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Aug 2024
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Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan on the...

CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
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This week, Maria sat down with investigative journalists Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan. Andrei and Irina gave their analysis of the recent high-profile Russia-West prisoner swap, and also discussed the threat of Russian hybrid attacks on Western countries. Additionally, they described the complex relationship between the Russian state and the Russian com ... Show More
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