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LONDON -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's ambitions and his ruthless style of achieving them in his invasion of Ukraine can be traced at least in part to a handful of conservative Russian thinkers who, like him, came to prominence in a post-Soviet nation struggling to find its identity, and who have helped mold his ideology.
Putin's war relies on an ultranationalist ideology pushed by far-right Russian thinkers who see Ukrainian nationhood as a fiction.
Putin's war relies on an ultranationalist ideology pushed by far-right Russian thinkers who see Ukrainian nationhood as a fiction.
Most of the leaders of the alt-right are scrambling to distance themselves from Vladimir Putin. It might be too late.
For this week's Friday Briefing, we have curated three important analysis pieces from international publications to give you deeper insight into the crisis.