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Speechbag Podcast E08: 'We Must Not Feed Our Inner Putin'

German MEP Sergey Lagodinsky on why the war in Ukraine and the results of the Hungarian elections make clear the urgent need to strengthen and safeguard rule of law and democracy within the EU.

by LibertiesEU

German MEP Sergey Lagodinsky joins the Speechbag podcast to discuss steps for protecting rule of law in Europe and the need for the EU to “de-Putinize” itself and stand united in support of freedom and democracy.

“We should not forget that we have our own Putin, and we should not be feeding our own Putin in ourselves,” he tells Speechbag.

Previously on Speechbag:

Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 | Episode 7

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