In this extended Frontline conversation, Lord Ricketts - Peter Ricketts - the UK’s former national security adviser, examines a week of high-stakes diplomacy. He discusses European leaders’ attempts to counter Putin’s influence over Trump and shares his scepticism about the prospects for peace or a ceasefire in Ukraine in the near future.

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Frontline special: Lord Ricketts, former diplomat