Lionel Barber is Editor of the Financial Times. In this in-depth interview, he discusses his long career, including covering the end of the Cold War, the first Gulf War and several US presidential campaigns; takes us behind the scenes of his interviews with some of the biggest global leaders, and reveals what Putin is really like in person; recalls his recent visit to the \u201cchaotic\u201d White House, meeting with a \u201cself-conscious\u201d President Trump; argues that Facebook and other \u201cbig platforms\u201d have a responsibility to tackle fake news, and suggests strategies to contain its spread; and why politics has become more \u201cdivisive\u201d, resulting in Brexit and an \u201cassault\u201d on journalism.