A giant colors allegedly belonging to president putin that triggered more claims and counterclaims and violent protests across the country so on to the points we ask in a valley against putin who will win the russian showdown. Thanks very much indeed for joining us here on to the point with me in the studio is stari 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 theyre losing out. That could change quickly and a very warm welcome to steven pifer academic on a list and former u. S. Ambassador with a focus on Europe 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 d
Different views on that he has tolerated an incredible amount of corruption in russia and i guess that was probably the Biggest Surprise when i was still in the u. S. Government back in the 2000 when putin came to power i think the one thing that we really expected was he will type of things i mean i think there was a sense in russia that things had become too loose in the 1990 s. Too much chaos so he would restore a degree of order but theres also a sense that this is somebody who actually you know crack down on corruption and i dont think weve seen that crime somebody have said its going to be some some somebody who would who would be he was viewed as an honest lida a man who stood by his word that was the that was always the message around putin there was hope i mean i dont remember. That hed stop or. But there was hope that something will change that russia will become the western country that so many people hoped for it would in the ninetys and im the mass. Be cleaned up and we wo
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
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