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Catherine Bohart: TL;DR - 2. What's Putin's endgame in Ukraine?

No time to read the news? TL;DR does it for you. Wondering what Putin's up to in Ukraine? We've got you covered.

Columns. Analysis. The Guardian's Long Read. Who has time? Catherine Bohart, that's who, and she's going beyond the headlines to give you the lowdown on one of the biggest stories this week, alongside a guest journalist and roving correspondent Sunil Patel.

This week: what's Putin's endgame in Ukraine?

Topical comedy stalwart Gareth Gwynn is our guide through the detail, and historian Julia Leikin joins to explain how the region's past is affecting its present.

Meanwhile, in the TL;DR Sidebar, comedian Sunil Patel looks at the advantages of having a former comedian as your President when on a war-time footing.

Written by Catherine Bohart, with Madeleine Brettingham, Sarah Campbell and Georgie Flinn.

Produced by Victoria Lloyd & Lyndsay Fenner

Recorded at the Museum of Comedy, and Edited by David Thomas

Production Coordinators - Beverly Tagg & Anna Madley

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