Zarina Zabrisky reports from Odessa about a night at the opera - a symbol of Ukraine's defiance against Russia. But as Adrian Goldberg hears, there are other, potentially dangerous, developments including a blockade by Lithuania of Kaliningrad, a Russian enclave in Eastern Europe. Lithuania says it's only enforcing EU sanctions, but Moscow regards the move as provocative.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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