Vlad tidings: demonstrations across Russia
The arrest of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny—and an exposé he released alleging deep corruption—fuelled vast weekend protests, chipping away at President Vladimir Putin’s legitimacy. Having left the European Union Britain must find a new foreign-policy ...
January 25, 2021
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The arrest of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny—and an exposé he released alleging deep corruption—fuelled vast <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2021/01/24/thousands-of-russians-protest-against-alexei-navalnys-imprisonment?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">weekend protests</a>, chipping away at President Vladimir Putin’s legitimacy. Having left the European Union Britain must find a new foreign-policy foothold in the world; we examine its options and its <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/01/02/britain-has-lost-the-eu-can-it-find-a-role?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">moves so far</a>. And a shocking <a href="https://www.economist.com/1843/2021/01/21/sorry-scotland-haggis-is-actually-english?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">revelation</a> about haggis ahead of Scotland’s Burns Night celebrations. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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