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After Russian dictator Vladimir Putin launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, he swiftly eliminated the liberal anti-war opposition. As Russia's war against Ukraine faces one setback after another, the pro-war camp is more and more dissatisfied with Putin.
Boris Kagarlitsky, a Moscow-based sociologist and editor of the socialist website Rabkor, spoke to Federico Fuentes about the domestic factors behind Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine and the role of the left in anti-war organising.