The second front in Putin’s war: The Russification of Ukraine’s Occupied Territories
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Nearly three years since Putin’s full scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia controls much of eastern and southern Ukraine. Nikolay Petrov explains how and why the Kremlin pushes for the “Russification” of the occupied territories.
Guest: Nikolay Petrov is a visiting fellow at SWP’s Eastern Europe and Eurasia Division. His research focuses on Russian domestic politics and its impact on foreign policy.
Host: Esme Nicholson
**Recommended reading: ** Nikolay Petrov: Russia in the Occupied Territories of Ukraine. Policies, Strategies and Their Implementation, SWP Comment 2024/C 38, 05.09.2024
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