7. The Ultimate Insult
Description
False flags, brutal military tactics and aspirations of greatness – Putin’s approach to the war in Syria, as he tries to prove Russia is still a power-broker in the Middle East.
To understand how Putin views history and his place in it, Jonny Dymond is joined by:
Professor Angela Stent of the Brookings Institution, a former national intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia at the US National Intelligence Council
Anatol Lieven of the Quincy Institute
Kevin Connolly, former BBC Moscow and Middle East correspondent.
Producers: Caroline Bayley, Sandra Kanthal and Joe Kent
Production coordinators: Sophie Hill and Siobhan Reed
Sound engineer: Rod Farquhar
Series Editor: Emma Rippon
Commissioning Editor: Richard Knight.
Vladimir Putin survived the short lived revolt that saw thousands of mercenaries march towards Moscow, but at what cost?
Jonny Dymond is joined by:
Polina Ivanova: foreign correspondent for the Financial Times, covering Russia and Ukraine.
Owen Matthews: journalist, historian and author of...
Published 06/27/23
Ukrainecast comes together with Putin, the BBC Sounds and Radio 4 podcast which examines the life, times, motives and modus operandi of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. Returning to the show are three lifelong Kremlin-watchers to cast ahead and speculate on just how this war might develop.
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Published 02/23/23