Scenes from a Russian Draft Office

Published: Dec. 15, 2022, 10:45 a.m.

This fall, as Russia\u2019s losses mounted in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin announced a draft. Almost immediately, hundreds of thousands of men fled the country, though many more stayed.\n\nValerie 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.\n\nGuest: Valerie Hopkins, an international correspondent covering the war in Ukraine for The New York Times.