Garry Kasparov On The Danger Putin Poses

By Steve Kraske,

Published November 11, 2015 at 1:41 PM CST

Former chess champion-turned-political activist Garry Kasparov insists that one man is more dangerous to the Western world than any other foreign threat. Armed with lots of weapons and plenty of cash, he says Vladimir Putin has grown into something far more than a dictator.

Garry Kasparov will be speaking at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11 at the Plaza Branch of the Kansas City Public Library. To grab a seat and RSVP, go to kclibrary.org.

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