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CEPA Podcast: What is Next for Putin’s Russia?

Can Putin's regime hold?
June 30, 2026

The CEPA Podcast is a series of dynamic interviews, bringing together leaders and experts from both sides of the Atlantic to explore the most important challenges shaping our world today. 

In this episode, Dr. Evgeny Roshchin is joined by Senior Fellow Sam Greene, journalist Julia Ioffe, and Vladislav Kulminski, Moldova’s Ambassador to the United States, to assess what comes next for Putin’s regime. They examine whether a worsening economy, a stalling war, and growing pressure at home are weakening Putin’s grip or simply hardening it. They dig into how authoritarian regimes break down, who might step in if Putin were gone, and what his survival or fall would mean for Moldova and the West.  

Speakers:  

  • Julia IoffeFounding Partner and Washington Correspondent, Puck 
  • Sam GreeneSenior Fellow, Democratic Resilience, Center for European Policy Analysis 
  • H.E. Vladislav KulminskiAmbassador of the Republic of Moldova to the United States and Mexico, Embassy of the Republic of Moldova 

Moderated by: 

  • Dr. Evgeny RoshchinDirector, Democratic Resilience, Center for European Policy Analysis; Visiting Scholar, Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies  

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Click here to listen now. For questions regarding this episode, please contact press@cepa.org.

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