The Mick Clifford Podcast: How the fall of Afghanistan is being viewed in Russia

From his home in the city of Sochi, Bryan McDonald spoke to the podcast about how the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban is being viewed in his adopted country

Taliban fighters display their flag on patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP Photo/Rahmat Gul

Michael Clifford's guest is Bryan McDonald – an Irish journalist working for the Russian online newspaper, Russia Today. 

From his home in the city of Sochi on the Black Sea, he spoke to the podcast about how the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban is being viewed in his adopted country. 

He also spoke about what he says are misplaced western views about Russia, the very black economy there, how free or otherwise the media really is and how he ended up many miles from his native Co Carlow.