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Prigozhin’s Mutiny Is the Beginning of Putin’s End

Published June 24, 2023 in Foreign Policy Leave a comment

Nobody in Russia understands what the war in Ukraine is about. And after Prigozhin’s rebellion, nobody knows if that war might not still come to Russia.

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Russian Defense Minister Says His Military Has Tested 162 Weapons In Syria

Published February 23, 2017 in NPR Leave a comment

The Kremlin has never made a secret that its intervention in Syria has been an excellent opportunity to show off its new military prowess.

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He Came, He Saw, He Withdrew From Syria

Published March 15, 2016 in Foreign Policy Leave a comment

The main unspoken reason for the Kremlin’s Syria mission was to re-establish Russia as a global player on par with the United States.

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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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