Charlie Marlow discusses the book "Putin" by Philip Short.
In this video, Marlow talks about the Siege of Leningrad in WWII and the Cuban Missile Crisis, as well as the environment where Vladimir Putin and his parents grew up.
Marlow also delves into the current Russian war in Ukraine and what potentially motivates Putin to act the way he does.
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***thumbnail photo by Valery Tenevoy courtesy of Unsplash
