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World Service,24 Feb 2024,26 mins
What Alexei Navalny's death means for Vladimir Putin's grip on Russia
Unspun World with John SimpsonAvailable for over a year
This week John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, looks at Vladimir Putin’s position after the death of Alexei Navalny, examines the situation in Ukraine two years after the Russian invasion, and analyses the possibility of a new war in Europe. Producer: Max Horberry and Benedick Watt (Photo: A makeshift memorial for Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, as people attend a protest and vigil in front of the Russian embassy following the death of Navalny, in Kappara, Malta, 19 February, 2024. Credit: Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)
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