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Russia’s ‘Foreign Agent’ Law Targets Journalists, Activists, Even Ordinary Citizens

Published July 31, 2021 in NPR Leave a comment

Darya Apakhonchich says police sawed open her front door, confiscated her electronic devices and spent seven hours searching for “extremist” material.

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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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Diplomatic Corps In Moscow Shrinks Just When U.S.-Russia Tensions Are At A High

Published April 12, 2018 in NPR Leave a comment

“I’m departing here very sad at having to leave my friends and my colleagues,” said US embassy spokeswoman Maria Olson.

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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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