Scenes from a Russian Draft Office

The Daily - Podcast készítő The New York Times

This fall, as Russia’s losses mounted in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin announced a draft. Almost immediately, hundreds of thousands of men fled the country, though many more stayed. Valerie Hopkins, an international correspondent for The Times, spoke to Russians at a draft office in Moscow to gauge how they felt about going to war and who they blame for the fighting. Guest: Valerie Hopkins, an international correspondent covering the war in Ukraine for The New York Times.

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