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Carnegie Senior Associate and Director of the Russian and Eurasian Program Andrew C. Kuchins discussed the U.S.-Russian relations, conditions in Russia and U.S efforts to negotiate a spent nuclear agreement.


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Source: The Diane Rehm Show

Some say leaders of the Western world are turning a blind eye to anti-democratic trends in Russia. Carnegie Senior Associate and Director of the Russian and Eurasian Program Andrew C. Kuchins discussed the U.S.-Russian relations, conditions in Russia and U.S efforts to negotiate a spent nuclear agreement.

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