Putin’s nemesis in the west

Bill Browder tells Gideon the story of his battle against Russian corruption, which took off when his lawyer was murdered in a Russian prison in 2009. The war in Ukraine has turbocharged his campaign. Can he now take it further to persuade western governments to use frozen Russian assets for the benefit of Ukraine? Clip: World Economic Forum

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Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner

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