The coming new year is 2020, but Russian President Vladimir Putin clearly has an eye on 2024, when his current term is due to end. His recent remarks about potential changes in the country’s constitution suggest he may be close to settling on a plan. RFE/RL senior correspondent Merhat Sharipzhan joins host Steve Gutterman to discuss.
Steve Gutterman's Week In Russia
Monday 30 December 2019
Russia heads into the New Year with a hard-to-shake sports-doping scandal threatening to keep it out of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. On an grander scale, the country faces a daunting challenge from climate change -- but is hoping to capitalize as much as it can. RFE/RL senior correspondent Michael Scollon joins host Steve Gutterman to discuss.
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