The Brief, In Brief

Bear Market Brief Podcast by FPRI Eurasia Program

Dec 22, 202525:47News & Politics

In this episode, the current editor of the Bear Market Brief talks to a former editor of the Brief about an important question: in the big picture, what actually happened in Russia in 2025? Also, they discuss how to go a...

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