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Questions about upcoming Russian elections? Ask them for our next episode of ‘This Week in Ukraine’ (Patreon)

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2024-02-07 21:51:54

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2026-09

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Dear Kyiv Independent community members,

We need your questions for the next episode of “This Week in Ukraine.” The topic this week is Russia's presidential elections, which will be held in March, and the opposition candidate Boris Nadezhdin.

To send in your questions, you can leave them in the comments below, message us on Patreon, or email our community manager Brooke at brooke@kyivindependent.com. We look forward to hearing from you.

Episode 4 of Season 2, “Is NATO getting ready for escalation with Russia?” is linked above. The episode is available on YouTube and on listening platforms, with the community question starting at 28:25.

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Is NATO getting ready for escalation with Russia? | This Week in Ukraine S2 E4

"This Week in Ukraine” is Kyiv Independent’s video podcast hosted by Masha Lavrova. Every week, Masha sits down with her newsroom colleagues to discuss Ukraine’s most pressing issues. Season 2 Episode 4 is dedicated to the risk of a Russian attack against NATO, and whether the alliance is prepared to defend itself. Host Masha Lavrova is joined by Marcel Plichta, a security expert who is a fellow at the Centre for Global Law and Governance at the University of St. Andrews and a former intelligence analyst at the U.S. Department of Defense. Support the Kyiv Independent by becoming a member: https://kyivindependent.com/membership/ Listen to the audio version of the podcast – https://thisweekinukraine.podbean.com/ 00:00 Intro 01:50 Why is NATO worried about a Russian attack? 03:24 What a Russian attack would look like 05:39 Would NATO invoke Article 5? 07:08 Is NATO ready for conflict with Russia? 09:28 What about Ukraine? 12:27 Industrial military capabilities of NATO and Russia 15:45 Mobilizing civilians for war 22:30 Can NATO keep up with technological innovations? 27:07 Steadfast Defender exercise 28:23 Community question – Putin's friends in Europe 32:12 Outro The Kyiv Independent: X – https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/kyivindependent Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/kyivindepen... Tiktok – https://www.tiktok.com/@the_kyiv_independent Marcel Plichta: X – https://twitter.com/plichta_marcel The episode was filmed by Olena Zashko and Liza Pyrozhkova. It was edited by Alex Kisly.