Leila Khatib: Is it only teachers, or is Russia trying to import Russians to do other types of jobs in Ukraine? I have seen particularly brick layers, roof mechanics, painters and welders. She says they promise these big salaries, meals, free transportation, et cetera. But she adds that there is no mention of safety at all.
Russia is paying teachers big bucks to teach a pro-Kremlin curriculum in Ukraine. It’s part of a campaign to formally annex occupied Ukraine into the Russian Federation.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Victoria Dominguez, engineered by Paul Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.
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