Friday Focus – Putin’s Latest Gambit
Friday Focus – Putin’s Latest Gambit
In this week’s Friday Focus, Rudyard and Janice discuss how Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to turn a horrific terrorist attack in Moscow to his political advantage. They also talk about how gang violence and lawlessness is plaguing a number of Latin American and Caribbean nations, and how governments are struggling to deal with it.
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