• Lawfare Daily: Mikhail Zygar on Putin, the Russia-Ukraine War, and Press Freedom

  • Apr 23 2025
  • Length: 50 mins
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Lawfare Daily: Mikhail Zygar on Putin, the Russia-Ukraine War, and Press Freedom

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  • On today's episode, Mikhail Zygar, a renowned Russian journalist living in exile in the U.S. and the author of multiple books on Vladimir Putin, joined Lawfare Associate Editor Olivia Manes to discuss his experience as the founder of one of the last independent Russian media channels, TV Rain. They talked about the incentives underlying Putin's actions in Ukraine, how the Russian president has clamped down on independent journalism, global disillusionment with liberal democracy, and more.

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