'Putin has become a caricature of himself’: Understanding Russia with Mark Galeotti

Dr Mark Galeotti is a leading expert on Russian history and security. He runs the influential and fascinating podcast and blog ‘In Moscow’s Shadows and is the Director of the consultancy firm Mayak Intelligence and also an Honorary Professor at UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies and a Senior Associate Fellow at RUSI. We wanted to hear from Galeotti himself about Russian society, politics and statecraft. Without further ado, here’s David Knowles' conversation. Listen to Mark Galeotti's podcast "In Moscow's Shadow": https://podfollow.com/1510124746 Listen to The Telegraph's foreign affair podcast, "Battle Lines": https://podfollow.com/battle-lines-israel-gaza Live Event: Join us online at the US Embassy in London for a special live recording of Ukraine: The Latest: https://extra.telegraph.co.uk/events/ukraine-latest-london-embassy The event is on Thursday 15 February and starts at 18:30 GMT (13:30 ET). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.