Timothy Ash - The Slow Impact of Economic Sanctions and Unreliable Allies in Struggle Against Russia
Sanctions were supposed to bring the Russian war machine to its knees. Crashing the Russian economy like a house of cards within months. But this hasn’t happened. This was the largest packet of sanc...
12 Touko 202356min
Mariia Kravchenko- Revolutions in Ukraine and the Struggle with Russia Empire over Historical Memory
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is not just about territory and resources, though they play a part. It’s also a struggle to control historical memory. Russia seeks to simplify history writing, teaching...
12 Touko 202345min
Ksenia Turkova - Russia Propaganda Myths and Suppression of Ukrainian Language, Culture and Identity
Putin expected Ukraine to roll over in days when he launched the full-scale war in February 2022. But this was a tragic misreading of the Ukraine people, because they were prepared to fight for thei...
12 Touko 202357min
Anders Åslund - Russia's Lurch to Stalinist Repression and the Risks of a Frozen Conflict in Ukraine
Today I’m speaking with Anders Åslund, and it’s something of a milestone for the channel. I interviewed Anders over 7 months ago, and he was the first guest on the Podcast. Having now done more than...
11 Touko 202349min
David H. Ucko - Infiltration, Ideation and the Subversion of Democracy. Threat of Insurgency in USA?
Putin was moulded in the KGB, weaned on espionage, counterintelligence, Active Measures, insurgency, and counter insurgency. It is no wonder that his world view oozes paranoia, and that he has no be...
11 Touko 20231h 9min
Alina Poliakova - Reporting the Unimaginable Scale of Russia's Human Losses in Putin's Pointless War
Never has it been more important to get accurate and unbiased information. Especially in time of war, and when information has been weaponised by Russian propaganda, amplified through Social Media ...
11 Touko 202345min
Anders Puck Nielsen - How fragile will Russia’s autocratic, propaganda-controlled system actually be after a major humiliation on the battlefield?
The last 6 months or so has seen a vicious war of attrition unfold in towns like Ugledar, Soledar and Bakhmut. But this should not be interpreted as a stalemate, as those struggles seems to have degra...
10 Touko 202353min
Volodymyr Yermolenko - Putin’s Tyranny and Violence have Accelerated Evolution of Ukrainian Identity
Perhaps the most perverse Russian invasion narrative, is that Ukraine is not old, and is not distinct from Russia in any case. But Ukraine is not just a footnote to Russian imperial history. As a na...
9 Touko 202358min
