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War And Propaganda from 2022-12-19T17:01:51
Following Russian setbacks in its bloody bid to subjugate Ukraine, is the propaganda changing? And why is Putin avoiding holding one of his big image-making exercises, the annual press conference? ...
ListenRestrictive Measures - March 08, 2021 from 2021-03-08T11:03
Aleksei Navalny was moved out of a Moscow jail almost two weeks ago -- and still may not have arrived at the prison where is to serve his sentence in a case he calls absurd. RFE/RL Moscow correspon...
ListenPodcast: Challenges In The Near Abroad And At Home - November 23, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What do the election of a pro-EU politician and the defeat of the incumbent, a fan of Russian President Vladimir Putin, mean for Moscow's interests in Moldova? And can Russia's regions cope with th...
ListenPodcast: COVID-19, Moldova, And Belarus - November 16, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Russia records another record-high daily new coronavirus case number and the health-care system struggles to cope. Developments in Moldova and Belarus deal potential blows to Moscow’s geopolitical ...
ListenPodcast: Views Of The U.S. Vote - November 09, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
State media outlets and Kremlin allies have portrayed the U.S. election as a chaotic and dubious enterprise that undermines faith in American democracy, while other Russians have said the close rac...
ListenPodcast: The Coronavirus Surge - November 02, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Russia is experiencing a surge in coronavirus cases and deaths, with the daily umber of confirmed new infections reaching above 18,000 in recent days and the health-care system encountering severe ...
ListenPodcast: Street Protests And Strikes In Belarus - October 26, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
After Alyaksandr Lukashenka ignored an opposition deadline to step down and instead cracked down hard again on massive street protests, opponents are trying to turn up the pressure with a general ...
ListenPodcast: COVID-19 In Russia -- The Situation, The Mood, The Wait For A Vaccine - October 19, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The daily number of new COVID-19 cases in Russia reached above 15,000 more than once this past week, for the first time since the pandemic hit last winter. And there are delays in production of the...
ListenPodcast: Calculated Clampdowns In Russia And Belarus? - October 12, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
With attention drawn away to numerous hotspots outside Russia, police cracked down on persistent protests in the Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk. And in Belarus, analysts wonder whether Moscow had a...
ListenPodcast: Will The Russian Military Muscle In On Belarus? - October 05, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Russia's efforts to increase its military presence in Belarus have long run up against resistance from Minsk. Does Alyaksandr Lukashenka's vulnerability amid postelection unrest hand Moscow a chanc...
ListenPodcast: A Suspected Poisoning, A Quest For The Truth - September 28, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
FBI documents obtained exclusively by RFE/RL hold new clues about the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza -- but leave questions that have yet to be answered. RFE/R...
ListenPodcast: Politics, Poison, And The State Duma Elections - September 21, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Kremlin foe Aleksei Navalny is able to walk and talk, and sees a long but clear path to recovery -- but what do his prospects for involvement in Russian politics look like? And what do the recent r...
ListenPodcast: Elections In Russia And A Meeting With Lukashenka - September 14, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to hold his first face-to-face meeting with Alyaksandr Lukashenka, who remains in power after more than a month of protests over a bitterly disputed election...
ListenPodcast: Protests And Poison In Russia And Belarus - September 07, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Are the Kremlin’s goals for Belarus changing? And does the German finding that Aleksei Navalny had a Novichok agent in his system change the situation surrounding the Russian opposition politician’...
ListenPodcast: Navalny's Fate - August 31, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Was Aleksei Navalny's poisoning an outright assassination attempt? If so, why? Why now? And by whom? Is it in the Kremlin's interest to kill the opposition leader? Wouldn't that make him a martyr? ...
ListenPodcast: A Seesaw In Belarus, And The Kremlin Tries To Figure Out What To Do - August 24, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Opponents to Belarusian strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka turned out in droves over the weekend, packing the streets of Minsk and showing that after days of tough talk from Lukashenka, they aren’t re...
ListenPodcast: The COVID-19 Vaccine And Belarus - August 17, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What are the prospects for Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine, approved last week despite the lack of a key trial phase? And what is the Kremlin thinking as it watches Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukash...
ListenPodcast: Belarus And The Russian Reaction - August 10, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Russia looks on as big protests in Belarus are met with a major crackdown by President Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s government following a bitterly disputed election. What may happen next and how will M...
ListenPodcast: The Election And More Next Door - August 03, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Far to the west of the protests in Khabarovsk, large rallies in another location are also attracting the Kremlin's attention: Belarus, where a swell of desire for change has turned an August 9 elec...
ListenPodcast: The Protests In Khabarovsk Persist, Presenting An Unexpected Challenge For The Kremlin - July 27, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Protests over the arrest of the now-former governor of a Russian region almost as close to Hawaii as it is to Moscow persist, with a July 25 march apparently drawing the biggest crowd yet and the K...
ListenPodcast: Momentous Events In Khabarovsk And Karelia - July 20, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Protests persist in Khabarovsk, with tens of thousands turning out for a weekend rally and other demonstrations held elsewhere in the Russian Far East. In the northwestern Karelia region, meanwhile...
ListenPodcast: From Moscow To Khabarovsk - July 13, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Russia’s first week under a changed constitution that allows President Vladimir Putin to seek two more terms produced a clampdown by law enforcement and an angry response to the popular governor of...
ListenPodcast: 'Triumph' Or Tragedy? - July 06, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Kremlin spokesman called the vote on constitutional amendments a “triumphal referendum on trust in President Putin.” Actually, it wasn’t a referendum -- but was it a triumph? And what does it m...
ListenPodcast: Theater Of The Absurd? - June 29, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Russia is in the midst of a vote expected to allow President Vladimir Putin to seek two more six-year terms. And in the midst of a vote critics call absurd, prominent director Kirill Serebrennikov ...
ListenPodcast: A Postponed Parade And Presidential Ambitions - June 22, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The delayed Victory Day parade in Red Square is set to go ahead amid persistent concerns about the coronavirus, and President Vladimir Putin drops a hint about his thinking on the 2024 question ahe...
ListenPodcast: Goodbye COVID, Hello Democracy? Unpacking Putin’s Remarks - June 15, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In remarks broadcast over the weekend, President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is handling the coronavirus “quite smoothly” and that constitutional amendments up for a nationwide vote on July 1 a...
ListenPodcast: The Coronavirus And The Vote - June 08, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As lockdowns ease, Russia continues to report thousands of new coronavirus cases daily -- a situation one journalist called an "endless plateau." Meanwhile, the state gears up to get out the (Yes) ...
ListenPodcast: Dissent And Diplomacy - June 01, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Sergei Mokhnatkin, who had been in and out of prison since he tried to protect an elderly woman from police at a Moscow protest in 2009, has died at the age of 66. And on the global stage, U.S. Pre...
ListenPodcast: The COVID-19 Count And The Kremlin's Man In Chechnya - May 25, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A striking survey of doctors is the latest piece of evidence that Russia's official coronavirus numbers may not reflect reality. And five days after Kremlin-backed Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov was...
ListenPodcast: The COVID Case Count, And The Courts - May 18, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As the number of new confirmed coronavirus cases declines, questions about the accuracy of the official tally persist. Meanwhile, is the COVID-19 crisis having any effect on the way the courts oper...
ListenPodcast: A Subdued Victory Day And Questions About The COVID-19 Death Toll - May 11, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The coronavirus crisis made for a scaled-down version of Victory Day celebrations in Moscow and the rest of the country. Meanwhile, there is growing evidence that the real death toll from COVID-19 ...
ListenPodcast: Media Freedom And Unfreedom In A New Era - May 04, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The venerable Russian newspaper Vedomosti is under threat, and media outlets are facing pressure as the coronavirus makes for a great deal of bad news, compounding the difficulties for independent ...
ListenPodcast: U.S. Ties And A Crucial COVID-19 Moment - April 27, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Just when things were potentially looking up, Russia's coronavirus numbers went up, with the biggest jump in confirmed cases and the highest single-day death toll both reported over the weekend. Me...
ListenPodcast: No Pomp In These Circumstances - April 20, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Vladimir Putin's plan was for Russians to give final approval this week to constitutional amendments letting him potentially remain president until 2036, with a May 9 military parade capping the i...
ListenPodcast: COVID-19 And The 'Dictatorship Of Law' - April 06, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
There are dire warnings from human rights groups who are concerned that, globally, governments may use the coronavirus pandemic as a pretext to crack down on dissent -- or crack down further. Is th...
ListenPodcast: The COVID-19 Response: What's Going On? - March 30, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
All of a sudden, Moscow is under lockdown and residents are told they will soon need the state's permission to leave their homes. Amid concerns about the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is...
ListenPodcast: COVID-19 & The View From Moscow - March 23, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It’s a strange new world, but the strangeness varies from city to city and country to country amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. RFE/RL Moscow correspondent Matthew Luxmoore joins host Steve Gutter...
ListenPodcast: The Constitution And The Coronavirus - March 16, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Russia’s Constitutional Court faces perhaps its biggest decision ever – but there’s zero suspense, with the court all but certain to approve an amendment enabling President Vladimir Putin to seek r...
ListenPodcast: MH17, The Constitution, And A Showdown Over Oil - March 09, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The MH17 trial gets under way in the Netherlands and constitutional amendments advance in Russia, while a surprise move by Moscow roils world oil markets and presents risks for the Kremlin. RFE/RL...
ListenPodcast: Tension With Turkey And A Trial In The Hague - March 02, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A new round of tension between Russia and Turkey has erupted over the war in Syria, and an upcoming trial in the Netherlands will put Russia in the spotlight again over the downing of Flight MH17. ...
ListenPodcast: A Killing Near The Kremlin - February 24, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Five years ago this week, a former deputy prime minister who had become one of President Vladimir Putin's most outspoken opponents was shot dead on a bridge in central Moscow. Senior Correspondent ...
ListenPodcast: Munich And The Constitution - February 17, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Russia delivered a familiar message at the annual Munich Security Conference, accusing the West of stoking tensions and maintaining that Moscow poses no threat. At home, the process of changing the...
ListenPodcast: Par For The Courts - February 10, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Several alleged members of a group called the Network were sentenced to prison terms ranging from six to 18 years after a trial on what critics say were trumped-up terrorism-related charges, in one...
ListenPodcast: Moscow And Minsk (The Same Old Game Or Something New?) - February 03, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Russia entered the new year without a deal binding Minsk more tightly to Moscow, and a visit from the top U.S. diplomat signaled support for the sovereignty of Belarus. Has President Alyaksandr Luk...
ListenPodcast: Putin's Plans And The Gray Cardinal's (Possible) Flight - January 27, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Constitutional amendments proposed by President Vladimir Putin are being pushed through fast, and longtime presidential aide Vladislav Surkov, the so-called Gray Cardinal, is said to be leaving the...
ListenPodcast: Putin's State-Of-The Nation Address - January 13, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Yes. It's that time of the year again. It's President Vladimir Putin's annual state-of-the-nation address. For Putin, it’s his second since being reelected to a second, six-year term in 2018. And ...
ListenPodcast: A Killing In The Middle East And A Pipeline To Europe - January 06, 2020 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Vladimir Putin is expected to meet with Recep Tayyip Erdogan on January 8 for a ceremony to open the Turkstream pipeline, which has begun pumping natural gas to the Balkans via Turkey. The Russian ...
ListenPodcast: It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like 2024 (Is Approaching) - December 30, 2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The coming new year is 2020, but Russian President Vladimir Putin clearly has an eye on 2024, when his current term is due to end. His recent remarks about potential changes in the country’s consti...
ListenPodcast: Olympic Nightmares, Arctic Dreams - December 23, 2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Russia heads into the New Year with a hard-to-shake sports-doping scandal threatening to keep it out of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. On an grander scale, the country faces a daunting challenge from ...
ListenPodcast: Putin's Press Conference And Another Meeting With Lukashenka - December 16, 2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
On consecutive days this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin holds his annual press conference and his second meeting this month with Alyaksandr Lukashenka of Belarus. Will any big news come out...
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