The Future of Vladimir Putin: A Discussion with Philip Short
New Books in World Affairs
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Could You Get This Done for Me?
I think one could be 99% sure that Putin did not order those murders. The evidence is overwhelming, but in the case of Nensop and Pollock Polikkovskjaer, it was Ramzan Kideiroz's initiative and he gave the orders for it to be done. That's very interesting. And what about Sergei Skripal in Salisbury in the UK? Well, he hadn't really been a big critic of Putin. He hadn't had a public profile before he was the attempted murder. I think in that case, again, one cannot be absolutely sure. But you don't have to posit that to explain it because the Skripal betrayed. This
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