With Andrei Illarionov

ANDREI ILLARIONOV, Senior Analyst for Russian and European Affairs, Center for Security Policy

• A background of Illarionov’s experience being Vladimir Putin’s economic advisor for 6 years
• Is Putin interested in “re-establishing” the Soviet Union?
• Did Putin take advantage of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq?
• Analyzing the “new” relationship between Xi Jinping and Putin
• An update on the Russia-Ukraine war