Vladimir Putin ignites the largest war in Europe by invading Ukraine, claiming all the while he wants "peace." He helps Iran develop its ballistic missile program, expands military cooperation with North Korea, floods Africa with weapons, and turns Russia into an armed fortress. Putin seems to think war is working for him. Is it? Or could it imperil his country's welfare and his own political survival? Jill Dougherty, author of My Russia: What I Saw Inside the Kremlin, examines the evidence.

Jill Dougherty served as CNN's Moscow Bureau Chief for almost a decade, as well as covering the White House and U.S. State Department. She currently is CNN's on-air contributor on Russia issues and teaches at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service. Her areas of interest are disinformation and young people in Russia. She travels widely in the region, with a special focus on the Baltic countries and Georgia.

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