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Podcast: 'Triumph' Or Tragedy?
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The Kremlin spokesman called the vote on constitutional amendments a “triumphal referendum on trust in President Putin.” Actually, it wasn’t a referendum -- but was it a triumph? And what does it mean for a country that could have the same president in 2036 as in 2000? RFE/RL Senior Correspondent Robert Coalson joins host Steve Gutterman to discuss.