Since the launch of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly two years ago, the Kremlin has justified the war with a list of dubious explanations. One of the justifications often cited by government officials is that they’re fighting to protect “traditional values” that are under assault from the West. The World’s Daniel Ofman reports on what this means for people in Russia.
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