With war fatigue growing and polls showing increasing dissatisfaction with life in Russia, is Vladimir Putin beginning to lose control? What is really happening inside Russia today? And what is it like to report the truth from inside one of the world's most repressive states? Alastair and Rory are joined by Steve Rosenberg, Russia Editor for BBC News, to answer all of these questions and more. ---------------------------------------------------- Search IG.com to find out more and/or Look for IG in your app store. ---------------------------------------------------- Social Producer: Celine Charles Video Editor: Josh Smith Assistant Producer: Daisy Alston-Horne Senior Producer: Nicole Maslen General Manager: Tom Whiter 0:00 War fatigue and public opinion inside Russia 2:27 IG 3:23 How dangerous is it to criticise Putin? 7:20 How Russia has changed since the Soviet Union 11:00 Was the West naive about Vladimir Putin? 14:16 The system Putin built around himself 16:05 Why Russia remains a global power 20:00 Russia’s inability to accept imperial decline 22:48 The dangers facing journalists in Russia 27:55 Steve Rosenberg’s childhood and fascination with Russia 30:41 Discovering his family’s roots in the Russian Empire 32:18 Interviewing Alexander Lukashenko 33:30 Gorbachev, Yeltsin and Putin compared 37:05 Vauxhall 38:07 Interviewing Roman Abramovich 39:41 Why Britain welcomed the Russian oligarchs 44:15 What Putin really thinks of Donald Trump 46:08 Why Trump has failed to end the war in Ukraine 48:35 Russia’s increasingly unequal partnership with China 50:01 Can Russia remain a superpower with a weak economy? 53:03 Steve’s Eurovision obsession and his song for Valentina