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Vladimir Ashurkov - Central Council member of the Progress Party, Russia

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel HD

Zeinab Badawi speaks to the Russian opposition figure Vladimir Ashurkov. He was accused of embezzlement of electoral funds by the Russian authorities, a charge he says is politically motivated. He has now been granted asylum in the UK.

So what of his boss back in Moscow, the vocal anti-Putin critic Alexei Navalny and other opposition figures? Are they a credible alternative to president Putin? Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Zeinab Badawi
Interviewed Guest:
Vladimir Ashurkov

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