with us to moderate the discussion is donald jensen, who is currently here in washington at the center of transatlantic relations. he appears regularly on television. today's event is on the record. after some opening remarks by mr. kara-murza, don will lead what i hope will be a lively discussion. i hope you'll all be thinking of questions. if you have one, please get don's attention and when called upon, please state your name and atill yags loudly and into a microphone that will come around for the benefit of our listening audience. with no fut adieu, please join me in welcoming vladimir karr-murza and don jensen. >> thank you very much for having me. one of the -- the photo college, the jeks a position, one showing the inauguration ceremony here in washington, d.c. in 2009 where tens of thousands people lining up on the national mall from the capital to the lincoln memorial. the second of the inauguration ceremony in moscow in 2012 with the city center deserted, no people in sight but with troops lining up in the squares. you might have thought there was a bomb in russian capital o

donald jensen. >> thank you very much.you to the atlantic council for holding this with the time the bench. i'll look forward to lively discussion. quote one of the social is the juxtaposition showing the inauguration ceremony washington d.c. 2009 with tens of thousands of people lining up the national mall. the second to in moscow 2012 the city center deserted no single person and insight with armed vehicles lining the streets. the tv pictures coming out on monday you may have seen in the russian capital looking apocalyptic. not a single person made in the motorcade but all central squares, streets, the crustaceans were shut down. outside the perimeter there were 20,000 troops and police birdieing that president elect. a centrally to think it is under dave manager occupation. but the protest we've had in the days after, i remember their put it -- the protest after the putin victory there were lines and lines of police buses lining up:to either side. seven to may not the crisis of 93. ever look like it was not the behavior

with us to moderate the session as donald jensen, a longtime distinguished analyst and manager afteree europe, radio liberty to is currently in washington on the center for transatlantic relations. he is one of washington's most prolific and respected commentators on russia appearing regularly on cnn, fox, the news hour, bbc and several other mechem organizations. today's event is on the record after opening remarks, don will lead weigel will be a lively discussion. i hope he will be thinking of questions. if you have one please get his attention and when called upon please state your name and affiliation. they might come around for the audience. without further ado please join me in welcoming vladimir and don johnson. >> thank you very much. one of the most popular features on russia's social networks in the last couple of days has been a collapse that the juxtaposition photographs, one, assuring the inauguration here in washington, d.c. in 2009 for the tens of thousands of people from the capitol to the lincoln memorial. the city's center not a single person of the interior troops.

with us to moderate this session is donald jensen, long time and distinguished analyst and manager at radio free europe and radio liberty currently here in washington at the center for transatlantic relations. he is one of washington's most prolific and respected commentators on russia, appearing regularly on cnn, fox, lehrer news hour and several other acronymed organizations. let me note that today's event is on the record. after some opening remarks by mr. kara-murza. don will lead what i hope will be a lively discussion. i hope you are thinking of questions. if you have one get don's attention. when called upon please state your name and affiliation, loudly and into a microphone that will come around for the benefit of our listening audience. so with no further a due, join me in welcoming vladimir kara-murza. and don jensen. >> thank you, mr. wilson for kind duck shun and thank you for the atlantic council holding this very important and very timely event. and thank you for don for moderating it. i look forward to a very lively discussion here. one of the most popular features on

with us to moderate is donald jensen, analyst and manager at radio free europe, radio liberty, who is here in washington. he is one of washington's most prolific and respected commentators on russia, panera on cnn, fox, the layer remember news hour and several other organizations. receipt me know that today's event is on the record. after some opening remarks, don will lead what i hope will be a life did i discussion. i hope you will all be thinking of questions. if you have one, please get don's attention. when called upon, please state your name and affiliation loudly and into a microphone that will come around for the benefit of our listening audience. with no further adieu, join me in welcoming our guests. >> thank you. >> thing for the kind introduction and thanks to the atlantic council for holding this important and timely event. thanks to don for moderating. i look forward to a very lively discussion here. one of the most popular feature on russian social networks has been the photo collage that have two jackson take posed photographs -- juxtaposed photographs, one showing was