Last I checked Dugin did meet with Putin once or twice several years back. Bannon has probably spent more time talking to him than Putin has at this point. Lots of weird side projects over time, mixed with sincere theoretical groundwork about multipolarity that statesmen don't actually need. I would argue Dugin is more relevant to the Western reader to help understand "what went wrong." But he gets very sensationalist treatment by weirdo Washington hacks and Ukrainian nationalists. IMO the only sincere English-language critique of him is this book https://www.amazon.com/Dugin-Against-Traditionalist-Critique-Political/dp/1597312193/