'Betrayal is as dark and compelling as a Le Carre spy thriller. It tells the story of how imperialism came back and lays bare Russian attempts to subvert British politics, through bribery and espionage. Brilliant'
Bill Browder

'A fascinating and fast-paced account from a master chronicler of Putin's wars'
Charlie English

'Rarely can a non-fiction book be more gripping than a good thriller, but Betrayal is precisely that. Luke Harding, who knows Ukraine and all its front lines like the back of his hand, hasn't limited himself to military action and the unknown details of special military operations. This book weaves together the global military history of the last eighty years and the current reality of global politics, in which the war in Ukraine has become a lever capable of changing the future of many countries, including the United States'
Andrey Kurkov

'War reporting at its finest. Luke Harding tells the story of the largest war of the twenty-first century like no-one else, moving from Kyiv and the front lines of Ukraine to Moscow, Washington D.C. and Pyongyang to reveal the war's global reach and the stakes it has raised'
Serhii Plokhy

'Harding knows how to weave reportage into a book that captivates the reader like a good novel and helps them to see events they know from news flashes as coherent entities'
Sofi Oksanen