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Radio 4,15 Nov 2017,30 mins

Russia and the information wars

The Media Show

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Vladimir Putin has been accused by the UK government of weaponising information to sow discord in the West. Amol Rajan is joined by Dmitry Linnik, former London bureau chief of Voice of Russia, James Nixey, head of Russia programme at Chatham House and Carole Cadwalladr of The Guardian. Jeremy Thompson was one of Sky News' biggest stars until his retirement last year. Now he's written his memoir, Breaking News. Presenter: Amol Rajan Producer: Richard Hooper.

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