On January 24, 2023, co-director of foreign policy and international security programmes of Razumkov Centre M. Pashkov took part in an online discussion held within the framework of the "European Russia" forum, devoted to internal processes in the Russian Federation. The participants discussed the possibility of Russia's democratization, predicted future trends and prospects, outlined the tools of influence on Russian society, and identified the ways and mechanisms of changing the political regime. During the discussion, measures and lines of actions of the Russian opposition were also discussed.