Anna Arutunyan
Russian-American journalist, analyst and author who worked for The Moscow News and the International Crisis Group, providing on-the-ground insight into Russian society and politics.
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Oct 2, 2025 • 16min
What Drives Vladimir PUTIN?
Anna Arutunyan, Russian-American journalist who reported from Moscow and analyses Russian society. Mark Galeotti, historian and Russia security expert with decades of Kremlin study. They probe Putin as a pragmatic, adaptive leader shaped by circumstance. Conversations cover Crimea’s place in Russian memory, shifting iterations of Putin, whether 2014 was premeditated, and how risk aversion and symbols like nuclear weapons shape Kremlin behaviour.
