Podcasts about putin's people

Summary Calder Walton (Website, Twitter) joins Andrew (Twitter; LinkedIn) to discuss the 100-year intelligence war between the United States and Russia. Calder is the author of the new book, SPIES.  *EXTENDED SHOW NOTES & FULL TRANSCRIPT HERE* What You'll Learn Intelligence The epic clash of intelligence systems Russia's assassination program then and now The roots of Putinism  China as “the Soviet Union on steroids” Reflections Cold War 2.0 Could it have been otherwise? And much, much more … Quotes of the Week My conclusion, unfortunately, Andrew, is that looking at this large sweep of history that we have, not so much a Putin problem today, but a Russia problem. And the Russia problem has been persistent over a hundred years, which is why it makes me very cautious about speculation … Unfortunately, it seems to me that the Putin and the people he surrounds himself with in the Kremlin are all cut from this very similar cloth as he is.  Resources  SURFACE SKIM *Headline Resource* SPIES: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West, Calder Walton (Simon & Schuster, 2023) *SpyCasts* Ukraine & the Alliance with NATO's Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence David Cattler (2023) Ukraine & Intelligence: One Year On with Shane Harris (2023) Becoming a Russian Intelligence Officer with Janosh Neumann (2022) The Spies Who Came in From the Cold with Chris Costa and John Quattrocki at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library in Chicago (2022) Dealing with Russia with Counterintelligence Legend Jim Olson (2022) CIA Legend Jack Devine on Countering Russian Aggression (2012) *Beginner Resources* Putin's Revisionist History of Russia and Ukraine, I. Chotiner, New Yorker (2022) [Short article] Has Putin's war failed and what does Russia want?, P. Kirby, BBC (2023) [Short article] The Cold War Explained in 15 Minutes, YouTube (2021) [15 min. video] *EXTENDED SHOW NOTES & FULL TRANSCRIPT HERE* DEEPER DIVE Books Russian Intelligence, K. Riehle (NIU, 2022) Putin's People, C. Belton (William Collins, 2021) Between Two Fires, J. Yaffa (Duggan Books, 2020) The New Cold War, E. Lucas (St. Martin's Griffin, 2014) Primary Sources  The Putin Files, CBS (n.d.) Memorandum of Conversations (Rise of Putin) Clinton with Putin (2000) Clinton with Putin (2000) Clinton with Yeltsin (1999) Clinton with Yeltsin (1999) Clinton with Putin (1999) Madelaine Albright with Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov (1999) Clinton with Putin (1999) Clinton with Yeltsin (1999) Oral Histories U.S. Ambassadors to Moscow John Huntsman (2017-2019) John F. Tefft (2014-2017) Michael McFaul (2012-2014) John Beryle (2008-2012) Alexander Vershbow (2001-2005) James F. Collins (1997-2001) Thomas R. Pickering (1993-1996) Jack F. Matlock (1987-1991) *Wildcard Resource* Putin Strikes: The Coming War for Eastern Europe A two-player board game where one commands the Kremlin's forces and the other an international polyglot force. Trippy or what? *EXTENDED SHOW NOTES & FULL TRANSCRIPT HERE*

It's our best books of 2022, one of our favourite episodes to record as by this point we've done all the hard work of reading, now it's time to sit back and consider which, of all the books we read in 2022, were our very favourites. That might be a new release or it might be a backlist gem. We've also got the books that got us through difficult moments, the books that made us laugh or cry, and the ones we recommended and gave to friends. As we're nothing if not critical we've got some books that didn't quite live up to our expectations before we finally crown our top three books of 2022.  As snow falls gently around the shed, the fairy lights twinkle, the mulled wine is warm, and we discuss our favourite reads of 2022 with regular special guest, journalist Phil Chaffee. Books mentioned are listed below, but if you want to be surprised look away now. Book recommendations for Best Books of 2022 Favourite new release: Laura loved TRUST by Herman Diaz, Phil's favourite (with also-rans The Marriage Portraitby Maggie O'Farrell and Love Marriage by Monica Ali) was THE SECRET LIVES OF CHURCH LADIES by Deesha Philyaw, while Kate loved SEVEN STEEPLES by Sara Baume (with honorable mentions Housebreaking by Colleen Hubbard and Briefly: A Delicious Life by Nell Stevens) Favourite backlist title: Phil picked THE BETROTHED by Alessandro Manzoni (with also-rans The Blackwater Lightship by Colm Toíbín, and Beware of Pity by Stefan Zweig). Kate loved The Homemaker by Dorothy Canfield-Fisher but her favourite was O CALEDONIA by Elspeth Barker. Laura went for WIVES AND DAUGHTERS by Elizabeth Gaskell. Favourite non-fiction reads: For Kate it was THE PALACE PAPERS, Tina Brown's engaging examination of the British royal family and our collective fascination with (or indifference) to them. Kate's also-rans were Fall by John Preston (did Robert Maxwell fall or was he pushed?), 4,000 Weeks by Oliver Burkeman (if we did but have the time to discuss it) and Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake (book everyone says is great turns out to be great). Laura only reads non-fiction when her book club forces her too, but luckily she did end up reading CASTE by Isabel Wilkerson, a book that changed her view of the world within the first fifty pages. Phil loved Putin's People by Catherine Belton and Not One Inch by M.E. Sarotte, but his overall favourite was THE RED PRINCE by Timothy Snyder. Favourite Book Club reads. Top of the pile for Laura was MICHEL THE GIANT by Tété-Michel Kpomassie while Phil preferred EIGHT MONTHS ON GHAZZAH STREET by Hilary Mantel. Kate loved The Heart is a Lonely Hunterby Carson McCullers but her ultimate choice was LIGHT PERPETUAL by Francis Spufford Favourite comfort reads: For Phil it was EITHER/OR by Elif Batuman; he now only wants to read books narrated by her protagonist Selin. Laura escaped to a creepy Swiss hotel with THE SANATORIUM by Sarah Pearse while Kate sank into the arms of old friend E.M. Delafield with THE DIARY OF A PROVINCIAL LADY. A book that made us laugh or cry: For Kate it was A HEART THAT WORKS by Rob Delaney. Phil enjoyed THREE MEN IN A BOAT by Jerome K. Jerome (in audiobook form read by Hugh Laurie). Laura loved Small by Claire Lynch and The Sentence by Louise Erdrich, but her final choice was THE BREAD THE DEVIL KNEAD by Lisa Allen-Agostini A book we pressed on a friend: Runner-up for Phil was We Don't Know Ourselves by Fintan O'Toole but his favourite was THE FREE WORLD by Louis Menand. Laura's pick was THE SIXTEEN TREES OF THE SOMME by Lars Mytting Books we read that didn't quite live up to our expectations: THE ABSOLUTE BOOK by Elizabeth Knox promised much for Laura but ultimately didn't deliver. Phil really didn't get on with A LITTLE LIFE by Hanya Yanigahara (and has *really* thought about why) and for Kate LIBERATION DAY by George Saunders didn't quite meet the soaring heights of his other books. Overall Book of the Year: Laura's standout was THE TREES by Percival Everett. Kate loved After Sappho by Selby Wyn Schwartz and The Door by Magda Szabó but her overall favourite read was LONESOME DOVE by Larry McMurtry. Phil meanwhile loved the Elena Ferrante Neopolitan quartet, but his overall book of the year is, as mentioned earlier, THE FREE WORLD by Louis Menand. A few other books we mention in passing: Golden Hill by Francis Spufford The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon Babel by R. F. Kuang A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt The Little Library Parties and The Little Library Christmas by Kate Young Find full shownotes and links to related podcast episodes at our website thebookclubreview.co.uk, where you'll also find a transcript and our comments forum. No matter when you listen to this episode you can always drop us a line there and let us know what you thought of it. Tell us your favourite reads of 2022, we'd love to hear about them. You can also sign up for our bi-weekly-ish newsletter and find out details of our new Patreon channel. To keep up with us between episodes follow us on Instagram @bookclubreviewpodcast, on Twitter @bookclubrvwpod, or email us at thebookclubreview@gmail.com. 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We continue reading from "War for Eternity: The Return of Traditionalism and the Rise of the Populist Right" by Benjamin Teitelbaum. We also read from "Putin's People" by Catherine Belton regarding the 2002 Moscow Movie Theater Hostage Crisis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Politkovskaya --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-antedote/support

On this episode of the Global Exchange, Maureen Boyd speaks to the Rt. Hon. Joe Clark, Amb. Bob Rae, and Meredith Preston McGhie about the challenges facing multilateralism. This episode is an extract from our conference "After the War: What Kind of World for Canada?" which happened on May 10th, 2022. This event was made possible thanks to the support of our strategic sponsors Lockheed Martin Canada, General Dynamics, Irving Shipbuilding, and Davie Shipyard, and of our Bronze conference sponsors, Enbridge and TD. Read: The Return by Kamal Al-Solaylee – https://www.harpercollins.ca/9781443456159/return/ Putin's People by Catherine Belton – https://www.pushkinhouse.org/putins-people-by-catherine-belton This Will Not Pass by Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns – https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/This-Will-Not-Pass/Jonathan-Martin/9781982172480 Nerve by Martha Piper and Indira Samarasekera – https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/nerve-lessons-on-leadership-from/9781770416017-item.html Turn Right at Machu Picchu by Mark Adams – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/306890/turn-right-at-machu-picchu-by-mark-adams/ Participants bios The Rt. Hon. Joe Clark is former Prime Minister of Canada Amb. Bob Rae is Canada's Representative to the United Nations Meredith Preston McGhie is the Secretary General of the Global Centre for Pluralism Host Bio; Maureen Boyd is a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute Colin Robertson is a former diplomat, and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson Recording Date: 10 May 2022. Give 'The Global Exchange' a review on Apple Podcast! Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on Linkedin. Head over to our website www.cgai.ca for more commentary. Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

This week is our summer books and films spectacular, full of recommendations of things to read and watch. First, Lilah is joined by literary editors Fred Studemann and Laura Battle to explore the FT's Summer Books special. They suggest a range of light summer reads, sharp non-fiction, deep dives, thrillers and classics to take on your summer holiday, and talk trends in book publishing. Then, deputy arts editor Raphael Abraham recommends the top films to look out for this summer. After watching 24 films in less than a week at the Cannes film festival, he's filtered the new releases down to a must-see list.--------------Tell us about your own favourite new books and films! We'll share them alongside the episode on our social platforms. Email us at ftweekendpodcast@ft.com. We're on Twitter @ftweekendpod, and Lilah is on Instagram and Twitter @lilahrap.--------------Links and mentions from the episode: Here's Laura's list of the best fiction summer reads: ​​https://on.ft.com/3AvtuPg. The whole summer books special is at http://ft.com/summerbooks.Books mentioned:–Audiobooks: Bad Actors by Mick Herron and Ulysses by James Joyce–Novels that span centuries: To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara and Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel–Beach read: You Made a Fool of Death with your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi–Fun non-fiction: Circus of Dreams by John Walsh–Empire books: Legacy of Violence by Caroline Elkin and In the Shadow of the Gods by Dominic Lieven–BRussian influence: Putin's People by Catherine Belton and Butler to the World by Oliver Bullough–AI simulation: The Anomaly by Hervé Le TellierStories mentioned: –Marriage in all its divine tedium: https://on.ft.com/3KXOBfm–Edward Luce on whether America is headed for another civil war: https://on.ft.com/3yJ43az–Fred's BookTok column: https://on.ft.com/3GEC5AdFilms to watch this summer, from Raph:–Aftersun: https://on.ft.com/3uUt9lJ–Nitram: https://on.ft.com/3auhgvs–Hit the Road–McEnroe–Three Thousand Years of Longing: https://on.ft.com/3nMshLK–Elvis: https://on.ft.com/3P1Uaeu—-------------Special offers for FT Weekend listeners, from 50% off a digital subscription to a $1/£1/€1 trial can be found here: http://ft.com/weekendpodcast--------------Original music by Metaphor Music. Mixing and sound design by Breen Turner and Sam Giovinco. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week is our summer books and films spectacular, full of recommendations of things to read and watch. First, Lilah is joined by literary editors Fred Studemann and Laura Battle to explore the FT's Summer Books special. They suggest a range of light summer reads, sharp non-fiction, deep dives, thrillers and classics to take on your summer holiday, and talk trends in book publishing. Then, deputy arts editor Raphael Abraham recommends the top films to look out for this summer. After watching 24 films in less than a week at the Cannes film festival, he's filtered the new releases down to a must-see list.--------------Tell us about your own favourite new books and films! We'll share them alongside the episode on our social platforms. Email us at ftweekendpodcast@ft.com. We're on Twitter @ftweekendpod, and Lilah is on Instagram and Twitter @lilahrap.--------------Links and mentions from the episode: Here's Laura's list of the best fiction summer reads: ​​https://on.ft.com/3AvtuPg. The whole summer books special is at http://ft.com/summerbooks.Books mentioned:–Audiobooks: Bad Actors by Mick Herron and Ulysses by James Joyce–Novels that span centuries: To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara and Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel–Beach read: You Made a Fool of Death with your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi–Fun non-fiction: Circus of Dreams by John Walsh–Empire books: Legacy of Violence by Caroline Elkin and In the Shadow of the Gods by Dominic Lieven–BRussian influence: Putin's People by Catherine Belton and Butler to the World by Oliver Bullough–AI simulation: The Anomaly by Hervé Le TellierStories mentioned: –Marriage in all its divine tedium: https://on.ft.com/3KXOBfm–Edward Luce on whether America is headed for another civil war: https://on.ft.com/3yJ43az–Fred's BookTok column: https://on.ft.com/3GEC5AdFilms to watch this summer, from Raph:–Aftersun: https://on.ft.com/3uUt9lJ–Nitram: https://on.ft.com/3auhgvs–Hit the Road–McEnroe–Three Thousand Years of Longing: https://on.ft.com/3nMshLK–Elvis: https://on.ft.com/3P1Uaeu—-------------Special offers for FT Weekend listeners, from 50% off a digital subscription to a $1/£1/€1 trial can be found here: http://ft.com/weekendpodcast--------------Original music by Metaphor Music. Mixing and sound design by Breen Turner and Sam Giovinco. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the fifth episode of season 6 of the Compliance Clarified podcast, Susannah Hammond is joined by Rachel Wolcott and Brett Wolf to look at the compliance challenges posed by financial crime in general and sanctions in particular. Links to content referenced in the discussion: European Banking Authority new guidelines for MLROs which come into effect on December 1 2022 https://www.eba.europa.eu/sites/default/documents/files/document_library/Publications/Guidelines/2022/EBA-GL-2022-05%20GLs%20on%20AML%20compliance%20officers/1035126/Guidelines%20on%20AMLCFT%20compliance%20officers.pdf MEPs present plans to crack down on financial crime with new Anti-Money Laundering Authority https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220613IPR32836/meps-present-plans-for-new-anti-money-laundering-authorityACAMS Ukraine crisis hub https://www.acams.org/en/ukraine-crisis-rapid-response-resources#rapid-response-briefs-6c1b6814 https://www.moneylaundering.com/news/hunt-for-russian-wealth-exposes-eus-sanctions-shortcomings/ 'Reputation launderers,' disinformation campaigns hinder sanctions and financial crime compliance efforts https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/reputation-launderers-disinformation-8673225/ Amendments to the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of funds (information on the payer) regulations 2018 statutory instrument 2022, response to the consultation https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1082704/MLRs_SI_2022_-_Consultation_Response.pdf New Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) penalty guidance https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1081195/OFSI_Enforcement_guidance_June_2022.pdf Putin's People by Catherine Belton https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/09/catherine-belton-putins-people/614212/ Lazarus Heist: North Korean hacks https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtvg9/episodes/downloads Superyachts: https://news.sky.com/story/pr-stunt-captain-of-38m-superyacht-seized-in-london-says-govt-has-got-the-wrong-guy-12634728 U.S. Treasury defines ‘new investments' https://www.linkedin.com/posts/amlwolf_treasury-defines-new-investment-activity-6942883691002019840-Alqm?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=ios_app The survey for the TRRI annual fintech, regtech and the role of compliance report – if you would like to take part in that please click the below link https://reuters.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9HckOjpJJTOp3EO Further information on Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence can be found at: https://legal.thomsonreuters.com/en/products/regulatory-intelligence?elqTrackId=73370082102a4669b4d34524158b501c&elqaid=3945&elqat=2

Putin's invasion of Ukraine has shone a spotlight onto Russia's oligarchs. How does the Kremlin exert influence over them? And with sanctions beginning to bite, what does the future hold? Catherine Belton, Russia reporter for the Washington Post, talks to Nick Cohen about the Kremlin's iron grip on Russia's elite, and her own run in with oligarchs over her book Putin's People. “The state propaganda machine can't cover up the level of casualties forever.” “Putin has an inferiority complex. He needs the external trappings of wealth to believe he is Number One.” “UK newspapers shy away from reporting on these individuals because they know the legal costs are high.” “These oligarchs are hostages to Putin because he has a monopoly over court decisions.” “The Yeltsin tycoons have seen 30 years of empire-building undone in one fell swoop.” https://www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Nick Cohen. Producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Assistant producer: Elina Ganatra. Lead producer: Jacob Jarvis. Audio production by Alex Rees. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We finish chapter 14 of "Putin's People" by Catherine Belton centered around the "Orthodox Taliban," and we read from the beginning of chapter 15 which deals with Donald Trump's relationship with Russian organized crime and details related to his numerous financial bailouts over the years. https://www.newsweek.com/former-trump-adviser-steve-bannon-backs-anti-woke-vladimir-putin-1682122 https://www.irmep.org/policy_briefs/3_27_2003_clean_break_or_dirty_war.html https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/world-congress-families https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Yakunin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valery_Gerasimov https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/03/05/im-sorry-for-creating-the-gerasimov-doctrine/ https://carnegieendowment.org/2019/06/05/primakov-not-gerasimov-doctrine-in-action-pub-79254 https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220304-shoigu-and-gerasimov-masters-of-putin-s-wars https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/29/russia-eastern-ukraine-push-protracted-war https://hungarianspectrum.org/tag/semion-mogilevich/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Cherney Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Theantedote --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-antedote/support

We continue reading from Chapter 14 of Putin's People by Catherine Belton, with further details of Russian funding of and cultivating of weaponized dissident parties and movements throughout Europe and the western world. https://newrepublic.com/article/166154/2022-cpac-conference-budapest-hungary-orban https://www.irmep.org/policy_briefs/3_27_2003_clean_break_or_dirty_war.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Harvey https://www.timesofisrael.com/white-house-fires-top-intelligence-adviser-who-reportedly-leaked-intel/ https://twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/84478067434733568?s=20&t=oYyvyhl5ApnnoLVn7s-Ykg https://thegrayzoneproject.wordpress.com/2020/01/13/ben-norton-deleted-tweets-archive/ https://alhamra.medium.com/benjamin-norton-sheds-positions-and-causes-like-a-snake-sheds-skin-1c23d0b76612 https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/08/a-national-security-council-staffer-is-forced-out-over-a-controversial-memo/535725/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/08/10/heres-the-memo-that-blew-up-the-nsc/ https://www.mediamatters.org/breitbart-news/nyt-reporter-joins-rachel-maddow-expose-breitbarts-role-promoting-fake-news-story https://hungarianfreepress.com/2017/04/13/the-budapest-bridge-hungarys-role-in-the-collusion-between-the-trump-campaign-and-the-russian-secret-service/ https://hungarianfreepress.com/2017/04/14/the-budapest-bridge-hungarys-role-in-the-collusion-between-the-trump-campaign-and-the-russian-secret-service-part-2/ https://hungarianfreepress.com/2017/04/21/the-budapest-bridge-epilogue/ https://www.haaretz.com/.premium-arthur-finkelstein-unseen-power-broker-1.5270441 support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Theantedote --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-antedote/support

We discuss CPAC hosting a conference next month in Hungary which will feature Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and read two articles detailing claims of Orban being blackmailed directly by Semion Mogilevich's crime network into becoming a more pro Russia and pro Putin politician. We talk about Hungary's crucial role in the 11/9 Trump operation as well as an epicenter of both the global war on terror and the global culture war, in accordance with our reading of chapter 14 of Putin's People by Catherine Belton and the Russian role in pushing weaponized Christian based nationalism. https://newrepublic.com/article/166154/2022-cpac-conference-budapest-hungary-orban https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYAmVdrr3vc https://www.exposetheenemy.com/networks#Finkelstein-LauderNetwork https://hungarianspectrum.wordpress.com/2013/10/05/possible-criminal-activities-of-some-hungarian-politicians/ https://hungarianspectrum.org/tag/semion-mogilevich/ https://hungarianfreepress.com/2017/04/13/the-budapest-bridge-hungarys-role-in-the-collusion-between-the-trump-campaign-and-the-russian-secret-service/ https://hungarianfreepress.com/2017/04/14/the-budapest-bridge-hungarys-role-in-the-collusion-between-the-trump-campaign-and-the-russian-secret-service-part-2/ https://hungarianfreepress.com/2017/04/21/the-budapest-bridge-epilogue/ https://theins.ru/korrupciya/43801 https://english.atlatszo.hu/2021/03/17/hungary-denies-permanent-residence-permit-to-alleged-accomplice-of-semion-mogilevich/ https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/russian-oligarch-charged-violating-united-states-sanctions https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/michael-cohen-lanny-davis-russia-716413/ https://www.haaretz.com/.premium-arthur-finkelstein-unseen-power-broker-1.5270441 https://www.filmbug.com/db/343494 https://cdn.fedweb.org/fed-99/2/Puder_Report_English_Media_Final.pdf support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theantedote --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-antedote/support

We begin reading from chapter 14 of "Putin's People" by Catherine Belton, which details the primary role of Konstantin Malofeev in promoting Russian Orthodox Church policies globally, including via cultivation of and funding of western political campaigns. https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/russian-oligarch-charged-violating-united-states-sanctions https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/tv-producer-russian-oligarch-charged-violating-crimea-related-sanctions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2olwuAy3_og https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ygS2WL0l-4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Agency_for_the_Commonwealth_of_Independent_States_Affairs,_Compatriots_Living_Abroad,_and_International_Humanitarian_Cooperation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dima_Yakovlev_Law https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48691488 https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/17/18144520/russian-troll-ira-senate-intelligence-committee-report-masturbation-hotline-blackmail https://moderaterebels.com/ukraine-donbas-russia-russell-bentley/ Putin riding into Crimea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ-fXZbV9_4 https://hungarianfreepress.com/2017/04/13/the-budapest-bridge-hungarys-role-in-the-collusion-between-the-trump-campaign-and-the-russian-secret-service/ https://hungarianfreepress.com/2017/04/14/the-budapest-bridge-hungarys-role-in-the-collusion-between-the-trump-campaign-and-the-russian-secret-service-part-2/ https://hungarianfreepress.com/2017/04/21/the-budapest-bridge-epilogue/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-antedote/support

We read more from "Putin's People" by Catherine Belton detailing how Russian organized crime black money was able to infiltrate western institutions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Putin https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardbehar/2013/04/20/scenes-from-an-arraignment-billionaire-art-scion-helly-ahmed-and-friends-in-100-million-russian-mob-gambling-case/?sh=7cef772171e0 https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/usao-sdny/legacy/2015/03/25/Tokhtakhounov,%20Alimzhan%20et%20al.%20Indictment_7.pdf https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-the-russian-crime-organization-that-operated-in-trump-tower-1.5452362 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary_Vrablic https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/michael-cohen-lanny-davis-russia-716413/ https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/russian-oligarch-charged-violating-united-states-sanctions --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-antedote/support

We continue reading from and giving commentary on pages 306-318 of "Putin's People" by Catherine Belton, which focuses on Semion Mogilevich, who was recently put back on the FBI's most wanted list. We also read the beginning of a follow up chapter which details some of the background of influential Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Theantedote --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-antedote/support

We read from and comment on pages 306-318 of "Putin's People" by Catherine Belton, which deals with Ukraine following the 2004 Orange Revolution and the "Brainy Don" Semion Mogilevich, who was recently placed back on the FBI's most wanted list. We also read some background from the book "Seeds of Fire" by Gordon Thomas. https://www.state.gov/semion-mogilevich/ https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/russian-oligarch-charged-violating-united-states-sanctions https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/tv-producer-russian-oligarch-charged-violating-crimea-related-sanctions https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/01/14/rep-pete-sessions-tweeted-that-he-told-pro-trump-group-to-keep-fighting-ahead-of-deadly-capitol-riot-then-deleted-it/ https://wacotrib.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/newly-sworn-in-u-s-rep-pete-sessions-joins-last-ditch-challenge-against-biden/article_ef333800-4ecd-11eb-b86b-7f8c4f248f79.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/07/20/clinton-fires-sessions-as-fbi-director/1c1b437e-a695-48d0-bc9e-afa5f0f69b79/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/13/william-sessions-fbi-director-fired-bill-clinton-dies https://archive.ph/S5eNo https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4540423/pat-buchanan-cultural-war https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2022/02/15/amanpour-catherine-belton-russia-uk.cnn https://twitter.com/search?q=zeev%20gordon&src=typed_query https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/michael-cohen-lanny-davis-russia-716413/ https://www.article19.org/resources/uk-19-organisations-condemn-the-lawsuits-against-catherine-belton-and-harpercollins-deeming-them-slapps/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Theantedote --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-antedote/support

Wow! This is a bumper episode full of some wonderful things! We start with Paul and gwyn chatting about books that they are currently reading; there is an interview with poet and writer Peter Read at about 31 minutes in and we end at 1 hour 10 minutes with Lara in conversation with Paul and sharing here favourite poems and poets. You can find links to some of Peter Read's work here https://www.gwales.com/search_basic/ To get you tickets for Wrexham Carnival of Words 2022 click here https://wrexhamcarnivalofwords.com/events/ And here are just some of the books, poems and poets we mentioned: Gwyn and I chatted about Michelle Paver author of Wakenhyrst and Dark Matter; The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles; Help the Witch by Tom Cox; Borderland, a Journey Through the history of Ukraine by Anna Reid; Putin's People by Catherine Belton; Grey Bees and Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkuv and The Rumour by Lesley Kara. Peter Read mentions a biography of one of his favourite philosophers Clare Carlisle's – Philosopher of the Heart, the restless Life of Soren Kierlegaard These are some of the poems and poets Lara and I mention, Spike Milligan; Ogden Nash; Daffodilsby William Wordsworth; Rememberby Christina Rosetti; Treesby Joyce Kilmer; Sonnets from the Portuguese 43 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning; Miraclesby Walt Whitman; I Felt a Funeral in my Brain by Emily Dickinson; Annabel Leeby Edgar Allan Poe; Still I Riseby Maya Angelou. Finally the new book by Ian Lucas is called Digital Gangsters

As we prepare to do a deep dive into Oliver Stone and his primary role in helping to shape the pro Russian narrative with regards to both Ukraine as well as perceptions of Vladimir Putin, we read from a portion of the book "Putin's People" by Catherine Belton which deals with elements of the global Russian based organized crime syndicate/mafia. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10498588/reviews https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/oliver-stone-shines-as-interviewer-in-new-documentary-qazaq-history-of-the-golden-man-301418459.html https://twitter.com/lopatonok https://thediplomat.com/2017/01/football-leaks-the-kazakh-connection/ https://news.yahoo.com/beverly-harbor-yacht-sighting-fuels-191620936.html https://www.timesofisrael.com/orthodox-jews-back-trump-by-massive-margin-poll-finds/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/pew-study-75-of-us-orthodox-jews-identify-as-republicans-up-from-57-in-2013/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/jared-kushners-dc-rabbi-offers-spiritual-home-to-both-sides-of-political-aisle/ https://jewishbusinessnews.com/2016/12/28/chabad-leader-rabbi-levi-shemtov-slams-obama-over-un-vote-at-menorah-lighting-ceremony/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-antedote/support

Gideon talks to Catherine Belton, author of the bestselling book Putin's People, about who is likely to be influencing the Russian president as he decides whether to step back or press on with the war in Ukraine.Clips: Reuters, BBCWant to read more?Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Turned on the WestGermany and Austria plan for gas rationing over payment stand-off with RussiaWar in Ukraine: what explains the calm in global stock markets?Antigua investigates yacht with possible Abramovich tiesSubscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design by Jasiu SigsworthRead a transcript of this episode on FT.com  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

SoftBank will slow down further investments amid a scramble for cash, journalist and “Putin's People” author Catherine Belton talks about the impact sanctions are having on Russian oligarchs. Plus, the FT's Frankfurt bureau chief, Martin Arnold, talks about Russia's threat to halt gas shipments to Germany and what that could do to the German economy. Mentioned in this podcast:Softbank to slow investments after crash in tech holdingsGermany takes step towards gas rationing over payments standoff with Russia Journalist Catherine Belton on Rachman Review podcast Limited offer: 50 per cent off a digital subscription to FT.com The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show's editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show's theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT's executive producer. The FT's global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In deze bewogen tijden zoekt Betrouwbare Bronnen voor haar luisteraars inhoud die helpt begrijpen wat we nu meemaken. Jaap Jansen en PG Kroeger behandelen in deze editie daarom een reeks boeken die daarbij van belang kunnen zijn.Twee boeken gaan over de meest duistere kanten van de geschiedenis en actualiteit van Rusland. Dat zijn Stalin's War van Sean McMeekin en Putin's People van Catherine Belton. Allebei nieuwe en verrassende analyses van het bewind van deze twee leiders. In Stalin's War komt op basis van diepgaand, nieuw archiefonderzoek naar voren hoe intensief de samenwerking was tussen het Kremlin en Hitler en waarom Stalin daar zo aan hechtte. Ook de kille machtscalculatie van president Roosevelt bij de steun voor de Sovjet-Unie valt hierin op.Putin's People leverde de schrijfster woedende reacties en juridische aanklachten op van oligarchen. Het deed erg zeer dus. En dat is te begrijpen, zegt PG, want het boek is een diepgravende analyse van de netwerken en vazallen die Poetin naar de macht tilden en de ijzingwekkende rol van zijn ‘tsjekisten' daarbij.Maar Rusland heeft ook een heel andere kant en die mogen we nooit vergeten, juist nu niet. Het sublieme Natasja's dans van Orlando Figes is een onuitputtelijke inspiratiebron voor de liefde voor de kunst, cultuur, historie en het genie van het Russische volk. De schrijver schetst de ontwikkeling van die cultuur in de jaren na de triomf van de tsaren als de Europa's bevrijders van Napoleons tirannie. Rusland ging zichzelf toen zoeken en vond zich opnieuw uit. Echo's hiervan klinken vertekend en bitter door in de speeches die Poetin nu houdt.Net vertaald in het Nederlands is het meeslepende verhaal van Simon Sebag Montefiore over het wellicht machtigste liefdespaar uit de wereldgeschiedenis. Tsarina Catharina II en vorst Grigori Potjomkin. De Britse historicus haalt vele mythes over haar en hem omver en maakt hen beide alleen maar nog boeiender daarmee. Samen maakten zij Rusland de 'superpower' waarvan Poetin droomt. Samen veroverden zij de gebieden die Poetin nu in zijn greep wil krijgen. Zij stichtten de stad Odessa en gaven deze en heel Rusland een culturele bloei als zelden in de geschiedenis. Daarbij is het persoonlijke verhaal van hun liefde en wederzijdse inspiratie uniek.Ook nét vertaald is wat PG al vaker in de podcast (bijvoorbeeld in aflevering 14) 'het belangrijkste geschiedenisboek van de voorbije 25 jaar' noemde. De metamorfose van de wereld van Jürgen Osterhammel. Hij schreef er een nieuw voorwoord bij als eerbetoon aan Nederland en de wetenschap in ons land. Wie de 21e eeuw en de tijden van globalisering beter wil leren begrijpen moet dit magnum opus over de 19e eeuw lezen. Jaap en PG bespreken ook twee nieuwe biografieën van bijzondere, vaak moeilijk begrepen mensen. Presidentsvrouw Nancy Reagan (The Triumph of Nancy Reagan door Karen Tumulty) en 'vader des vaderlands' Willem van Oranje (De Zwijger door René van Stipriaan). Wat maakt hen zo bijzonder? Welk stempel drukte hun merkwaardige jeugd op hun leven? Wie waren de sleutelfiguren in dat leven?Tot slot bespreekt PG een roman die premier Mark Rutte in deze zware weken mag helpen opbeuren en ontspannen. Hij gaat over de schrijver wiens eindeloze dagboeken hij allemaal gelezen heeft: Thomas Mann. PG las De tovenaar van Colm Tóibín in één adem uit.***Deze aflevering is mede mogelijk gemaakt met donaties van luisteraars via Vriend van de Show. Sponsoring of adverteren is ook mogelijk. Stuur een mailtje naar adverteren@dagennacht.nl voor informatie.***Hieronder nog meer informatie. Op Apple kun je soms niet alles lezen. De complete tekst vind je altijd hier***Tijdlijn00:00:00 – Deel 100:56:02 – Deel 201:40:29 – Einde Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Interference in American elections. The sponsorship of extremist politics in Europe. War in Ukraine. In recent years, Vladimir Putin's Russia has waged a concerted campaign to expand its influence and undermine Western institutions. But how and why did all this come about, and who has orchestrated it? In Putin's People, the investigative journalist and former Moscow correspondent Catherine Belton reveals the untold story of how Vladimir Putin and the small group of KGB men surrounding him rose to power and looted their country.   Delving deep into the workings of Putin's Kremlin, Belton accesses key inside players to reveal how Putin replaced the freewheeling tycoons of the Yeltsin era with a new generation of loyal oligarchs, who in turn subverted Russia's economy and legal system and extended the Kremlin's reach into the United States and Europe. The result is a chilling and revelatory exposé of the KGB's revanche―a story that begins in the murk of the Soviet collapse, when networks of operatives were able to siphon billions of dollars out of state enterprises and move their spoils into the West. Putin and his allies subsequently completed the agenda, reasserting Russian power while taking control of the economy for themselves, suppressing independent voices, and launching covert influence operations abroad. Ranging from Moscow and London to Switzerland and Brooklyn's Brighton Beach―and assembling a colorful cast of characters to match―Putin's People is the definitive account of how hopes for the new Russia went astray, with stark consequences for its inhabitants and, increasingly, the world.  

This week, Shane Harris talks with journalist Catherine Belton about the rise of Vladimir Putin from KGB officer to president of Russia. Belton's book, Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took On the West, traces how Soviet-era spies siphoned billions out of the state economy, creating vast networks for laundering money and hiding assets. After Putin came to power, he pushed out the tycoons of the post-Soviet era and set up his own cadre of loyal oligarchs. Today, as the West levies massive sanctions against Putin and his supporters, Belton's work reveals much about how he managed to amass such vast wealth and control of the Russian state. Putin now finds himself increasingly isolated, surrounded by a small circle of loyal advisers. Will Western sanctions help pressure the oligarchs to take back control? What is Putin's endgame in Ukraine? Shane and Catherine's discussion is a timely exploration of what made Putin and what could bring him down. Chatter is a production of Lawfare and Goat Rodeo. This episode was produced and edited by Cara Shillenn of Goat Rodeo. Podcast theme by David Priess, featuring music created using Groovepad.Among the works cited in this episode:Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took On the West https://www.amazon.com/Putins-People-Took-Back-Russia/dp/0374238715/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1647978957&sr=8-1 Catherine Belton on Twitter https://twitter.com/CatherineBelton?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ukrainian President Zelensky on Saturday posted a video of himself bravely walking in the streets of the besieged capital city of Kyiv standing defiant as Russian forces close in bombarding the city and leaving a trail of death and destruction in their wake. Zelensky's refusal to back down in the face of Vladimir Putin's aggression is being seen throughout the world as an inspiring David vs. Goliath battle that may yet end tragically for him and his country. But much depends on what is conceivably going on inside the head of Goliath. Why is Putin doing this? What does he really want? And what, if anything, can the west do to stop him. We talk to two renowned experts on Putin's Russia and Zelensky's Ukraine - Catherine Belton, a special correspondent for Reuters and the author of the book, Putin's People - and also Nina Khrushcheva, a professor of international relations at the New School and the great-granddaughter of another Russian leader, the late Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev.GUEST:Catherine Belton (@CatherineBelton), Special correspondent for @Reuters, author of Putin's PeopleNina Khrushcheva (@ninakhrushcheva), HOSTS:Michael Isikoff (@Isikoff), Chief Investigative Correspondent, Yahoo NewsDaniel Klaidman (@dklaidman), Editor in Chief, Yahoo NewsVictoria Bassetti (@VBass), fellow, Brennan Center for Justice (contributing co-host)RESOURCES:Ukrainian President Zelensky's video "This is our land" - Here.Lastest Yahoo News article on Ukraine/Kyiv - Here.Pick. up Belton's book Putin's People - Here. Follow us on Twitter: @SkullduggeryPodListen and subscribe to "Skullduggery" on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.Email us with feedback, questions or tips: SkullduggeryPod@yahoo.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In part 2 of this news roundup, we cover Lee Stranahan's interview on Sputnik's Fault Lines about the raid of Oleg Deripaska's home by FBI agents, and we read from the Steele Dossier as well as from the book "Putin's People" by Catherine Belton https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-russiagate-steele-dossier/ https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/3259984/Trump-Intelligence-Allegations.pdf https://www.cnn.com/2016/02/17/opinions/europe-anti-semitism-thriving-oren/index.html Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Theantedote --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-antedote/support

Save Meduza!https://support.meduza.io/enIn December 2010, a St. Petersburg businessman named Sergey Kolesnikov penned a nifty four-page open letter to then-President Dmitry Medvedev, outlining how a glorious palace built for Vladimir Putin came to be. The details of this seemingly ancient document are now familiar again thanks to a massive investigative report released this week by the opposition figure Alexey Navalny, who survived an attempted assassination last year only to be jailed last weekend after returning home to Moscow. As Meduza recorded this show, cities across Russia were hours away from planned protests in support of Navalny, who timed his investigation into Putin's palace to land exactly as the world watches to see how his movement mobilizes against his incarceration. To learn more about how the Kremlin's slush funds operate in Russia and abroad, how Vladimir Putin allegedly amassed a fortune in secret, and how the president's early days in KGB still influence Russian politics, “The Naked Pravda” turned to Catherine Belton, a special correspondent at Reuters and the author of the 2020 book “Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took On the West.” “The Naked Pravda” comes out on Saturdays (or sometimes Fridays). Catch every new episode by subscribing at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or other platforms. If you have a question or comment about the show, please write to Kevin Rothrock at kevin@meduza.io with the subject line: “The Naked Pravda.”

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, 2020 The Putin book that we've been waiting for' Oliver Bullough, author of Moneyland ‘Books about modern Russia abound ... Belton has surpassed them all. Her much-awaited book is the best and most important on modern Russia' The Times A chilling and revelatory expose of the KGB's renaissance, Putin's rise to power, and how Russian black cash is subverting the world. In Putin's People, former Moscow correspondent and investigative journalist Catherine Belton reveals the untold story of how Vladimir Putin and his entourage of KGB men seized power in Russia and built a new league of oligarchs. Through exclusive interviews with key inside players, Belton tells how Putin's people conducted their relentless seizure of private companies, took over the economy, siphoned billions, blurred the lines between organised crime and political powers, shut down opponents, and then used their riches and power to extend influence in the West. In a story that ranges from Moscow to London, Switzerland and Trump's America, Putin's Peopleis a gripping and terrifying account of how hopes for the new Russia went astray, with stark consequences for its inhabitants and, increasingly, the world. ‘A fearless, fascinating account ... Reads at times like a John le Carré novel ... A groundbreaking and meticulously researched anatomy of the Putin regime, Belton's book shines a light on the pernicious threats Russian money and influence now pose to the west' Guardian --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pbliving/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pbliving/support

Millions of people have been watching a film in the past two days that was released by Alexei Navalny, Russia's leading opposition figure, even as he languished in a Moscow jail. The film, presented by Navalny, accuses the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, of embezzlement on the grandest of scales. Mr. Putin is said to be furious. Last year there was an attempt on Mr. Navalny's life using the nerve agent, novichok. Fingers were pointed at the Kremlin, which has denied any involvement. Navalny went to Germany for hospital treatment and convalescence. He returned to Russia on Sunday and was arrested on arrival in Moscow. Navalny seems likely to find himself behind bars for several years, but he's called on his supporters to take to the streets. The Kremlin's reaction to his return indicates its nervousness. There are parliamentary elections later this year. So what has Vladimir Putin to fear from Alexei Navalny? With: Arkady Ostrovsky, Russia Editor at The Economist; Steve Rosenberg, BBC Moscow Correspondent; Catherine Belton, author of the book, Putin's People; and Nikolai Petrov, Senior Research Fellow at Chatham House.Producers: Tim Mansel, Sally Abrahams, Kirsteen Knight Editor: Jasper Corbett

In July the Intelligence and Security Committee published its long awaited Russia report. To introduce the report, and explain the difficulties which delayed its publication, our first speaker is Dominic Grieve, former Attorney General and chair of the committee when the report was compiled. Then to discuss the threat posed by Russia, and how the West should respond, we have two further experts: Dame Anne Pringle, British Ambassador to Moscow 2008-2011; and Catherine Belton, investigative journalist and author of Putin's People.

Putin's People - How the KGB Took Back Russia and then Took On the West by Catherine Belton (Farrar, Straus and Giroux; June 2020) 640 pages A 2020 book that looks at the question of how and why exactly it was Vladimir Putin who became the President of Russia. It takes you from his early life in Dresden, to his deputy mayorship in St Petersburg, and then onto his meteoric rise in the Kremlin to eventually replace the ailing Yeltsin. The claim made by Belton is that throughout these years Putin never gave up his participation in KGB/FSB networks, which included not only Russian operatives, but also a wide network of connections in the West. Belton also discusses how a large number of Western firms were complicit in making Putin who he is today.

The Russian state is back. That may not be a big surprise to Russia watchers. The degree to which it is a KGB state, however, is documented in great detail in Catherine Belton's new book Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took on the West (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2020). Certain elements of the KGB were playing a "long game" as early as the 1980s and saw the need for an alternative to the sclerotic late Soviet system. And they were going to be part of that post-Soviet regime. Fast forward 20 years later, these security and intelligence officials are still playing a long game financially, moving billions of dollars around off-shore to forward the interests of the Russian state, and their own. Daniel Peris is Senior Vice President at Federated Investors in Pittsburgh. Trained as a historian of modern Russia, he is the author most recently of Getting Back to Business: Why Modern Portfolio Theory Fails Investors. You can follow him on Twitter @HistoryInvestor or at http://www.strategicdividendinvestor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices