The kremlin wants to nip in the bud this slightly more ofscript portion of the communist party. I do not think that if russia is led by any member of the commonest party, we will succeed. The idea is russia should undergo really deep reforms. It neads another kind of leadership, another mindset, something very different. Otherwise it will be more or less the same, a country lagging behind the whole world and an existential threat to its neighbors. That's what i am talking about.
Since the war in Ukraine began, dwindling remaining hopes of maintaining even the outward appearance of a free democratic process in Russia have been all but eliminated by the Kremlin regime. Joining us on the programme to discuss the dangerous game of voicing dissent in Russia is activist and journalist Zhanna Nemtsova, daughter of murdered Russian politician Boris Nemtsov, and Ben Noble, Associate Professor of Russian Politics at University College London and co-author of Navalny: Putin's Nemesis, Russia's Future? Hosting the discussion is Polina Ivanova, correspondent for the Financial Times covering Russia and Ukraine.
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