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Fighting for democracy in Russia with Leonid Volkov
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Leonid Volkov is Alexei Navalny's top aide, and he joins Nate to discuss the fight against corruption and for democracy in Russia.
Upon his return to Russia after being poisoned, Navalny has been imprisoned by Russian authorities in order to silence opposition. Volkov himself has been forced out of the country, subject to false and politically motivated charges.
Volkov and others have made it clear that continued appeasement of Russia is destined to fail, and in testimony before the House of Commons Foreign Affairs committee, he called for sanctions against Russian oligarchs.
Recently, the Putin regime has enacted even more repressive measures to criminalize democratic opposition as 'extremist', forcing the closure of in-person operations, so Volkov and his team are increasingly focused on growing the democratic movement online, looking ahead to this fall's elections.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.uncommons.ca
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Manage episode 296853946 series 2656358
Leonid Volkov is Alexei Navalny's top aide, and he joins Nate to discuss the fight against corruption and for democracy in Russia.
Upon his return to Russia after being poisoned, Navalny has been imprisoned by Russian authorities in order to silence opposition. Volkov himself has been forced out of the country, subject to false and politically motivated charges.
Volkov and others have made it clear that continued appeasement of Russia is destined to fail, and in testimony before the House of Commons Foreign Affairs committee, he called for sanctions against Russian oligarchs.
Recently, the Putin regime has enacted even more repressive measures to criminalize democratic opposition as 'extremist', forcing the closure of in-person operations, so Volkov and his team are increasingly focused on growing the democratic movement online, looking ahead to this fall's elections.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.uncommons.ca
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