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.

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7. The Ultimate Insult

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