The Week Ahead In Russia: Invasion, War, And Mutiny - August 14, 2023
The Week Ahead In Russia: Invasion, War, And Mutiny - August 14, 2023
Analyst and author Mark Galeotti joins RFE/RL to discuss Moscow's war on Ukraine, its reverberations in Russia, and how ... Read more
14 Aug 2023
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50mins
'Special Regime': Navalny's New Sentence - August 07, 2023
'Special Regime': Navalny's New Sentence - August 07, 2023
President Vladimir Putin's most prominent foe, the imprisoned opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, has been convicted of e... Read more
7 Aug 2023
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31mins
The Grain Deal's Demise - July 26, 2023
The Grain Deal's Demise - July 26, 2023
After scuttling the agreement that allowed for the safe shipment of Ukrainian grain across the Black Sea and out to the ... Read more
26 Jul 2023
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32mins
Bad Planning And Political Risk - July 17, 2023
Bad Planning And Political Risk - July 17, 2023
Since President Vladimir Putin launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, policymaking in Russia has been subordinated... Read more
17 Jul 2023
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51mins
Mutiny And Summitry - July 10, 2023
Mutiny And Summitry - July 10, 2023
Two weeks after the short-lived Wagner mutiny, how badly weakened is President Vladimir Putin -- and what does it mean f... Read more
10 Jul 2023
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46mins
A Short-Lived Mutiny And Its Long-Term Consequences - June 26, 2023
A Short-Lived Mutiny And Its Long-Term Consequences - June 26, 2023
Why did Yevgeny Prigozhin halt Wagner’s advance toward Moscow so abruptly? How badly weakened is Russian President Vladi... Read more
26 Jun 2023
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32mins
The Crimea Controversy - May 29, 2023
The Crimea Controversy - May 29, 2023
Crimea is Ukraine, but some in the West say Kyiv should not try to take it back by force if it gets the chance. Is that ... Read more
29 May 2023
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53mins
Bakhmut And Beyond - May 22, 2023
Bakhmut And Beyond - May 22, 2023
Russia claims its forces, led by Wagner mercenaries, have captured all of the ruined Ukrainian city of Bakhmut after man... Read more
22 May 2023
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44mins
The Despot Next Door - May 16, 2023
The Despot Next Door - May 16, 2023
Long-ruling authoritarian Alyaksandr Lukashenka showed up in a state-issued video after looking ill at May 9 ceremonies ... Read more
16 May 2023
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38mins
War, Memory, And Propaganda - May 09, 2023
War, Memory, And Propaganda - May 09, 2023
More than a year into its war on Ukraine, Russia holds a military parade on Red Square as part of ceremonies marking the... Read more
9 May 2023
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42mins