The World Unpacked

Life in Putin's Russia

Episode Summary

Andrei Kolesnikov joins Doug to unpack Russian public opinion on the war in Ukraine, this week’s NATO summit, and more.

Episode Notes

It’s a little over four months into Putin’s war in Ukraine with no immediate end in sight. Meanwhile, the Kremlin has pumped out state propaganda to lift up public morale, while some Russians have turned to alternative media platforms like YouTube for outside information or have sought refuge and escape through fiction novels. 

Andrei Kolesnikov, a senior fellow at Carnegie based in Russia, discusses life under Putin’s regime today, Russian public opinion, this week’s NATO summit, and the prospects of a post-Putin Russia.

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