TWO REPORTERS

Would YOU throw away a prestigious career - and maybe risk your life - to protest Russia’s war in Ukraine? / Part 2

David K. Shipler & Daniel Zwerdling

Boris Bondarev says he wanted to quit his job as a Russian diplomat long ago, to protest Putin's policies, but it took years to gather courage to take that life-changing step. Putin's war in Ukraine pushed him to act - and now he and his wife are living under protection in Switzerland (with their cat; more about that in our episode). In Part 2 of this introspective conversation, Boris explains why resigning was a moral act of “redemption” after a career serving policies he thought unworthy of his country.  Is Boris right that the invasion of Ukraine won’t strengthen Putin but destroy him?