Description:
Fresh from 16 days in Russia, former CIA officer Larry Johnson offers a firsthand report from Moscow and St. Petersburg. He recounts an informal dinner with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and meetings with Russian officials, academics and military figures.
Johnson examines the country’s political and economic life as he encountered it, explains why Moscow no longer regards Washington as a reliable negotiating partner and describes how Russia has become a refuge for political exiles from the West. He also relays a stark warning from General Apti Alaudinov about the growing danger of a direct conflict with Europe.