John Bruni is joined by special guest Dr. Jonathan Z. Ludwig, Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian at Oklahoma State University, via Skype, from Stillwater OK.

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Topics covered:

> Exploring Putin's hold over Russia.

> Western ignorance of Russian motives.

> How the Russians see themselves.

> Russia's ultimate fate.

> The impact of the Karlov assassination on Syrian peace-talks
following the fall of Aleppo to Russian-backed, Syrian government
forces

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