Living Next Door to Putin

The war in Ukraine has had a huge impact on the eastern European countries that share a border with Russia. On a road trip from Poland, through the Baltic States, Katya Adler explores the consequences of Putin's war. She discovers a region still reeling from the legacy of the Soviet Union, where the war has reopened old wounds. But she also meets the people fighting back against the new threat.

Continuing her journey north along Russia's border, Katya Adler explores the effects of Putin’s Ukraine war on its nearest neighbors. In Finland, a country scarred by past war with Russia, she discovers a state of hyper-preparedness as she travels deep into the bunkers beneath Helsinki. And she hears the curious story of a beluga whale accused of being a Russian spy.