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Olga and Mo are joined by Yevhen Fedchenko - a Ukrainian pioneer in combating disinformation and co-founder of  StopFake.org . Since 2014, StopFake has debunked over 4,000 Russian fake videos and news stories, and his team trains people from all over the world on debunking disinformation and investigating influence campaigns.  https://www.stopfake.org/   https://twitter.com/yevhenfedchenko Sponsor...

Maria Avdeeva, a Ukrainian disinformation and national security expert, joins us from the ground in Kharkiv where she’s documenting the truth about the Russian invasion. https://twitter.com/maria_avdv Get full access to Unmasking Russia at olgalautman.substack.com/subscribe

Olga and Mo assess the evolving landscape of Ukraine’s battle for survival in the face of Putin’s brutal campaign.   Recommendations to send financial support: Support for the War Effort:   https://bank.gov.ua/en/about/support-the-armed-forces Support mental health with Lifeline Ukraine:  https://lifelineukraine.com/en Get full access to Unmasking Russia at olgalautman.substack.com/subscribe

Olga and Mo are joined by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, an NYU professor and scholar on fascism and authoritarian leaders. Her articles are published in national and international media outlets with a column on CNN. Her latest book, "Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present," examines how illiberal leaders use corruption, violence, propaganda, and machismo to stay in power, and how resistance to them has unfold...

Olga and Mo discuss Putin’s escalating military and propaganda campaign against Ukraine and the implications for the Western world.  Get full access to Unmasking Russia at olgalautman.substack.com/subscribe

Olga and Mo begin to peel back the Russian layers behind January 6th. Sponsor Link:  masterworks.art/kremlinfile   Get full access to Unmasking Russia at olgalautman.substack.com/subscribe

Olga and Mo are joined by H.K. Roy, who was a staff CIA Operations Officer (aka Case Officer) for thirteen years, serving in Latin America and in all regions of the former Yugoslavia. Roy discusses his book, AMERICAN SPY: WRY REFLECTIONS ON MY LIFE IN THE CIA - a candid and darkly witty memoir recounts an exhilarating life and a few close brushes with death - and his work of fiction, KGB FILE ON A...

In a special episode on Ukraine, Olga and Mo cut to the heart of Putin’s escalating threat to Ukraine.  Get full access to Unmasking Russia at olgalautman.substack.com/subscribe

Olga and Mo are joined by Craig Unger, New York Times best selling author of “American Kompromat." Craig Unger is the author of five books on the Republican Party’s assault on democracy, including the New York Times bestsellers American Kompromat; House of Bush, House of Saud; and House of Trump, House of Putin. For fifteen years he was a contributing editor for Vanity Fair, where he covered natio...

Olga and Mo are joined by New York Times bestselling author and expert on extremism Malcolm Nance, who was one of the first to sound the alarm in 2016 on Russia’s attack on our election. We explore the 2016 election, why Russia chose Trump, the dangers posed to our law enforcement and intelligence agencies under Trump, and the US foreign policy that mirrored the Kremlin’s demands. Malcolm also pro...

Anton Shekhovtsov, author of "Tango Noir: Russia and Western Far Right," talks with Olga and Mo about the birth of the far right and extremist parties in Europe from the ashes of the Second World War and how they have evolved to today. Whether it's dealing with Europe or the US, Putin has adopted his strategies to wield influence and power over mainstream and extremist parties, protest and separat...

Mo and Olga are joined by Jacopo Iacoboni to explore the effects of Russian operations in Italy and what they can tell us about Putin’s global plans. A country whose former prime minister is one of Putin's closest friends and where Steve Bannon wanted to run a right wing school - Italy acts as a middle ground between east and west. Jacopo Iacoboni is an Italian investigative journalist who has pub...

David Pepper, the recent chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party, joins Mo and Olga to talk about the greatest dangers to American democracy today and how everyone from elected officials to everyday citizens can fight back. David authored the 2021 best seller “Laboratories of Autocracy: A Wake Up Call From Behind the Lines.”   Guest Twitter: @DavidPepper Olga's twitter: @OlgaNYC1211 Mo's twitter: @M...

As tensions mount with Russia on European borders, Olga and Mo talk to former Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and French Foreign Policy Expert Nicolas Tenzer to unpack what is happening and what the response should be to the blatant Kremlin aggression seen in Ukraine. Find our guests on Twitter: @IlvesToomas @NTenzer Olga & Mo on Twitter: @OlgaNYC1211 @MoniqueCamarra Find out more on o...

Olga and Mo host an emergency episode to discuss the ongoing migrant crisis on the Belarus border. This orchestrated crisis created by Lukashenko and Putin is an attempt to destabilize Europe. Olga and Mo are joined by LTG (Ret.) Ben Hodges who served for 38 years in the U.S. Army and worked alongside NATO forces against conventional and hybrid threats to discuss the ongoing crisis. The three brea...

John Foley, a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel and career Intelligence Officer, joins Olga and Mo to discuss how the Kremlin has strategically targets the far-right “Patriot” Movement, a community with strong ties to the U.S. military. Foley explains how Russian cyber actors have used asymmetrical warfare tactics to destabilize the U.S. military and its veterans through these movements. As a v...

David Kramer, who served eight years in the U.S. Department of State during the George W. Bush administration, joins Olga and Mo to take a look back at our tumultuous relationship with Russia. Kramer gives his insight on how the Biden Administration can move forward with Russia. What will it take? More understanding? More backbone? Listen to find out! KremlinFile.com Olga's twitter: @OlgaNYC1211 M...

In celebration of Halloween (Putin’s least favorite holiday), each guest from Spooky October returns to share their spookiest spy story from life undercover in the CIA.  From hiding in cow poop to KGB break-ins, buckle up with Olga and Mo for a haunted hay ride down memory lane with @burgessct , @StephChartell , @john_sipher , and @StevenLHall1 . Get full access to Unmasking Russia at olgalautman....

On our third episode of Spooky October, Olga and Mo talk with former intelligence officers Steven Hall and John Sipher. Both served long careers at the CIA, leading and managing intelligence operations abroad. Having served for years in Moscow, Steve and John give their unique perspective on US-Russia relations, covering everything from the cold war to Russia’s disinformation campaigns today. Stev...

On our second episode of Spooky October, Olga and Mo interview Stephanie Hartell, the former Chief of CIA’s Counterterrorism Center’s Technical Targeting Group. Stephanie discusses the rise of extremism in America and the eerie similarities between January 6 and what she saw abroad serving in authoritarian countries.  Find our guest on Twitter: @StephCHartell KremlinFile.com Stream on MeidasTouch...

This October, we will be exclusively interviewing spies to hear about their fascinating, and sometimes spooky lives as undercover agents. Our first guest is Christopher Burgess, the 30+ year veteran of the CIA, who was stationed in the Soviet Union during the Cold War at a time when spies on both sides were selling information to their country’s enemies.  BIO: Christopher Burgess is a 30+ year vet...

We’ve touched on spies but never before have we discussed Kremlin spy operations like this. Edward Lucas joins Olga and Mo to discuss how and why Russian intelligence operations pose a unique danger to democracy.    Edward Lucas is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). He was formerly a senior editor at The Economist. Lucas has covered Central and Eastern E...