Ed Butler
speaker
170 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 4d ago
Ed Butler’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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And there are now, of course, these attacks on the wild berry stores.
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There are attacks on the petrol supply, petrol and diesel supply, all the fuel around the country.
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People are feeling that, are they?
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complaining.
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Sergei Petrov.
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Well, more superstitious Russians have been calling the last few weeks Black August.
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It's a month when it's believed things historically often turn sour in the country.
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But some think this is just the beginning.
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There are growing rumours that after Vladimir Putin's victory in this month's election, something which is presumed to be a formality in this highly authoritarian state, his government will launch another round of mobilisations, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to join the armed forces.
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Some, like this man who's just crossed the border into Georgia, are posting online that they're not waiting to find out.
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Former Russian billionaire Sergei Petrov says that the steady brain drain of wealthier Russians fleeing abroad is a factor now.
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But for the majority who are left behind, the feeling is just one of hopelessness.
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Do you expect the government to reintroduce more conscription to boost the army this year?
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A new mobilisation also runs the risk of driving the regular economy, which is already struggling with labour shortages, into deeper recession.
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And there's the psychological impact as well.
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In May, a leading economist at one of Russia's biggest banks, Andrei Klepach, caused shockwaves by warning that the strains already risked what he called a social crisis.
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Sergei Petrov agrees that this is now a real possibility.
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Right.
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They're not hungry enough yet.
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