John Sweeney has been on Vladimir Putin’s case for over twenty years. In this special bonus episode of Taking on Putin, we bring you a sneak peek of John’s new audiobook, Killer in the Kremlin. Killer in the Kremlin is brought to you by Penguin

12. At The Sharp End

Jul 8th, 2022 41m 45s

John Sweeney has been on Vladimir Putin's case for over twenty years. He's been reporting from Kyiv throughout the Russian invasion. In this final episode of Taking On Putin, John heads East towards the frontline, to speak to the people beari

11. The Kremlin Patient

Jun 22nd, 2022 42m 40s

John Sweeney has been on Vladimir Putin's case for over twenty years - reporting on evidence of Kremlin-backed crimes in Russia, Chechnya, Ukraine and beyond. John's been reporting from Kyiv throughout the Russian invasion. In this episode he

10. How to Lose a War

Jun 15th, 2022 48m 20s

John Sweeney has been on Vladimir Putin's case for over twenty years. He's been in Kyiv since February, reporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine from on the ground. Early predictions of a rapid Russian victory turned out to be wrong, but they

9. The Underpants Poisoner

May 26th, 2022 38m 40s

John Sweeney has been on Vladimir Putin's case for over twenty years. He spent nearly three months in Kyiv reporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Currently back in London, this episode John explores the opposition to Putin from within Russia.

8. The View from the Spire

May 18th, 2022 41m 56s

John Sweeney has been on Vladimir Putin's case for over twenty years. He's back in the UK after nearly three months in Kyiv reporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This episode John revisits a war-like act by Russian operatives on British soil

7. Kyiv The Best of Times, The Worst of Times

May 11th, 2022 35m 31s

John Sweeney's been on Vladimir Putin's case for more than 20 years - reporting on killings and crimes committed under Putin's leadership in Russia and beyond. John's been reporting from on the ground in Ukraine since before Russia invaded, bu

6. The Killing Machine

May 6th, 2022 39m 12s

John Sweeney has been in Kyiv since before Russia's invasion of Ukraine - reporting the war from on the ground. But he's been on Vladimir Putin's case for over twenty years. This episode, he examines the evidence for the poisoning and murder of

5. Let's Not Count the Dead

Apr 27th, 2022 29m 36s

John Sweeney has been in Kyiv since before Russia's invasion of Ukraine - reporting from on the ground. This episode he visits towns near Kyiv that were occupied by Russia, and records evidence of war crimes. But over 20 years ago, John was rep

4. Russia's Greatest Love Machine

Apr 20th, 2022 38m 10s

John Sweeney has been uncovering the evidence of Vladimir Putin's war crimes for over twenty years. Now, he's on the ground in Kyiv reporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This episode, John reveals how Putin uses sex to shame his opponents, bu

3. One lump or two?

Apr 14th, 2022 32m 11s

John Sweeney has been keeping track of the people caught up in Vladimir Putin's war crimes for over 20 years. This week, he remembers some of the people silenced for speaking out - and why their deaths were 'almost certainly' at the hands of th

2. The Poisonings Begin

Apr 7th, 2022 25m 10s

John Sweeney has been tracking the evidence of Vladimir Putin's war crimes for over two decades. Now, on the ground in Kyiv, the old school reporter is sharing the truth. In this week's episode, John exposes the long list of Putin's enemies who

Prologue: Love From Kyiv

Mar 31st, 2022 31m 5s

John Sweeney has been in Kyiv since before Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine. An old school reporter showing the truth of what's happening on the ground, in the face of the Kremlin's lies. In this episode he asks his Ukrainian colleagues about the

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Trailer: Putin's lullaby

Mar 25th, 2022 3m 11s

The journalist John Sweeney has been on Vladimir Putin's case for 22 years since he first saw evidence of war crimes by the Russian army under Putin's command in Chechnya. John first called Vladimir Putin a war criminal in March 2000. And again