President Vladimir Putin has officially entered his fifth presidential election. He is seeking six more years in power as Russiaremains bogged down in the nearly two-year war in Ukraineand grapples with an increasingly difficult economic outlookdue to sanctions and international isolation.
In this episode, we discuss the political platform Putin is likely planning for his new campaign and whether he couldface any challenges to his re-election before the March vote.
We are joined by Margarita Zavadskaya, a senior research fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs.
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