Killer in the Kremlin: The instant bestseller - a gripping and explosive account of Vladimir Putin's tyranny

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In the midst of one of the darkest acts of aggression in modern history—Russia's invasion of Ukraine—this book shines a light on Putin's rule and poses urgent questions about how the world must respond.

BORIS NEMTSOV, ASSASSINATED RUSSIAN OPPOSITION LEADER * 'A dictator, bent on rebuilding an empire, will never erase the people's love for liberty.It gives many detailed examples of his vindictive and controlling methods and how any criticism has put people’s live at risk. The Killer in the Kremlin covers Putin’s life and includes the controversies, such as his adoption (or not) and if he is paedophile (or not). John Sweeney’s book is not a disinterested biography of Vladimir Putin, the eponymous “Killer in the Kremlin”.

Sweeney covers all the important aspects of the last 20+ years, from the Moscow apartment bombings (see my review on Blowing Up Russia) to the horrific war of attrition in Chechnya. John Sweeney has a long career in investigative journalism and as such his experience of and interest in Russia and Putin helps to create a very readable and useful book. Sweeney is a hard bitten, alcohol drinking experienced war correspondent and his book is a polemic account the life and rise of Vladimir Putin.He highlighted interesting things about Putin, for example, how much time he let other leaders wait for him. The story-line is, of course, selective, and he doesn’t explicitly say that the coup and counter-coup in Moscow in August 1991 were planned mainly by different factions in the KGB. Sweeney remarked that he lost his temper due to days of harassment by Davis and the Church, and a strong personal reaction to the psychiatry exhibit. Since the broadcast could also be heard in northern France, the claimants were able to bring their claim in the French courts.

It is written from the context of Putin's farrago into the beautiful country of Ukraine amongst its heroic, passionate, and determined people described from the very frontline itself!He also co-authored the investigation into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, Murder On The Malta Express. Description - Killer in the Kremlin: The instant bestseller - a gripping and explosive account of Vladimir Putin's tyranny by John Sweeney An explosive account of Putin's presidency and his long-term ambitions, including first-hand reporting from the invasion of Ukraine. Over the course of his career, John has won an Emmy, two Royal Television Society Awards, a Sony Gold Award, a What the Papers Say Journalist of the Year Award, an Amnesty International Award and the Paul Foot.