The Plunging Popularity of Vladimir Putin

Send us a text Looming unrest in Russia. Experts believe President Putin's popularity is in a nose dive because of Covid19, low oil prices, rising unemployment, broken businesses, disappointment and dissatisfaction with The Kremlin. The referendum to extend Putin's stay in power is being rushed because The Kremlin knows that unrest is likely to boil over by the fall into street protests. Former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, and Maria Snegovaya from the Centre for Euro...

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Dana Lewis is a veteran World Affairs Correspondent. He's been everywhere. From global war zones to the streets of London where he is based. He has been based in Jerusalem, and Moscow. And he loves talking to people about whats behind the headlines. Award winning. "A real in the trenches reporter". Great interviewing skills and easy to listen to.