Banned by the Kremlin: One of the World’s Top Russia Experts on Putin, Ukraine, Intelligence & Crime

In this episode of The NDS Show, Nick Smith sits down with Mark Galeotti, one of the world's leading experts on Russia, banned indefinitely by the Kremlin in 2022, to break down how Russia's intelligence apparatus really works, what's actually happening inside Putin's inner circle, and where the Ukraine war is really headed. 📘 Order Mark's books: We Need to Talk About Putin: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/439532/we-need-to-talk-about-putin-by-galeotti-mark/9781529981094 Homo Criminalus: How Crime Organizes the World: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/445951/homo-criminalis-by-galeotti-mark/9781529148220 Downfall: Prigozhin, Putin and the New Fight for the Future of Russia: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/460781/downfall-by-galeotti-anna-arutunyan-and-mark/9781529927382 Forged in War: A Military History of Russia from Its Beginnings to Today: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/forged-in-war-9781472862518/ 🎙️ Check out Mark’s podcast: https://inmoscowsshadows.buzzsprout.com/ They dive into: - Why Russia's intelligence community operates on a permanent war footing - The truth behind Russian disinformation, and how much of it is actually hype - What ordinary Russians really think about Putin and the war - The only realistic endgame for the Ukraine war - The dirty secret behind the Russia-China "alliance" - How the Kremlin is outsourcing operations to organized crime - What happens to Russia when Putin is gone This conversation offers a rare glimpse into the forces shaping Russia today, from modern warfare and global power shifts to the inner workings of authoritarian systems behind closed doors.