TWO REPORTERS

Would YOU throw away a prestigious career - and maybe risk your life - to protest Russia’s war in Ukraine? / Part 1

David K. Shipler & Daniel Zwerdling

Boris Bondarev represented Russia as a diplomat for more than 20 years. But after Russia invaded Ukraine, he took a rare and potentially dangerous step: he resigned, to protest the horrors of Vladimir Putin's "fascist state." In Part 1 of this candid chat, Boris explains why he overlooked Putin's crimes for years - and why the invasion of Ukraine propelled him to act.