Diplomacy, Ukraine and the consequences of Putin
09/04/22 • 38 min
In this episode, Jane Craigie and her Dad, Iain Craigie, look back into Iain's career in intelligence to hear his take on what is happening following the upheaval and displacement caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
This was recorded at the height of this summer's UK heatwave before Russia permitted the first shipment of grain from Ukraine.
In this episode, Jane Craigie and her Dad, Iain Craigie, look back into Iain's career in intelligence to hear his take on what is happening following the upheaval and displacement caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
This was recorded at the height of this summer's UK heatwave before Russia permitted the first shipment of grain from Ukraine.
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The Spy Who Raised Me Podcast - Diplomacy, Ukraine and the consequences of Putin
Transcript
Welcome to the spy who raised me podcast conversations between a daughter and her father. Yes, you've guessed it, he was a spy.
UnknownSo Dad, we're sitting in Aberdeenshire, in my husband Mike's Furniture Workshop, because it's the only cool place. It's slap bang in a heatwave, and you're up visiting. I don't think the temperature that we've reached is as high as it is in the south of England, which is
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