How Are Russia and Ukraine Jailing “Internal Enemies”? And Does a Russian Journalist Have the Right to Compare the Two Warring Countries?

How are Russia and Ukraine jailing “internal enemies”? And does a Russian journalist have the right to compare the two warring countries? A major conversation between Meduza editor-in-chief Ivan Kolpakov and journalist Shura Burtin in a special episode of “What Happened”

Shura Burtin is one of the most important reporters writing in Russian. Today, Meduza published his new piece — a major investigation into how the security services in Russia and Ukraine fabricate cases against “internal enemies.” In Russia, such “enemies” are considered to be journalists, activists, and human rights defenders — and also, of course, Ukrainians from the occupied territories. In Ukraine — those who are called collaborators.

Is it really true that the security services in Russia and Ukraine use similar methods in their fight against “traitors”? What kind of people end up behind bars at their behest? And does a Russian journalist have the moral right to compare Russia and Ukraine against the backdrop of a full-scale war?

Meduza editor-in-chief Ivan Kolpakov asks Shura Burtin all the important and tough questions about this piece. Watch their conversation right now!

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