Ep 1644: Why Putin and his cronies are unlikely to trigger the nuclear option

Russian journalist Dmitry Elovsky joins Eamon to talk about Putin's Russia, the Russian media, the people's response to the war and why Putin won't use nuclear weapons. Also the sentencing of Russian journalist Alexander Nevzorov, sentenced in absentia in a Russian court for criticising the Russian attack on a maternity hospital in Mariupol. Dmitry Elovsky is Chief Editor for the You Tube channel Khordorkovsky.Live

Published: 03/02/2023

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