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Russian Mobilization and Defeats Rattle Putin's Position
Published 3 years, 3 months ago
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President Putin mobilized over 300,000 military reservists to buttress Russia's battered forces, prompting protests and an exodus of Russians to neighboring countries. On Deep Dish, recently fled Russian social media personalities share their perspective on the darkening political climate in their homeland. And independent journalist and filmmaker Mikhail Fishman and Moscow Times' Leyla Latypova discuss how Russia's reversals on the battlefield are transforming the nation's politics and society and could even threaten Putin's leadership.