Russian MP questioned over civilian casualties - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

CIA director Bill Burns has delivered a sobering assessment of Vladimir Putin's mood, saying the Russian President is angry&frustrated and is likely to double down with no regard for civilian casualties". Putin has "no sustainable political endgame, Mr Burns concluded. Today’s Nick Robinson asked Putin loyalist Maria Butina. She is a member of the State Duma who is making social media propaganda videos backing the war. She was jailed in the United States for conspiring to infiltrate political organizations including the National Rifle Association

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