Diplomatic Manoeuvres

What Russia’s World Cup stadiums say about Vladimir Putin’s government.

In Episode One Hundred and Thirty Five, we feature “Diplomatic Manoeuvres” by Luke Connelly, first published in Issue Five of The Squall, in September 2020.

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Read by: Tim Adams (@TimAdams76)

Produced by: Ryan Arnold (@_RyanArnold__)