Not content with only exercising control over former Soviet Union members, the Kremlin is increasing its support across the rest of Europe. One significant symbol of the pro-Russia swing was the decision by the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party (AfD) to refuse to attend the speech by the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to the German Bundestag on June 11th, … [Read more...] about Europe’s populists back Putin over Ukraine
Natasha Lindstaedt
About Natasha Lindstaedt
Natasha Lindstaedt is a professor in the Department of Government at the University of Essex. Her research interests are authoritarian regimes, populism, failed states, international development and violent non-state actors.