Podcast # 4: Faux Russian opposition
There really are no opposition forces or leaders in Russia
Much as I and many in the West would like it to be otherwise, there is no successor to Putin lurking in the wings. All the dissidents who had even a miniscule following have either been killed, put in prison or left the country. Those that are left are a joke and serve only to amuse Putin and the Kremlin. And the military and security services are not conspiring against him in a coup, at least not yet. I present my thoughts on all of this and more in the latest episode of The No Delusion Zone.
