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How Putin's War Changed My Moscow - DER SPIEGEL

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DER SPIEGEL Moscow Correspondent Christian Esch has lived in the Russian capital for the past 14 years. But now even those familiar to him have become partly unrecognizable. Why, he asks, do so many people here support the war?

image"> Bild vergrößern A victory parade participant wears a Putin hoodie. Foto: Anton Vaganov / REUTERS Zur Merkliste hinzufügen Artikel anhören (38 Minuten) 38 Min X.com Facebook E-Mail Link kopieren Weitere Optionen zum Teilen X.com Facebook E-Mail Messenger WhatsApp Link kopieren SPIEGEL bei Google bevorzugen As he leafs through my passport, the young man in civilian clothing asks: "Were you in Bucha?" We are sitting in a windowless room in Terminal 2 of Sheremetyevo Airport. I'm back in Moscow, the city where I have lived for 14 years, for the first time in six months and apparently the R

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