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Resurgent Russia, Friend or Foe?

The US may not want to resume the Cold War, but Vladimir Putin's Russia shows signs of returning to Soviet-style authoritarianism. The Kremlin is taking over powerful industries and the media. Political critics, business rivals and reporters have been murdered in mysterious circumstances.

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

The US may not want to resume the Cold War, but Vladimir Putin's Russia shows signs of returning to Soviet-style authoritarianism. The Kremlin is taking over powerful industries and the media. Political critics, business rivals and reporters have been murdered in mysterious circumstances. In Munich this weekend, Putin used an international forum to berate the US for destabilizing the world by ignoring international law. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and the Bush Administration are playing it down, but what does Putin's aggressiveness mean--at home and abroad? We get perspective from journalists and Russia experts, including the attorney for Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former head of Yukos Oil, who is serving time in a Siberian prison for fraud and tax evasion.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Christian Bordal

    Managing Producer, Greater LA

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    Vanessa Romo

    LA School Report

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    Katie Cooper

    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    Fred Weir

    Christian Science Monitor

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    Robert Amsterdam

    attorney for Mikhail Khodorkovsky

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    Dmitri Trenin

    Carnegie Moscow Center

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