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In this episode of Ideas Have Consequences, Larry joins us from his back porch to answer your tough questions while smoking a cigar. Hear Larry share his res

https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/30/russia-public-opinion-putin-ukraine-war-support/
Russia's War in Ukraine. Understanding the conflict two years on. On June 23, 2023, the mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin launched a mutiny against Russian President Vladimir Putin. Prigozhin

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jerryweissman/2021/06/17/president-putin-punts-away-from-tough-questions/
Putin's responsibility as a world leader is to respond directly, which he did at the start of his answer: With regard to our non-systemic opposition and the citizen you mentioned, first, this

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/putin-says-biden-better-russia-trump-presidency-rcna138942
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that his country would prefer to see the "more experienced" Biden in the White House for a second term than the Republican front-runner, former

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/03/putin-russia-ukraine-war-us-western-support/673544/
Ukraine was living in peace with Russia until 2014. Putin didn't like democratic revolutions in neighboring countries, especially in Ukraine, because he feared that Russians would want the same

https://news.sky.com/story/were-these-viewers-questions-too-tricky-to-put-to-putin-13030248
Here are a few of them, caught by reporters in the studio: 'Make peace, deaths are unacceptable'. 'A bad peace is better than a good quarrel. We should move in this direction. People's lives are

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-28/live-updates-expert-qanda-russia-ukraine-wagner-putin/102523678
Share article. Recent developments in Russia have raised serious questions about the future of President Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine. Look back on our Q&A as our experts — former

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/06/11/biden-putin-toughness-493505
Speaking abroad for the first time as president, Joe Biden on Wednesday elicited cheers for vowing to get tough on Russia's Vladimir Putin. He told U.S. troops at a British airbase that he

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/23/opinion/putin-ukraine-toughness.html
Putin and the Right's Tough-Guy Problem. Feb. 23, 2023. Many people on the right equate being powerful with being a swaggering tough guy. Alexander Nemenov/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesrodgerseurope/2020/07/01/what-vladimir-putins-quest-for-new-powers-says-about-his-leadership/
In twenty years at the summit of power, Vladimir Putin has been a leader skilled at understanding the people of Russia, and at delivering what they want. Now Russia is voting on constitutional

https://theconversation.com/putin-the-psychology-behind-his-destructive-leadership-and-how-best-to-tackle-it-according-to-science-179823
Russia's descent into repression under Vladimir Putin reached a tipping point with his decision to invade Ukraine. During this full-scale, unlawful military invasion, he has threatened any

https://theconversation.com/putin-for-life-many-russians-may-desire-leadership-change-but-dont-see-a-viable-alternative-133431
The 67-year-old Putin has been in charge of the country for the past 20 years, both as president (2000-08, 2012-present) and as de facto leader while serving as prime minister from 2008-12.

https://theconversation.com/why-the-best-way-to-stop-strongmen-like-putin-is-to-prevent-their-rise-in-the-first-place-179624
Shielding the money. In recent decades, Western governments have aided - whether intentionally or by accident - the rise of personalist dictators in three ways. First, Western governments

https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/25/opinions/seven-questions-putins-war-on-ukraine/index.html
Vladimir Putin's assault on Ukraine is a dramatic break in the history of post-World War II Europe, raising vital questions about the military operation's origin, timing and likely course. Not

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/15/opinions/putin-russia-president-candidate-biden-trump-ghitis/index.html
Russian President Vladimir Putin fired off a few intriguing statements during a Wednesday television interview with loyal journalist Pavel Zarubin. Among them was his claim that he would prefer

https://www.politico.eu/article/6-questions-tucker-carlson-should-have-asked-russia-putin-interview/
Perhaps he was knocked so off balance by being dragged back to the 11th century in a jumbled attempt to portray Ukrainians as Russians that he forgot to ask these questions: 1) You seem fascinated with history and ordered a new official history curriculum for Russia's schoolchildren. Why then are credible Russian historians like chronicler of

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/14/europe/putin-biden-better-for-russia-than-trump-intl/index.html
A Joe Biden presidency would be better for Russia than a Donald Trump one, Russian President Vladimir Putin told pro-Kremlin journalist Pavel Zarubin in an on-camera interview Wednesday.. Asked by

https://thehill.com/policy/international/3645123-putin-faces-toughest-challenge-yet-as-russian-leader/
Putin faces toughest challenge yet as Russian leader. by Colin Meyn - 09/16/22 6:00 AM ET. Signs of frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine are mounting, posing the

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When Vladimir Putin sent up to 200,000 soldiers into Ukraine on 24 February 2022, he wrongly assumed he could sweep into the capital, Kyiv, in a matter of days and depose the government. After a

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2022/01/08/how-to-talk-to-mr-putin
If Mr Putin is indeed bent on going to war, he will. However, robust diplomacy could yet give him pause and help stop the long decay of relations between Russia and the West. Even if talks fail

http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/74357
What is your comment? It seems that we are more concerned about their leader's legitimacy than they are. And, with your permission, a second question - quickly. Vladimir Putin: Let me first answer your first question, and then I will address the second one.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/06/25/will-vladimir-putin-keep-power-in-russia/70353528007/
A mutiny against Russian President Vladimir Putin came to a swift end Saturday, but it raised new questions about his grip on power and is expected to intensify pressure within Russia over the

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/us/putin-ukraine-war-interview.html
Putin addresses the war in an unusual talk with Russian journalists. In a wide-ranging interview, 18 reporters asked questions for more than two hours in a style reminiscent of the leader's

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskARussian/comments/laew3t/putin_answers_every_question_like_a_smart_man_in/
Just like in any other state, there are at least two major groups - liberal one, left-wing remaining from Yeltsin times, and 'siloviki', right-wing. During early years Putin has struck something like a deal with elites - you let me develop Russia, I close eyes on your illegal activities.

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Unless you are willing to become an oppositionist and risk your career and even your life. Russians cannot change their president now. Since 2022 Russia is a full-fledged autocracy, Putin doesn't even pretend to be a democratic leader who protects the rule of law. His legitimacy is now that of a wartime leader.

https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-latest-escalation-in-fighting-reported-as-country-criticised-over-putin-visit-12541713
Submit it below for our specialists to answer. Vladimir Putin has arrived in Vietnam for a state visit after he spent the day in North Korea yesterday, where he signed a defence pact with Kim Jong Un.

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/putin-trump-yalta
At first, Putin considered George W. Bush a suitable partner—after all, Bush even "looked the man in his eye" and "was able to get a sense of his soul." But after 2004, when the US

https://news.sky.com/story/election-2024-poll-sunak-starmer-debate-conservatives-labour-reform-lib-dem-12593360
Here's everything you need to know this evening: Rishi Sunak has said the reported use of the slur "P***" by a Reform UK campaigner to describe him "hurts" and makes him "angry";

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Sir Ed Davey, the Liberal Democrat leader, has been asked about the ongoing betting scandal. Asked whether politicians should be subject to betting restrictions, he says: "I'd be happy to look at