Why do so many Russians support the war?
And is Putin a symptom or cause?
Unpicking history and propaganda to understand ordinary Russians and their attitude to the war with Russia expert Dr Jade McGlynn.
James Waterhouse in Kyiv brings us up to date on what鈥檚 happening in the East of Ukraine around Bakhmut and President Zelensky鈥檚 corruption clampdown and Frank Gardner appraises the progress of Russia鈥檚 so-called Spring offensive.
Today鈥檚 episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaliy Shevchenko.
The producers were Arsenii Sokolov, Clare Williamson and Josh Jenkins. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The series producer is Fiona Leach. The assistant editor is Alison Gee and the editor is Sam Bonham.
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