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A Journey Through Putin’s Russia

A Journey Through Putin’s Russia

Update: 2024-03-1512
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Russians go to the polls today in the first presidential election since their country invaded Ukraine two years ago.

The war was expected to carry a steep cost for President Vladimir V. Putin. Valerie Hopkins, who covers Russia for The Times, explains why the opposite has happened.

Guest: Valerie Hopkins, an international correspondent for The New York Times.

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michael gilman

As an old boomer, it is very difficult to listen to the put on breathless quality of the questions and verbal fry of the answers by a journalist who does not know the difference between there is and there are. 🙃😬🙄

Mar 20th
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A Journey Through Putin’s Russia

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