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Oct 6, 2026 · 15s listen · Last updated October 6, 2026

1. David Remnick’s interview with Stalin biographer Steven Kotkin: DR: Last year, you told me, at a very early stage of the war, that Ukraine was winning on Twitter but that Russia was winning on the battlefield. A lot has happened since then, but is that still the case?

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David Remnick’s interview with Stalin biographer Steven Kotkin:

DR: Last year, you told me, at a very early stage of the war, that Ukraine was winning on Twitter but that Russia was winning on the battlefield. A lot has happened since then, but is that still the case?

SK: Unfortunately. Let’s think of a house. Let’s say that you own a house and it has …

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