Asked in the valley against putin who will win the russian showdown. Thanks very much indeed for joining us here on to the point and with me in the studio in starry asuka a freelance reporter and presenter born in russia and based in berlin darrius says novelle these investigations and the attack on him have for the 1st time politicised many young people in russia also with us is alexander our expert on russia an advisor to the energy giant gazprom he argues that Russian Society can live with corruption but if the Younger Generation feel they are losing out that could change quickly and a very warm welcome to to steven pifer academic analyst and former u. S. Ambassador with a focus on your. To russia and much else besides he says the west should push back against the worst of russian misbehavior but it should also leave the door open for dialogue thank you for those 3 statements thank you for being here and id like to begin with you if i may and begin with flooded me putin himself hes