A Friend in Need? Decoding Russia’s Position on the Israel-Iran War, with Nicole Grajewski and Arkady Mil-Man
The war between Israel and Iran, Russia’s key partner in the Middle East, is entering its second week, with potential for escalation and worrisome spillover effects. Yet Moscow is not rushing to suppo...
19 Jun 202527min
How Stable Is the Russian War Economy? With Alexandra Prokopenko
At the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Western leaders put a lot of faith in applying economic pressure to Russia, and it is now probably the most sanctioned country in the world.But despite the unpr...
5 Jun 202523min
Calculating Russia’s Losses in Ukraine, With Mika Golubovsky and David Frenkel
Soon after the start of the war in Ukraine, Russia stopped publishing official data on its military losses. Despite that, analysts from independent media still manage to extract data from multiple sou...
22 Mai 202541min
Special Episode: Victory Day in Russia, with Arkady Ostrovsky
Russia’s Victory Day public holiday, celebrated on May 9, has undergone a major transformation in Putin’s Russia. Historically, it was a day of somber commemoration, and its main leitmotif was “Never ...
8 Mai 202530min
Does Ukraine Need a Ceasefire at Any Cost? With Michael Kofman
While recent diplomatic efforts to bring Ukraine and Russia to a peace deal and the unexpected Easter truce announced by Putin are bearing no fruit, the situation on the battlefield remains the most i...
24 Apr 202541min
Trump’s Tariffs and Their Effect on Russia with Tatiana Mikhailova
When U.S. President Donald Trump announced his long list of reciprocal tariffs, many instantly noticed that one country had escaped any restrictions: Russia. Does that mean Russia is now a safe haven ...
10 Apr 202525min
A Deep Dive Inside Ukraine with Balazs Jarabik
Throughout the war, many people have been skeptical about how long Ukrainian society could hold up before inevitably collapsing under Russian pressure. After three full years of war, there are no sign...
27 Mar 202537min
Can Trump Drive a Wedge Between Russia and China? With David Rennie and Yanmei Xie
What is the reason for the sudden change of heart in U.S. policy on Russia under the Trump administration? One theory is that Donald Trump is trying to lure Russia out of China’s sphere of influence a...
13 Mar 202544min
