178. Konstantin Samoilov - Russia has no borders. But Ukraine has turned the tables on this idea and shown that Russia’s vast border regions are undefended, and in some ways undefendable.

There was great optimism about Russia in the 90s as it emerged from decades of authoritarian control. The collapse of communism led to the Russian economy becoming far more integrated into the world...

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Russia did not just attack Ukraine in 2022 – and not only militarily. The war started in 2014, and both propaganda and Information warfare have been at the forefront of Russia’s efforts to control, ...

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In his war of aggression against a peaceful, democratic neighbour, Putin has achieved the impossible. The solidarity of NATO has been boosted to a level unimaginable just 6 months ago. Finland and S...

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Russia’s war of aggression started in 2014 against Ukraine and has escalated significantly this year. But the attempts to control, coerce and dominate Ukraine have far deeper roots. In this video An...

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Whereas around 80% of the public in the UK, Finland and Sweden blame Russia mostly or entirely for the war in Ukraine, this view is by no means universal. Russian propaganda may get shirt shrift her...

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It’s never been more important to understand the motives and techniques of the world’s propagandists. Chief amongst them are the troll factories of the Russian state TV and the Moscow Kremlin – spew...

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Now we need experts on Russian society and politics more than ever – not just to understand the war and its origins, but to understand what comes after it. Kseniya Kirillova is an Investigative jo...

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Civilians have been on the frontline of the war in Ukraine because of Russia’s inhumane strategies to target densely populated residential areas and to assault Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. When ...

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