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After Arrest, Kremlin Critic Navalny Calls On Supporters To ‘Take To The Streets’

Published January 18, 2021 in NPR Leave a comment

“Don’t be afraid. Take to the streets,” Navalny said. “Don’t do it for me, do it for yourselves and your future.”

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Facing The Biggest Challenge Ever To His Power, Lukashenko Looks To Russia For Help

Published August 25, 2020 in NPR Leave a comment

Alexander Lukashenko is spinning a narrative of a beleaguered underdog facing hostile forces that only Vladimir Putin has the power to stop.

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The Stakes For Ukraine Are High In Monday’s Summit Between Putin And Zelenskiy

Published December 6, 2019 in NPR Leave a comment

“The strategic goal of Russia is a weak, chaotic Ukraine. If you accept that as their goal, you can understand the logic of Russian behavior.”

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After Trump Call, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Gambles On Russia Peace Push Without U.S. Help

Published October 10, 2019 in NPR Leave a comment

“We don’t think of Trump as an ally,” says Alyona Getmanchuk. “At best, he could be a referee; at worst, he could create more and more obstacles.”

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In Russia, A Dairy Owner Dreams Of Delivering Cheese To Vladimir Putin

Published November 22, 2018 in NPR Leave a comment

“Russians are like a spring,” said Oleg Sirota. “The more you push them down, the stronger they bounce back up.”

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In Russia, France’s Macron Tries His Next Charm Offensive On ‘Cher Vladimir’

Published May 25, 2018 in NPR Leave a comment

“He is trying to position France again as a global power, not a European power, and of course in this situation contacts to Putin are pretty indispensable.”

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“Bromance”

Published September 5, 2016 in Berlin Policy Journal Leave a comment

The Washington Post, Bloomberg, and Newsweek have all used “bromance” to describe the unlikeliest twist in the troubled US-Russian relationship.

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Playing to the Gallery

Published July 6, 2016 in Berlin Policy Journal Leave a comment

Renewed calls for rapprochement with the Kremlin bear the fingerprints of Gerhard Schröder, who still pulls considerable weight inside the SPD.

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What Brexit Looks Like to the Rest of Europe

Published June 24, 2016 in Slate Leave a comment

A colleague from Poland advised his British-born wife to get a Polish passport. It was high time to make some coffee.

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For Europe, the Party’s Over. It’s Not Clear What Comes Next.

Published May 24, 2016 in Reuters Leave a comment

The promise of Europe is over. Paradoxically, German hubris carries a good deal of the blame.

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Women Lead The Way Against Belarus’ Patriarch, Says Svetlana Tikhanovskaya

“Our women understood they don’t have to stay in their kitchens and can go and fight for their rights beside  — and even in front of their men,” said Svetlana Tikhanovskaya.

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About Lucian

Based in Berlin and Moscow, I’ve reported from the former Soviet empire since 1996. I started working as National Public Radio’s Moscow correspondent in December 2016. Before that I contributed to Reuters, Slate, Bloomberg and The Moscow Times, among others.

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