“The Russian army possesses greater military power than any other in the world, including the US Armed Forces,” boasted Vladimir Putin’s aide Nikolai Patrushev in an interview with Russian media.
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Anton Shekhovtsov is director of the Centre for Democratic Integrity in Vienna, visiting professor at the Central European University, and author of three books: New Radical Rightwing Parties in European Democracies (2011), Russia and the Western Far-Right: Tango Noir (2017), and Russian Political Warfare (2023).