1/11 Very interesting (and often disconcerting) interview by @MacaesBruno of Sergey Karaganov, a former Putin advisor. He argues, not surprisingly, that creeping Westernization is the cause of the war, and that Russia cannot afford to lose.

Essential reading. I worry that people who confidently talk of Ukraine winning the war and Putin falling from power are underestimating the dangers posed by his regime, its fascistic ideology, and its vast nuclear arsenal.