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Dr. Marlene Laruelle, Research Professor of International Affairs and Political Science at George Washington University, discusses the ideology of Putin's regime, why Putin maintains domestic support despite the on-going costs of Russia's war in Ukraine, and Russia's relationship to far-right political elements in Europe and the United States. 
More about Marlene's work: marlene-laruelle.com
Marlene Laruelle: Is Russia Fascist? Unravelling Propaganda East and West
Marlene Laruelle and Margarita Karnysheva: Memory Politics and the Russian Civil War
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Carl "Grinch" Larson, a former US soldier who served in Iraq, and then spent 6 months in 2022 fighting in the International Legion for the Defense of Ukraine, discusses fighting as a foreign national in Ukraine; differences between fighting in Ukraine and fighting for the US army in Iraq; challenges and lack of equipment for Ukrainian troops; and the work of the Ukraine Defense Support group in providing equipment - primarily to the International Legion and to the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces. 
More about Ukraine Defense Support initiative: ukrainedefensesupport.org
Overview of the Ukraine Defense Support group: Our mission - Ukraine Defense Support
Contact the Ukraine Defense Support group: victory@ukrainedefensesupport.org  
Carl Larson on Twitter (X): @UALegionnaire
Jessica Genauer on Twitter (X): @jessicagenauer
 

Maksym Yali, Head of a Center for New World Order and Professor of International Relations at the National Aviation University in Kyiv, discusses the mood in Kyiv and possible gaind for Ukraine's counteroffensive before winter. 
Maksym Yali on X (twitter): @maksymyali 
Jessica Genauer on X (twitter): @jessicagenauer
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Miriam Hess, Associate Fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations,
discusses Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov's place in the domestic Russian political landscape and relationship to Putin, Chechens fighting on both sides in the war in Ukraine, and the possible future of the Republic of Chechnya if Putin were to no longer be in power.
More about Miriam's work: Miriam Hess
Miriam Hess on: background to the relationship between Chechnya and Russia for The Hundred 
Miriam Hess on Ramzan Kadyrov: The Controversial Chechen Leader who Supports Putin in Ukraine 
Miriam Hess on: how Ramzan Kadyrov leverages Islam and internal conflict 
Miriam Hess on X(Twitter): @miriamka_hess
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Jessica on X(twitter): @jessicagenauer 

Mark McNamee, Europe Director at Frontier View, discusses the economic opportunities and challenges in Ukraine, the mood in Kyiv, the on-going counteroffensive, and political and economic pressures in Russia. 
Mark McNamee in Frontier View Insights on Implications of Russia's withdrawal from the grain deal, August 2023 
Mark McNamee in Frontier View Insights on How Prigozhin's mutiny reveals Putin's weakness, June 2023 
Mark McNamee in Frontier View Insights on How the war has damaged Russian labor markets, June 2023 
Mark McNamee on X/Twitter: @mmcnameefsg
More about Fontier View: frontierview.com
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Jessica on X/Twitter: @jessicagenauer

Catrina Doxsee, associate director and associate fellow for the Transnational Threats Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), discusses the Wagner mutiny, Wagner's relationship to the Russian state, the relationship between Yevgeny Prigozhin and Putin, and the future of Wagner activities in Africa and elsewhere. 
More about Catrina Doxsee's work: CatrinaDoxsee.com
Previous episode with Catrina on background and activities of the Wagner group: Episode 124. ANALYSIS: Catrina Doxsee on the Wagner group
Catrina on twitter / X: @catrinadoxsee
Jessica Genauer on twitter / X: @jessicagenauer
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