Dmitriy Medvedev on the Fate of Ukraine, Russian Political Dissenters, and the Future of Russia -ENG

Support me and my work on Patreon: Or if you like, feel free to leave a one-time tip to my PayPal account, please look for “MikeRossiPoliSci@“ Twitter - “MichaelRossiPoliSci“ Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dimitriy Medvedev recently gave a 90 minute interview to a group of Russian journalists, hosted and sponsored by Komsomolskaya Pravda. Questions and discussions focused on the current situation in Ukraine, Medvedev’s vision for a postwar Ukrainian state, relations with the US and NATO, Russian political opposition and dissenters, Alexei Navalny, and Russia’s international diplomatic realignments. Originally recorded Feb 22, 2024 In Russian with English subtitles Original video - @kpru - Question markers: 00:00:00 - Expectations for 2024 00:02:15 - Medvedev’s apparent shifting in political image and rhetoric from Western-learning leader to hardline Russian nationalist 00:05:57 - Western media outlets on events in Ukraine 00:08:53 - The fate of Ukraine as a state 00:14:35 - Volodymyr Zelensky’s political future 00:16:59 - Additional comments on the fate of Ukraine as a state 00:19:58 - Calls from former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko on retaliatory action on Russians 00:21:54 - The future of Odessa 00:28:16 - Future Russian - US relations 00:33:15 - Europe as an autonomous diplomatic actor 00:36:22 - Illegal immigration in Texas 00:41:09 - Impact of events in the Middle East on Ukraine and the World 00:44:00 - Nuclear weapons and the threat of nuclear war 00:48:50 - Status of new regions incorporated into Russia from Ukraine 00:53:59 - The upcoming Presidential Elections in Russia 00:55:27 - Internet security from cyberwarfare and negative content 01:02:45 - The Russian economy and frozen Russian international assets 01:06:22 - Threats in Russia from migrants and ethnic conflict 01:10:11 - Military production for the Special Military Operation (SVO) 01:15:23 - Military and Defense Spending in Russia for 2024 - 2025 01:18:08 - The death of Alexei Navalny 01:22:04 - The killing of Russian defector Maxim Kuzminov in Spain 01:22:50 - Those Russians who left Russia in 2022, and Russia’s political opposition against Putin 01:25:51 - Criminal proceedings and punitive measures against Russian citizens critical of the SVO 01:30:55 - Russia’s fate in international athletic competitions (Olympics) 01:34:42 - Who Medvedev “hates“ 01:35:50 - What movie best describe the times we live in? #russia #medvedev #vladimirputin #russiaukrainewar #ukrainewar #ukrainerussiawar #putin #alexeinavalny #russianarmy #russianpolitics Note: The translation offered here may not be a complete word-for-word script. A few quick back-and-forth comments were inaudible for me. Others needed to be restructured for English grammatical syntax. To my knowledge, there is one video on YouTube with the CC Subtitles offered, but it’s a poor English translation that makes little sense. Medvedev speaks far more bluntly than either Putin or Lavrov. I’ve done my best to ensure the English translation is close or as close to the original Russian as possible. Like all videos, these are meant as primary source material for those interested.