Moscow calling: What legacy for putin’s World Cup?
08 June 2018 |
12:20 pm
One week ahead of the kick-off of the 2018 World Cup, what legacy for Russia and its president? At the outset of what's on paper his final term, Vladimir Putin is manning the phones for his annual direct line call-in show.
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