RUSSIA EXPERT EDWARD LUCAS TALKS TO CHARLIE GILLIS.

The article presents an interview with Edward Lucas, a journalist, an expert on Russian politics and author of the book "The New Cold War: Putin's Russia and the Threat to the West." In the piece Lucas discusses a number of issues including his concerns about Russian expansionism, the degree of power wielded by Russian president Vladimir Putin and the political outlook of Dmitri Medvedev, Putin's designated successor.