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

Zeinab Badawi speaks to the Russian opposition figure Vladimir Ashurkov, who has been granted asylum in the UK. Are there credible alternatives to president Putin?

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?

30 minutes

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Role Contributor
Presenter Zeinab Badawi
Interviewed Guest Vladimir Ashurkov

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