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Andrei Soldatov

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Andrei Soldatov

  • Andrei Soldatov
    Russian people are numb to the deaths of their fathers and sons in Ukraine

    Western estimates put the country’s death toll at 160,000, yet on the homefront there is very little sign of protest as the rows of fresh graves grow longer each day

    Fri, 2 Jan 2026

  • Andrei Soldatov
    Deal or no deal, Russian media touts Putin’s ‘big success’

    State media portrayals of the Alaska meeting as between two equal world powers harkens back to the Cold War

    Wed, 20 Aug 2025

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