Vladimir Putin has unleashed dangerous forces in Russia

<p>Earlier this week, Vladimir Putin held a rally in Moscow.</p><p>Even as Russia continued to lose ground in his war in Ukraine, he was defiant; calling the west satanic and making the case for a greater Russian empire.</p><p>But the most significant thing about what Putin said that day was what it represented: a turn to the ultra-nationalism of the Russian far-right.</p><p>Today, Associate Professor at the ANU Strategic and Defence Studies Centre Matthew Sussex on what Putin is doing now that he is desperate and what he could unleash.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Socials: </strong>Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a>.</p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Associate Professor at the ANU Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Matthew Sussex.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>