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Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center

Why Did The War Start And How Will It End? A Discussion with Andrei Kolesnikov

Russia.Post is launching a new section: we invited followers on our social media pages to submit questions for popular RP contributors. In September, Andrei Kolesnikov, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Russia and Eurasia Center in Berlin, answers Questions From Russia.Post Readers.

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By Andrei Kolesnikov
Published on Oct 12, 2023

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About the Author

Andrei Kolesnikov

Former Senior Fellow, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center

Kolesnikov was a senior fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center.

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