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How Putin's war on Ukraine has changed Russia

For Ukraine the costs of war are immense. But there's a cost, too, for Russia. International sanctions promise economic pain and long-term isolation.

For Ukraine the costs of war with Russia are immense: thousands killed, millions displaced, the country鈥檚 infrastructure shattered. But there is a cost, too, for Russia - and not only in terms of military losses. The world鈥檚 largest country is now a pariah, international sanctions promise economic pain and long-term isolation. The 麻豆社's Russia editor, Steve Rosenberg, has spent much of the last thirty years living and working in Moscow. For this episode of 5 Minutes On, he's been taking the temperature on the streets of Moscow to get a sense of how Vladimir Putin鈥檚 war on Ukraine has changed Russia.

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