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3. Unleashing power

President Putin turns on the men who manoeuvred him to power, he turns on the media and turns to the West with an offer of support after 9/11.

President Putin turns on the men who manoeuvred him to power, he turns on the media and turns to the West with an offer of support after 9/11.

According to Britain’s former ambassador to Russia, there are two sides to Putin; one pragmatic and charming, the other angry and irrational. To understand him and what he might do next you need to learn to read both.

Jonny Dymond is joined by:

Sir Roderic John Lyne, British Ambassador to Russia from 2000 to 2004
Misha Glenny, former ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ correspondent and author of β€˜McMafia’
Irina Borogan, Russian investigative journalist and author of β€œThe New Nobility: The Restoration of Russia's Security State and the Enduring Legacy of the KGB”

Production coordinators: Sophie Hill and Siobhan Reed
Sound engineer: James Beard
Producers: Caroline Bayley, Sandra Kanthal, Joe Kent
Series Editor: Emma Rippon
Commissioning Editor: Richard Knight

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28 minutes

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Tue 29 Mar 2022 11:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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  • Putin

    Jonny Dymond tells the extraordinary and revealing story of Vladimir Putin's life.