McFaul: Oscar for Navalny, sanctions against Alfa, Medvedev's transformation
Today I'm speaking with Michael McFaul, former adviser to Barack Obama and US Ambassador to Russia, who now coordinates the working group on sanctions against Russia. We discussed the scandal surrounding the film "Navalny," sanctions against Mikhail Fridman, and other oligarchs. McFaul also talked about how Putin accused him of organizing the Bolotnaya Square protests, and how Obama urged Medvedev to release Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
00:00 - The film "Navalny" and the Oscar
07:54 - Are Ukrainians right to call Navalny an imperialist?
10:14 - Russian responsibility for the war in Ukraine
14:34 - Sanctions against Fridman and Aven
17:12 - Sanctions list criteria
21:00 - Can Putin buy time by waiting for the US presidential election?
24:24 - Russia and the struggle between the US and China
28:27 - Why isn't Georgia releasing Saakashvili?
32:48 - "Reset" - a mistake or a missed opportunity
45:16 - Could Medvedev, as president, fire Putin?
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Photo of Michael McFaul by Yuri Kochetkov