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Putin ‘silences’ Russian elites: Historian explains why Russian figures keep dying | Amy Knight

from Frontline: The War in Ukraine and Global Security

“Starovoit had a lot of connections... it was portably better to just silence Starovoit.”Putin may have had a “very good reason to get rid of” Russian minister Roman Starovoit, but it has resulted in “unsettling and destabilising” consequences in Russia, says Russia expert Amy Knight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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