Book review: Warnings on Putin ignored at our peril

This book is also a get-real warning to those who think support for Ukraine is optional and a warning about the dire consequences of a second Trump presidency
Book review: Warnings on Putin ignored at our peril

Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny chose to return to Russia in the knowledge that the only doubt around his repatriation was how long it might be before Putin silenced him. File picture: Pavel Golovkin/AP

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