In this episode of the Fنجان podcast, we host Majed Al-Turki, academic researcher and head of the Center for Media and Arab-Russian Studies. Our guest’s interest in Russian affairs began in the early nineties. He earned a PhD in political science from Moscow University, and has written more than twenty books on Russian affairs, in addition to many studies and translations in the same field. Al-Turki believes that the vast majority of the world does not know Russia well, but rather knows it through the American and Western media, which portrays it as a fascist state hostile to peace. As for the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, he sees it as primarily a religious war, and that the crisis is not only a Russian-Ukrainian one, but a Russian-Western crisis on Ukrainian soil. Episode 253 of the Fنجان podcast with Majed Al-Turki. You can listen to the episode on podcast platforms on your mobile phone. We recommend listening to the podcast via the Apple Podcasts app on iPhone, and the Google Podcasts app on Android. We would like to know your opinion about the episodes, and your rating of the podcast on Apple Podcast. You can also suggest a guest for the Fنجان podcast by emailing us at: [email protected] To receive Thamanyah’s latest, subscribe to our newsletters at https://thmanyah.com/newsletters Whether you are a coffee lover prepared by professional coffee makers or prefer to prepare it at home, we are honored to enrich your knowledge of the world of specialty coffee. Start with one step: https://thmanyah.link/9y3 and share your experience with us through our interactive platforms. Episode Topics: 0:00:00 Start 0:01:41 The story of Majed's involvement in Russian affairs 0:33:53 The history of Russia 0:53:49 The Russian-Ukrainian crisis 1:15:51 Western sanctions on Russia 1:25:29 Putin and the Russian interior 1:39:13 World War III 1:44:46 Saudi Arabia's gains in the crisis Links: / drmajedat — Majed Al-Turki's Twitter account https://thmanyah.com/podcasts/fnjan/209 — Khaled Al-Dakhil's episode https://thmanyah.com/podcasts/fnjan/237 — Abdulaziz bin Saqr's episode https://thmanyah.com/podcasts/fnjan/233 — Ahmed Al-Saleh's episode https://thmanyah.com/podcasts/fnjan/241 — Ghassan Ali Othman's episode