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Jun 2021
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What will come from the Biden-Putin summ...

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All eyes are on Geneva for a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden. It’s just the latest in a long line of high-profile meetings between US and Russian leaders. And while it’s the first time the two are meeting since Biden took office, they have a history of their own. In this episode, we take a look at the past, present, and future of US-Russian relations. 

In this episode: 

  • Mansur Mirovalev (@mirovalev), Journalist
  • Alicia Sanders-Zakre (@azakre), Policy and Research Coordinator at the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (@nuclearban

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