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Kramatorsk war crime; Russia’s nuclear blackmail - Weekly, 24-30 June
The failed mutiny by the PMC “Wagner” and its leader Prigozhin exposed flaws in Russian leadership. Despite internal problems, Russia continues to je…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Wagner “revolt”: what are its consequences for the world?
What are the consequences of the Wagner “revolt” against the Kremlin? Will it weaken Putin’s power? What is the future of Russian criminal paramilita…
2 years, 10 months ago
A story of a Ukrainian village head tortured by the Russian soldiers
Mykola, the acting head of Nechvolodivka, a village near Kupyansk in Kharkiv Oblast, was twice kidnapped and tortured by the Russian occupiers. We we…
2 years, 11 months ago
Nuclear threats from Russia; Ukraine's counteroffensive, postwar reconstruction - Weekly, 17-23 June
While Ukraine is gradually moving forward in its counteroffensive, Russia keeps attacking Ukrainian cities with drones and missiles almost every nigh…
2 years, 11 months ago
Ukraine's counteroffensive, African diplomacy, 13th Rammstein meeting - Weekly, 9-16 June
Another Rammstein meeting delivers on further support to Ukraine while the latter achieves its first successes in the counteroffensive. In the meanti…
2 years, 11 months ago
Is this war different from others? - with Janine di Giovanni | Ep. 235
Every war is different, yet they share a lot of similarities. Bosnia, Syria, Iraq, Chechnya, Ukraine - how can these wars be compared? What are the p…
2 years, 11 months ago
Kakhovka ecocide, its causes, and impact - Weekly, 5-9 June | Ep. 234
On June 6th, Russia blew up the Kakhovka dam, causing a massive environmental catastrophe in southern Ukraine. The impact of this ecocide will last f…
2 years, 11 months ago
How Ukraine gave up its nukes, and why this made it vulnerable - with Mariana Budjeryn
In 1994, Ukraine gave up the nuclear weapons it had inherited from the Soviet Union. It was invited to sign the Budapest Memorandum with Russia, the …
2 years, 11 months ago
Russia blows up the Kakhovka dam and creates a huge environmental disaster
On June 6th Russia blew up the dam of the Kakhovka hydropower plant in Southern Ukraine. This act of geopolitical terrorism and ecocide produces a ma…
2 years, 11 months ago
Russia’s continued bombing of Ukraine; Patriot coalition; China’s diplomacy - Weekly, 30.05 - 5.06
Russia’s daily bombardment of Ukrainian cities; a drone attack on Moscow; Ukraine’s efforts to create a coalition to deliver Patriot air defense sys…
2 years, 11 months ago