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Putin tightens grip on dissent behind a new Iron Curtain

Putin tightens grip on Russian dissent behind a new Iron Curtain

04/15/2022

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Putin tightens grip on dissent behind a new Iron Curtain

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Putin tightens grip on Russian dissent behind a new Iron Curtain

Since the invasion of Ukraine the Kremlin has further stifled what little freedom Russians had to criticize the government. Garry Kasparov, prominent Russian opposition figure, a chess grandmaster, former world champion and now chairman of the Renew Democracy Initiative, which promotes democracy in the U.S. and abroad, joins Nick Schifrin to discuss.

04/15/2022

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