Don't look now but Russia's war in Ukraine is heating up again. Listen to The Power Vertical Podcast to find out why.

A quarter century after the Soviet collapse, large and stable majorities of Russians believe that Moscow still has a legitimate claim on the territory of its neighbors. Is this just a prolonged case of post-imperial stress disorder? Or is it a more chronic condition?

Aleksei Navalny organizes nationwide protests. And Vladimir Putin stages his annual call-in program. Who won the battle of the optics this week? Listen to the new Power Vertical Podcast.

The Power Vertical Briefing is a short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week.