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EPISODE · Aug 8, 2019 · 24 MIN

Moscow Takes to the Streets

from The World Unpacked · host Jen Psaki, Alexander Gabuev

Tens of thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets to protest the ban on opposition candidates in the upcoming Moscow city council elections. More than two thousand people have been arrested since the protests started, and opposition leaders, including Alexei Navalny, have been detained. What do these protestors want? And what might they mean for Putin’s political future? Jen talks to Carnegie Moscow Center expert Alexander Gabuev about what's motivating the demonstrators, and why the government has cracked down so forcefully.

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More than 2,000 protestors have been arrested in massive demonstrations in Moscow over the past few weeks. What do the protestors want? And are they a threat to Putin's political future?

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