Checks and Balance: Vlad, bad and dangerous - a podcast by The Economist

Vladimir Putin has responded to a new US administration withtypical thuggery. Russia’s main opposition leader is in prison and itsmilitary is again threatening Ukraine. Can Joe Biden deal with Russia more effectively than past presidents?

The Economist’s James Bennet and Michael McFaul, a former US ambassador who was with Biden when he last met Putin, join the discussion. Plus we hear an excerpt from The Economist Asks with former Secretary of StateHenry Kissinger.

John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Jon Fasman.

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