Putin can no longer claim victory in Ukraine, Nobel Peace Prize winner tells BBC

Figure caption, Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov warns of the possibility of nuclear escalation under PutinBySteve RosenbergBBC Russia Editor, Reporting fromMoscowAt the Moscow offices of newspaper Novaya Gazeta, the corridors are silent.There is an overwhelming sense of emptiness."There is no newspaper anymore," former chief editor Dmitry Muratov tells me.Mr Muratov co-founded Novaya Gazeta more than thirty years ago. It became the flagship for hard-hitting independent journalism in Russia, shining a light on human rights abuses and high-level corruption.In 2021 Mr Muratov was joint winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts "to safeguard freedom of expression." The Nobel Committee noted that "six of [Novaya Gazeta's] journalists have been killed, including Anna Politkovskaya who wrote revealing articles on the war in Chechnya."It was recognition for courageous reporting.But it didn't protect the paper.Image caption, Muratov auctioned off his Nobel Prize medal to support UNICEF's humanitarian efforts to support Ukrainian refguees "Putin issued a decree and the newspaper's printing presses were nationalised," Mr Muratov explains. "Its registration was revoked."Novaya Ga...