latest tactic in Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine.
Dr Alexandra Vacroux is Executive Director of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University, having lived in Moscow for 12 years - including a stint at the Russian Privatization Agency.
On Wednesday night, she joined RTE Prime Time to discuss the move from Russia and Mr Putin to call up 300,000 'reservists' to assist their forces.