RUSSIA - Putin and Protests

"Why Navalny poses a special challenge to Putin’s leadership" PBS NewsHour 4/21/2021

My answer:  Putin is a tinpot dictator on the payroll of Oligarchs, does not care about the Russian people, and Navalny is a very big threat."

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SUMMARY:  Across Russia Wednesday, protesters took to the streets in support of the jailed — and critically ill — opposition leader Alexei Navalny.  They denounced the man they blame for his imprisonment, President Vladimir Putin.  Amna Nawaz discusses the latest with Celeste Wallander, who was the senior director for Russia and Eurasia on the National Security Council staff under the Obama administration.

RUSSIA - The Problem With Russia

"Russian opposition leader’s arrest sparks wave of national protests" PBS NewsHour 1/26/2021

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SUMMARY:  Part of the conversation between President Biden and Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Tuesday centered on Russia's top opposition figure, Alexei Navalny, whose recent arrest is sparking a wave of national protests.  Masha Gessen, staff writer for The New Yorker, joins Nick Schifrin to discuss.

 

 

"Assessing the damage from the recent U.S. cyberattack" PBS NewsHour 1/26/2021

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SUMMARY:  The Russian government is believed to be behind the recent cyberattack in the United States.  Since it was revealed in December, the number of federal agencies and companies that were victimized by the attack continues to grow.  Christopher Krebs, the former top cybersecurity official at the Department of Homeland Security, joins William Brangham to discuss.