Chapter

A Conversation With A Russian Draftee
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12:22 - 17:26 (05:03)

An American journalist talks with a Russian draftee who is soon to be sent to the front lines in Eastern Ukraine about his thoughts on the conflict, being a soldier, and the Ukrainian people.

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Yevgeny had the attitude of inevitability towards his kidnapping, stating that sooner or later they were going to find him anyways.
12:22 - 14:17 (01:54)
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Kidnapping
Summary

Yevgeny had the attitude of inevitability towards his kidnapping, stating that sooner or later they were going to find him anyways. Many Russians are unaware of the rules.

Chapter
A Conversation With A Russian Draftee
Episode
Scenes from a Russian Draft Office
Podcast
The Daily
A journalist had a conversation with a soldier before he went off to fight in a war, and they remarked on the oddity of the situation, given that the last person he spoke to was from the country he was going to fight against.
14:17 - 17:26 (03:08)
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War
Summary

A journalist had a conversation with a soldier before he went off to fight in a war, and they remarked on the oddity of the situation, given that the last person he spoke to was from the country he was going to fight against.

Chapter
A Conversation With A Russian Draftee
Episode
Scenes from a Russian Draft Office
Podcast
The Daily