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In Moscow's Shadows

In Moscow's Shadows 144: Of Talks and Thugs

Apr 21, 2024
Podcast delves into negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, rise of Viktor Zolotov, and tactics of influencing allies. Explore aligning with Kremlin's narratives, navigating Russian influence, and potential rising stars in Putin's Russia.
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  • Recruiting assets for Putin's Russia involves leveraging money, ideology, compromise, and ego through various tactics like bribery and promoting narratives.
  • Financial incentives, including bribery and support, play a crucial role in influencing political decisions and gaining allies for Putin's Russia.

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The Question of Kremlin's Influence

Many individuals, factions, and countries align themselves with the Kremlin's cause, despite its involvement in the war in Ukraine and propagation of falsehoods. The question of why individuals believe Kremlin's propaganda or align cynically is raised, leading to the analysis of recruiting assets using the acronym MICE: money, ideology, compromise, and ego. Various tactics like bribery, providing aid, and cultivating ideological narratives are explored as ways through which Putin's Russia finds allies abroad.

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