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Raisina Dialogue 2024 | The Russia Files | Against the backdrop of the impending second anniversary of its armed forces crossing the border, this panel will discuss how the conflict has implicated Russia’s people, politics, and economy. As Russia prepares for electioMns, the panel will seek to understand how the mood and morale of the Russian military, and wider population, have ebbed and flowed. How has the two-year conflict implicated the popularity of President Putin? What should we expect from this year’s elections? Are images of empty shelves myth or fact? Which are Russia’s closest partners, which does it lean on, and which does it trust? Has this conflict really brought it closer to the South, or is warm rhetoric just a convenience? Is this the end of any Russian ambition to integrate with Europe? Is Peter the Great’s project over, and should we think of Russia as an Asian country? In Conversation: Vyacheslav Nikonov, First Deputy Chairman, Committee on International Affairs of the State DumaState Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Russia Manish Tewari, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Former Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Government of India Feodor Voitolovsky, Director, Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations of Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia Ivan Timofeev, Director General, Russian International Affairs Council, Russia Victoria Panova, Head of BRICS Expert Council—Russia, Vice Rector, HSE University; W20 Russian Sherpa, Russia Moderator: Velina Tchakarova, Founder, FACE and Visiting Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, Austria