The ORF correspondents Paul Krisai and Miriam Beller on life in Russia during the war of aggression

Since the morning of February 24, 2022, nothing has been the same: on that day, Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine and shortly thereafter prohibited any criticism of the "military special operation" by law. Despite censorship measures, Paul Krisai and Miriam Beller continue their reporting from Moscow. They interview imprisoned opposition politicians via prison mail, speak with stranded Ukrainian refugees, and travel thousands of kilometers through Russia, Georgia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan to understand how fundamentally the war is changing the country and its neighborhood. How are Western sanctions affecting the situation? What impact do oppression and surveillance have on society? And how does one report under censorship? Krisai and Beller share their experiences of life in an aggressor state that has become a threat to Europe.