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Hello and welcome to the edition podcast from The Spectator.

Every week we take a look at some of the most important and intriguing stories from the issue with the writers behind them.

I'm Narra Prendergars, the Spectator's executive editor.

And I'm William Moore, the Spectator's Features Editor.

This week, what's the mood like on the ground in Ukraine and Russia?

Plus, is Germany ready to tackle its dependence on Russian gas?

And finally, are traditional British brands losing their soul?

First up, for this week's cover piece, Owen Matthews asks whether the invasion of Ukraine will mean the end of Putin's regime.

And in this week's Spectator Diary, Freddie Gray reports on pride and paranoia on the streets of Leviv.

They join us now down the line to talk about Russia's future and Ukraine's present.

Owen, in the magazine this week, you examine where Putin's vulnerabilities lie.

Could the war in Ukraine be fatal, ultimately, for his presidency?

Well, ultimately, he's unfortunately the core of that question.

As I say in the piece, yes, I think this is the beginning of the end of his

presidency, but not necessarily quickly and not necessarily easily. And there's going to be a long

endgame, unfortunately, for one very simple reason, and that is there's no challenger. There's

no clear other source of authority or of power in the Kremlin or really anywhere in Russian politics.

He's done such a good job of imposing his personal rule.

And as we saw him inaction in the room during that sort of extraordinarily sort of crazy security council meeting just before the the eve of the invasion. He's basically

went out of his way to humiliate all of his most senior and distinguished people of his

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