The Naked Pravda
Returning to the talks that could have ended the war in Ukraine
Meduza interviews scholars Samuel Charap and Sergey Radchenko about their Foreign Affairs article, “The Talks That Could Have Ended the War in Ukraine...
How Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov dies
Meduza speaks to Novaya Gazeta Europe editor-in-chief Kirill Martynov to dig into his outlet’s recent investigation into Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyr...
Migration and discrimination in Putin’s Russia
To learn about Russia’s migration policy under Putin and the xenophobic backlash to the Crocus City Hall attack, Meduza speaks to journalist Leyla Lat...
The evolution of the Russian FSB
Foreign intelligence services expert Dr. Kevin Riehle joins The Naked Pravda to talk about the past, present, and future of Russia’s Federal Security ...
Daniel Roher and Julia Ioffe remember the Navalnys
Meduza speaks to Oscar-winning filmmaker Daniel Roher and journalist Julia Ioffe, one of America’s foremost voices on Russia-U.S. relations, for a loo...
How terrorism’s geopolitics brought tragedy to Moscow
To discuss the fluid geopolitics that drives terrorism like the Crocus City Hall attack and the road ahead for Russia as the Kremlin tries to utilize ...
Is Europe preparing for a wider Russian invasion?
To learn how Europe is preparing for the prospect of Russia invading NATO territory, Meduza turns to Baltic defense expert Lukas Milevski, political s...
Politico’s Alex Ward on Biden’s Russia and Ukraine policy
For the inside scoop on team Biden’s Russia and Ukraine policy, Meduza turns to Politico national security reporter Alex Ward, the author of The Inter...
The Russian space nukes scare
To make sense of U.S. reports about new Russian space-based weapons and to respond to the panic that this situation provokes, The Naked Pravda welcome...
Christopher Miller on how war came to Ukraine
To mark the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Moscow’s brutal ongoing campaign to seize more territory, Meduza sits down with jou...