178. Konstantin Samoilov - Russia has no borders. But Ukraine has turned the tables on this idea and shown that Russia’s vast border regions are undefended, and in some ways undefendable.

Russia has no borders. This was the expansive and imperialisticidea behind the Russian World philosophy. But Ukraine has turned the tables onthis idea and shown that Russia’s vast border regions are undefended, and insome ways undefendable. From the ‘little blue men’ appearing in Belgorod, tothe drone strikes deep in Russian territory, the theatrical explosion about theKremlin roof, and the mysterious fires happening at strategic facilities allover Russia, it seems that Putin’s war to secure Russia’s borders has actuallyhad the effect of stripping Russia of any safety and security.

Konstantin Samoilov is a well-known YouTuber whose channel ‘InsideRussia’ comments insightfully on Russia’s decent into authoritarianism over thelast few years. But now, like many others, he’s outside Russia, with no idea ofwhen he can return there.

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