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Mar 2022
15m 46s

Post Game: Peter Baker retraces Putin's ...

Chuck Todd
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Russian forces are closing in on Kyiv and Putin’s threats of escalating the conflict to chemical warfare have put the world on notice. Peter Baker, Chief White House correspondent for the New York Times, joins Chuck to shed some light on the Russian president's rise to power.

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