Center for European Policy Analysis Issues Commentary: Russia's Paranoid Despot and His Secret Police
February 24, 2026
February 24, 2026
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Feb. 23, 2026, by non-resident senior fellows Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan:
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Russia's Paranoid Despot and His Secret Police
Putin's secret police organizations are among a small band of winners from Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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The most striking feature of the past four years for Russia's sec . . .
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Russia's Paranoid Despot and His Secret Police
Putin's secret police organizations are among a small band of winners from Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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The most striking feature of the past four years for Russia's sec . . .