In Moscow's Shadows 9: Thrones of Bayonets (and hacking coronavirus research)

There is more to Putin's regime than his capacity to threaten and unleash violence - but this is a crucial element, and as his legitimacy wanes, this may come to the fore. Thrones of bayonets are uncomfortable, though, and so today I consider the mood of the police and other security forces, and what scope the opposition may have in wooing, or at least neutralising them. In a short second part, I explain why I think the claims of hacking British and others' coronavirus research sounds wholly...