Fedor Krasheninnikov discusses the new Russian State Duma, highlighting the reduction in social spending and the increase in military budget. He covers recent repressive actions, including the 18-year sentence for Igor Karmov and the arrest of Yury Dud, alongside reports of assassination threats against Kasparyov and Ponomarev. The episode also analyzes the new budget's impact on citizens and the growing tensions within NATO due to US exclusion of key allies from security meetings.
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