A Journey Through Putin’s Russia
Update: 2024-03-1512
Description
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.
Background reading:
- Mr. Putin, in pre-election messaging, was less strident on nuclear war.
- What to know about Russia’s 2024 presidential vote.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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. 🙃😬🙄