Dispatch from the Donbas & why the Russian Orthodox Church backs Putin

Day 343.

Today, we continue our reporting from the ground in Donbas with Roland Oliphant, bring you diplomatic updates from across the world and discuss the role of the Russian Orthodox Church and its ties to the regime.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Host). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter.

Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.

Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on Twitter.

With thanks to Olga Lautman, analyst and researcher and a Senior Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis. @OlgaNYC1211 on Twitter.

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