Steve Gutterman takes a look at the way the Russian authorities have handled the news of the submarine fire than killed 14 sailors.
Steve Gutterman's Week In Russia
Monday 8 July 2019
RFE/RL Enterprise Editor Carl Schreck joins Steve Gutterman to talk about Putin's FT interview and the debate over whether the Russian president is an ideologue or a pragmatist.
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