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Maria Butina: Is time on Russia's side?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Maria Butina, member of the State Duma for President Putin’s United Russia party. After the invasion of Ukraine, is time really on Russia’s side?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Maria Butina, member of the State Duma for President Putin’s United Russia party. The war in Ukraine now hinges on strength of will and staying power: the fighting is attritional, the bloodshed horrendous, and Nato has just reaffirmed its commitment to Kyiv. Two and a half years after the invasion, is time really on Russia’s side?

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