Putin Loses Touch With Reality As Underhand Russian Tactics Backfire | Amb. Simon Smith

“Putin has put himself critically out of touch with the realities surrounding him”. Putin has used his “simplicity tendency” and “failure to grasp what the realities in the neighbourhood are” as he tried to portray Ukraine as a threat to Belarus, says former British ambassador to Ukraine Simon Smith. You have been watching Frontline, with Kate Gerbeau, Philip Ingram and Louis Sykes, produced by Times Radio. For more on the war in Ukraine and Global Security hit subscribe and turn on notifications:    / @frontlinedailypodcast   You can also hear Frontline on Times Radio at 0100UTC or wherever your get your podcasts. 📲 Get the free Times Radio app https://www.thetimes.co.uk/radio/how-...