The pressure is mounting on the Kremlin, both militarily and economically. With Ukraine keeping a stranglehold on Putin's crown jewel, Crimea, the chances of a Russian escalation are growing. Could it become the beginning of the end for Vladimir Putin?

Russia expert Mark Galeotti joins The General & The Journalist to analyse Russia's capacity to lash out, the likelihood of a new mobilisation wave, and critically, when it might happen.

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Guest: Mark Galeotti, expert on on transnational crime and Russian security affairs

Hosts: General Sir Patrick Sanders and Tom Newton Dunn

Producer: Julia Webster

Executive producer: Priyanka Deladia 

Image: John Silva, Getty

Clips: Reuters, Getty

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