Putin, Protests & a Murderer Catching Up

Tens of thousands of Russian people have been marching every weekend for the past few weeks in the Russian border city of Khabarovsk.The protests have been focused on the region's governor, Sergei Furgal. In this episode, Drew looks into why these protests are occurring, who Furgal is, and what is happening. He talks about the arrest of Furgal for murder charges and why some people think it may be a political coup.

Catching Up is a series of shorts where we touch base on topics you don't often see in mainstream US news. Drew and Alex both hold degrees in Political Science and have worked in politics domestically and internationally.