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Podcast: Ukrainecast
Episode: Putin's parade
Description: Putin tells his troops they are fighting for their motherland. Former Russian MP Sergei Markov and advisor to Vladimir Putin gives the Kremlin’s point of view on the day his country celebrates victory at the end of the Second World War, against the backdrop of the ongoing war in Ukraine.They analyse his claims, as well as President Putin’s speech, with the help of Liza Fokht from the BBC Russia service.Katarzyna Zysk, professor of international relations and contemporary history at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies explains why Russia’s milita...