Olena Snigyr

Olena Snigyr, a Ukrainian scholar and fellow at FPRI, dives deep into Russia's ideological motivations behind its aggressive actions. She discusses the contradictions in Russian narratives that portray the West as both declining and threatening. Snigyr highlights how nationalism and religion shape these narratives, and how propaganda intertwines themes of Nazism and liberalism to project Russia as a defender against Western oppression. The conversation explores the sophisticated evolution of Russian narratives and their global implications, especially in the context of Ukraine.