The Rachman Review

Why Russians are still backing Putin

Ukraine’s incursion into the Kursk region of Russia represented another sign that Vladimir Putin’s invasion is not going to plan. But numerous setbacks, and the sanctions regime imposed by the west, have so far failed to loosen the Russian leader’s grip on power. Gideon discusses why Russians are still backing Putin with Alexander Gabuev of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center.  Clip: Deutsche Welle Follow Gideon on X @<a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gideonrachman</a> Free links to read more on this topic:<a href="https://on.ft.com/47lGdT2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vladimir Putin visits Mongolia despite international arrest warrant</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3B0SKPC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US accuses China of directly supporting Russia’s ‘war machine’</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/47jVbZH" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Kremlin princelings cementing Putin’s rule</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/4dVoyEj" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ukraine’s battle against Russia in maps: latest updates</a> Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner. <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/eef61093-9db2-4bf6-9c81-0e4e6c218c87" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Gideon Rachman, the Financial Times chief foreign affairs columnist talks to the decision-makers and thinkers who are shaping world affairs. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.