Former Putin Adviser Andrei Illarionov: Inside the Mind of Vladimir Putin

Before the Russia-Ukraine war began, most analysts did not believe Vladimir Putin would actually invade—until he did. Andrei Illarionov was one of the few that accurately predicted what was to come. From 2000 to 2005, he was chief economic adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Putin’s personal representative at the G-8. In 2005, he resigned and became an outspoken critic of Putin and the Kremlin. In this episode, he offers his take on Putin’s goals, his worldview, and why Illarionov believes the war could easily have been avoided. Follow EpochTV on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/EpochTVus Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/EpochTV Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@EpochTV Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/epochtv Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EpochTVus Gab: https://gab.com/EpochTV Telegram: https://t.me/EpochTV