About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of the Kremlin legalizing private corporate militaries in response to the Ukrainian conflict.
The Russian state monopoly on violence is officially cracking. While the Kremlin legalises private corporate militaries for Gazprom and Rosatom to defend against systemic Ukrainian [...]
Topics covered
- Russian politics
- private military companies
- Ukrainian conflict
- state monopoly
- corporate militaries
Keywords
- Kremlin
- Gazprom
- Rosatom
- private military
- Ukraine
- violence
- corporate militaries
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Kremlin, Gazprom, Rosatom
Places: Ukraine
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