Andrei Soldatov

As Russia’s war on Ukraine enters a new phase, the New Statesman’s Europe correspondent Ido Vock speaks to the Russian investigative journalist and security services analyst Andrei Soldatov. They discuss how Russia got its pre-war planning so wrong, how the Kremlin is responding to military setbacks, and why a palace coup to overthrow Vladimir Putin is unlikely to happen. If you have a You Ask Us question for the international team, email podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk. Podcast listeners can subscribe to the New Statesman using our special offer of just £1 a week for 12 weeks. Visit www.newstatesman.com/podcastoffer to find out more. Further reading: “Russia cannot afford to lose, so we need a kind of a victory”: Sergey Karaganov on what Putin wants. Putin has little to celebrate in Ukraine as a key anniversary approaches. Putin’s war aims are in disarray, as the Donbas debacle shows. As the conflict in Ukraine grinds on, Putin escalates his information war at home. How to listen to the World Review podcast 1. In your browser You can use the player above to listen in your browser right now. The World Review podcast publishes on Monday and Thursdays. All episodes are published to newstatesman.com/podcasts on the day of release. 2. In a podcast app World Review is available on all major podcast apps including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Acast, Google Podcasts, and more. Search “World Review” in your favourite podcast app, and subscribe or follow to make sure you receive episodes as soon as they publish. While you’re there, please leave a review for the podcast – it helps others find the show, which in turn makes it possible for us to keep making it. 3. On your smart speaker If you have an Amazon Echo, Google Home or Apple HomePod smart speaker, ask it to “play the latest episode of World Review”. The same command also works with virtual assistants on mobile devices.