Are there many russians who support puton and support this war? That'sm gn, that these are two different questions. I'm not afraid because i consider it humiliating to be afraid of all this. Its one of the ways in which the united states and europe are trying to put pressure on russia is by instituting economic sanctions. Are you witnessing in moscow anything in the vein of bank runs or empty grocery store shelves? Anything that might indicate economic pain, which the us could use as leverage against Russia.
It depends a lot on where they get their news. Meduza’s Aleksey Kovalev reports from Moscow.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Noel King.
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