Journalist Dmitry Kolezev says an active-duty Russian general told him Moscow should seek peace now before it can’t replace the men it’s losing in Ukraine. But can you trust an ‘anonymous general’?

On July 6, journalist Dmitry Kolezev published an interview with a man he identified as an active-duty general in the Russian army who has taken part in the war against Ukraine. Kolezev stressed that, to protect his source, he cannot reveal the man’s name, rank, or biographical details, even though he knows them himself. Meduza has summarized the key points of the interview and collected the reactions to it. The central question under debate is whether an anonymous military commander can be t...