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Russian president says liberalism is 'obsolete'

Vladimir Putin also praised the rise of populism in Europe and the US

Russian president Vladimir Putin has said that liberalism is "obsolete" in an interview with the Financial Times. He was speaking ahead of the G20 summit. We speak to the paper's Moscow bureau chief, and get reaction from people around the world.

Also, we'll hear from a biologist in the Netherlands, where there's been a three-fold increase in caterpillar numbers. The oak processionary moth caterpillar has tiny hairs which can give humans anything from a mild rash to a severe anaphylactic shock.

And we bring you an interview with a transgender Kurdish woman living in Turkey, as people in Istanbul prepare to defy a ban on the annual gay pride parade taking place on Sunday.

(Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during talks on the first day of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan. Credit: EPA/ANDY RAIN)

53 minutes

Last on

Fri 28 Jun 201915:06GMT

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  • Fri 28 Jun 201915:06GMT

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