Kremlin File

Olga and Mo are joined by Nathalie Vogel--Research Fellow at the Institute of World Politics, at the Centre for Intermarium Studies--whose expertise regarding Russian networks is vital to understanding how they operate, who is involved, and what their strategic goals are. In this episode, Nathalie takes us into the world of Russian recruitment methodology and strategy, and specific cases that illu...

Olga and Mo speak with Julia Davis, a Russian propaganda specialist and the woman behind the Russian Media Monitor about the machinery behind Russian propaganda and how it is disseminated to audiences in Russia and the West. We get the low down on the current narratives and how they have changed from the past, and how Russian propagandists reacted to the Prigozhin saga and much much more. Julia Da...

Olga and Mo take an indepth view of Ukraine's counteroffensive with Francis Farrell, war reporter with The Kyiv Independent. We also touch on his investigation into Hungary's role in the POW exchange scandal, and what to watch for in the next few months on the various fronts of the Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Olga and Mo speak with Evelyn Farkas about the greater geopolitical implications of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, and why sustained support for Ukraine's defense is vital to the United States, all members of NATO, and the international community. Evelyn Farkas served as the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia and is a foreign policy analyst. She is...

Since Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine, it has faced unprecedented sanctions. Yet Russia has been able to obtain western military components and tech at pre-invasion levels. How is this possible? Which countries are assisting Russia in obtaining tech and parts, and what are the routes for this trade? More importantly, what can we do about it? These are the questions Olga and Monique tackle...

Kremlin File kicks off season 3 with David Kramer as Mo and Olga discuss the state of Russia's brutal failed war, where Ukraine's allies stand, the signs of Russia's collapse, Wagner's failed coup, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Olga and Mo are back for season 3 of Kremlin File hosts with returning guest David Kramer for an update on Ukraine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Enjoy this week's episode of EUROFILE with our very own Monique Camarra and Scott Lucas for a deep dive on Brexit. Subscribe to EuroFile on Mo's substack: https://camarra.substack.com/  SCOTT LUCAS  https://eaworldview.com/ Kremlin File Season 3 returning soon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

KF BONUS DROP - EuroFile with Rula Jebreal Enjoy this week's episode of EUROFILE with Monique Camarra and co-host Scott Lucas, who are joined by Rula Jebreal. Rula is a foreign policy analyst, journalist, novelist and screenwriter, who is now a visiting professor at the University of Miami, where she lectures on Propaganda, Persuasion and Genocide. As a journalist, Rula was the first in the histor...

KF BONUS DROP - EuroFile with Marley Clements (QANON: Search for Q) Enjoy this week's episode of EUROFILE with Monique Camarra and co-host Scott Lucas, who are joined by Marley Clements to discuss her Vice TV series “QANON: The Search for Q” and Season 2 premiering tonight! Subscribe to EuroFile on Mo's substack: https://camarra.substack.com/  MARLEY CLEMENTS is a documentary filmmaker and politic...

Enjoy this week's episode of EUROFILE with our very own Monique Camarra and her co-host Scott Lucas! Mo and Scott are joined by OLGA TOKARIUK & ALEXANDER KHARA on the ground in Ukraine. Subscribe to EuroFile on Mo's substack: https://camarra.substack.com/  SCOTT LUCAS is an Adjunct Professor with the Clinton Institute at University College Dublin. A specialist in US and British foreign policy, Sco...

Olga and Mo are joined by Syrian activist Mouaz Moustafa and Ukrainian activist Michael Sawkiw to discuss Russian war crimes. Mouaz Moustafa is currently the Executive Director for the Syrian Emergency Task Force (SETF), Political Director of United for a Free Syria (UFS), and serves on the Government Relations Committee of the Coalition for a Democratic Syria (CDS). Mouaz on Twitter: @SoccerMouaz...

Olga and Mo are joined by Oleksandra Matviichuk - a Ukrainian human rights lawyer and civil society leader based in Kyiv. Oleksandra Matviichuk heads the non-profit organization The Center for Civil Liberties and is an active campaigner for democratic reforms in her country and the OSCE region. Twitter: https://twitter.com/avalaina  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi...

Olga and Mo are joined by former CIA officer and New York Times bestselling author Robert Baer to discuss his most recent book, “The Fourth Man: The Hunt for a KGB Spy at the Top of the CIA and the Rise of Putin's Russia." Robert Baer is one of the most accomplished agents in CIA history and considered one of the world’s foremost authorities on the Middle East. Over several decades, he served ever...

NORDPASS Sponsor Link: https://nordpass.com/kremlinfile  Olga and Mo welcome back Bill Browder to catch us up on his new book, “Freeze Order,” and his ongoing battle for justice against the war criminal Vladimir Putin. FREEZE ORDER: https://www.amazon.com/Freezing-Order-Laundering-Surviving-Vladimir/dp/1982153288  Bill’s Twitter: @Billbrowder Bill’s Website: www.billbrowder.com  Learn more about y...

Olga and Mo are joined by Paul Massaro, a senior policy advisor for the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Disclaimer: Paul Massaro serves on the staff of the U.S. Helsinki commission. The views expressed here are his own and do not represent an official position of the U.S. government. Paul’s Twitter: @apmassaro3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When a car bomb kills Daphne Caruana Galizia on the beautiful Mediterranean island of Malta, the hunt for her killers exposes secrets with consequences that go far beyond its shores. In the aftermath of her death an international team of journalists comes together to continue her work. Along the way they start to uncover clues that might lead to her killers. From Wondery, comes a new story about p...

Olga and Mo are joined by Jessikka Aro, Finnish journalist at @Yleisradio and author of “PUTIN’S TROLLS”. https://twitter.com/jessikkaaro  https://www.amazon.com/Putins-Trolls-Frontlines-Russias-Information/dp/1632461293  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Frank Figliuzzi joins Olga and Mo to provide his analysis of the January 6th committee hearings. Frank Figliuzzi was the assistant director for counterintelligence at the FBI, where he served 25 years as a special agent and directed all espionage investigations across the government. He’s now a national security contributor and regular columnist for NBC News and MSNBC, the author of “The FBI Way:...

Olga and Mo welcome back Edward Lucas to discuss how Vladimir Putin weaponizes food shortages and hunger to leverage support against Ukraine.  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 European affairs since 1986, writing, broadcasting, and speaking on the po...

Olga and Mo are joined by Dr. Benjamin Schmitt to discuss the Kremlin’s weaponization of energy and the proper response from NATO.  Dr. Benjamin L. Schmitt is a former State Department official, Senior Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), and Research Fellow at Harvard University. For years, Ben has spoken out against Nord Stream 2 (the gas pipeline expansion project from Russ...

Originally aired September 2nd, 2021 Olga and Mo are joined by Paul Niland and Daria Kaleniuk to continue their exploration of hybrid warfare. They discuss how Ukraine became the testing ground for Putin’s campaign against the west, only to emerge as the standard-bearer in the fight against corruption.   Daria Kaleniuk is co-founder and executive director of the Anti-Corruption Action Center, a po...

Olga and Mo are joined again by David Kramer as they consider the wider security and humanitarian implications should Russia's war of aggression continue and expand to other areas of the region, including Moldova, Transnistria, and Georgia. David J. Kramer is the Bradford M. Freeman managing director for global policy at the George W. Bush Institute and served as assistant secretary of state for d...

Olga and Mo are joined by retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman to discuss Ukraine as the defenders of democracy and Russia’s failing military strategy. As a child, Vindman was born to Jewish parents in Ukraine (former Soviet Ukraine) before emigrating to Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach neighborhood. The former Director for European Affairs for the United States National Security Counci...

Olga and Mo welcome on the pod a leading expert in nuclear conflict resolution, Joseph Cirincione. Most Americans have not thought much about doomsday weapons since the end of the Cold War, but now it’s time we all come to terms with the nuclear risks of Putin’s war in Ukraine. Joseph Cirincione is a distinguished fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft in Washington, D.C. He pre...