Fiona Hill is one of the most powerful British people of the 21st century but the chances are you haven’t even heard of her.

She’s advised three presidents of the United States on foreign policy, especially on Putin’s Russia.

She gave evidence at Trump’s first impeachment. at this time of international chaos, of an America which feels inside and out, on the edge, there could be no better time to talk to this woman with a unique perch on American power, British decline, and how in the end, all roads lead back to the Kremlin.

Editor: Tom Hughes

Producer: Laura FitzPatrick

Planning Producer: Alex Barnett

Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell

Video Producers: Jack McKay & Arvind Badewal

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