Charles Baines
NPR reporter based in Moscow who filed on-the-ground reporting about Russian public attitudes toward the war in Ukraine, conducting interviews and describing scenes such as Red Square and provincial towns.
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Mar 10, 2026 • 11min
Four years in, war in Ukraine grinds on. Is that what Russians want?
Charles Baines, an NPR reporter based in Moscow who files on-the-ground accounts, describes life in Red Square and provincial towns. He discusses public displays and official messaging, Putin’s WWII framing, and how polls, censorship and local pressures shape apparent support. Scenes of cultural repression and everyday war fatigue also surface in his reporting.
