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Podcast: Ukrainecast
Episode: Why did Putin pardon a cannibal?
Description: Last week Sonya’s girlfriend, artist Sasha Skochilenko, was convicted of spreading "false information" about the Russian army for putting anti-war stickers on grocery products. The same day she was sentenced to seven years in a penal colony, Putin pardoned a convicted murderer. Dr Jade McGlynn, Research Fellow, The Department of War Studies at King's College, reflects on what this development means for Russian society, and whether Putin’s “peace” comments have any weight behind them.Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko.It was made by Keiligh Baker with Lucy...