German-Russian political scientist Matthias Penkin about his impressions of Russia, the risk about speaking up, Putins speech on May 9th and the importance of staying in contact with the civil society of Russia.
Matthias Penkin talks with us about Putin and Russian politics, Russias relations to Ukraine, China, and the USA and its problems with the Corona-vaccination and the economic dependency on raw materials.
Political scientist Gerhard Mangott explains Alexei Navalny's position within the Russian opposition, his strengths and weaknesses, his historic mission and why he came back to Russia.