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The BBC's world affairs editor, John Simpson, uses his experience and expertise to examine the most important international stories.

The BBC's world affairs editor, John Simpson, uses his experience and expertise to examine the most important international stories. Drawing on the unique local knowledge of the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, he goes beyond the headlines to get to the unspun truth about the world.

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Unspun World with John Simpson: What Alexei Navalny's death means for Vladimir Putin's grip on Russia

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Unspun World: What Alexei Navalny's death means for Vladimir Putin grip on Russia

24/02/2024 GMT

What Alexei Navalny's death means for Vladimir Putin's grip on Russia

BBC World Service - Unspun World with John Simpson, What Alexei Navalny's death means for Vladimir Putin's grip on Russia

Two years since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, can Putin keep control?

Two years since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, can Putin keep control? What's the possibility of a wider war in Europe?

This week John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, looks at Vladimir Putin’s position after the death of Alexei Navalny, examines the situation in Ukraine two years after the Russian invasion, and analyses the possibility of a new war in Europe.

Producer: Max Horberry and Benedick Watt

(Photo: A makeshift memorial for Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, as people attend a protest and vigil in front of the Russian embassy following the death of Navalny, in Kappara, Malta, 19 February, 2024. Credit: Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)

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