212. Konstantin Samoilov - Mutiny, Insurgency, Arrests and Economic Pressures - Is Russia Imploding?

<p>GUEST: Konstantin Samoilov - Well-known YouTuber and outspoken opponent of the war <br />----------<br />

Russia has no borders. This was the expansive and imperialistic idea

behind the Russian World philosophy. But Ukraine has turned the tables

on this idea and shown that Russia’s vast border regions are undefended,

and in some ways undefendable. From the ‘little blue men’ appearing in

Belgorod, to the drone strikes deep in Russian territory, the theatrical

explosion about the Kremlin roof, and the mysterious fires happening at

strategic facilities all over Russia, it seems that Putin’s war to

secure Russia’s borders has actually had the effect of stripping Russia

of any safety and security. <br />----------<br />

SPEAKER:<br />Konstantin Samoilov is a well-known YouTuber whose channel

‘Inside Russia’ comments insightfully on Russia’s decent into

authoritarianism over the last few years. But now, like many others,

he’s outside Russia, with no idea of when he can return there. </p>