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Russians like America after all – baseball, at least

By DW
04 September 2018   |   2:06 pm
Relations between Russia and the West hit such a low point this year that some saw a new Cold War in the making. So it might come as a surprise to hear that Russians view America more favorably than they have in years, as DW's Miodrag Soric learned.

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