Russia In The Time Of Coronavirus, Part X
The Kremlin’s Chechen strongman gets infected, adding to the list of top Russian officials afflicted with covid-19. Vladimir Putin postpones both the draft and upcoming military exercises. And amid increased scrutiny that Russia is cooking its numbers of coronavirus infections and deaths, a new report by Novaya Gazeta alleges a widespread campaign in Russia’s regions to suppress information about the virus.
The Power Vertical Podcast’s coverage of Russia in the time of coronavirus continues. We’ve got lots to talk about. So let’s get talking with Maria Snegovaya and Donald N. Jensen.
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Brian Whitmore is Director of the Russia Program at the Center for European Policy Analysis. Before joining CEPA he was Senior Russia Analyst at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. He also worked as a foreign correspondent for The Boston Globe in Moscow and Prague; as a graduate instructor in the Department of Government and International Studies at the University of South Carolina; and as a visiting lecturer in the History Faculty at Mechnikov National University in Odessa, Ukraine and the International Relations Faculty at St. Petersburg State University.
May 22, 2020
The Power Vertical is a CEPA podcast covering the Kremlin for Kremlin watchers. All opinions are those of the guests and do not necessarily represent the position or views of the institutions they represent or the Center for European Policy Analysis.
