What Putin wants

<p>What is going through his mind? Where will this end? And would he press that button?</p><p>There's a view of Putin which says these are impossible questions to answer, which paints him as a mysterious, mercurial figure. But today, we take the other view: that for quite some time, the Russian president has told us exactly who he is. If only we'd been listening.</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: </em><a href="https://thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</em></a><em>. </em></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong>&nbsp;Matthew Campbell, foreign features editor, The Sunday Times.</p><p><strong>Host:</strong>&nbsp;David Aaronovitch.</p><p><strong>Clips: </strong>ABC News, Channel 4 News, BBC News, CBS, Euronews, AP, CBC, ITV News.</p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>