Russia’s war “will last as long as Putin lives”

Russia is holding its first State Duma election since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but the Kremlin has worked to ensure the outcome is never truly in doubt. Nina Khrushcheva, great-granddaughter of the former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, joins us to examine what the vote reveals about Putin’s rule and how the war in Ukraine is mounting pressure on Putin. With public patience under strain and unease growing among the elite, how much longer can Putin keep pressing this war on?

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00:55 – Nina Khrushcheva on Putin’s Russia

07:50 – Inside Russia’s rigged election

16:37 – Putin’s mobilisation gamble

23:04 – Russia’s war economy and breaking point

30:04 – Putin’s escalating threat to NATO

Guest: Nina Khrushcheva, professor of International Affairs at The New School in New York City

Hosts: General Sir Patrick Sanders and Tom Newton Dunn

Patrick brings his experience as a former head of the British Army to the podcast. He is also a Conservative peer and advises the party on defence.

Producer: Julia Webster, Shabnam Grewal

Executive producer: Dan Box, Tim Walklate 

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