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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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A 37-Year-Old Opposition Candidate Challenges The Longtime Leader Of Belarus

Published July 31, 2020 in NPR Leave a comment

“I’ve had to hide my children,” said Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. “I’m tired of putting up with it. I’m tired of being silent. I’m tired of being afraid.”

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‘No Longer A Friend’: Ukrainians Are Losing Faith In The U.S.

Published February 4, 2020 in NPR Leave a comment

“America used to be a beacon of freedom, liberty and anti-corruption efforts. Now a lot of Ukrainians feel like, ‘yeah, we are by ourselves.'”

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Putin Backs Maduro, As Kremlin Critics Cheer U.S. Support For Venezuela’s Opposition

Published January 25, 2019 in NPR Leave a comment

If Cuba was the Kremlin’s closest ally in Latin America during the Cold War, now it’s Venezuela, whose vast oil wealth gives Russia direct influence over an OPEC member.

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Putin’s War on Young People

If Russia is ever to become a country that seeks peace with its neighbors and respects the rights of its own citizens, then such a future depends on Russia’s young people.

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About Lucian

Based in Berlin and Moscow, I reported from the former Soviet empire for 25 years for NPR, Reuters, Slate, Bloomberg, and others. My first book, Putin’s Revenge: Why Russia Invaded Ukraine, is now available from Columbia University Press.

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