Giselle, Iulia, and Dalibor are joined by Mark Krutov, a correspondent for Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty's Russian Service. Based on his two decades of experience reporting on Russia, Krutov discusses the media environment in Russia, Russian conscription and mobilization, the Kremlin's narrative about the war in Ukraine being a proxy war against the West, the process of reporting during wartime, and the role of Russian nationalism in the Kremlin's messaging through state media, cultural institutions, and government entities.