US-Russia politics: Cold War to 'Hot Peace'

May. 24, 2018

Michael McFaul was U.S. Ambassador to Russia from 2012 to 2014, during Obama’s presidency. Now out with a new memoir, McFaul talks to us about being the target of disinformation, Putin’s popularity and view of the U.S., and the danger of living in Russia.

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Former ambassador Michael McFaul on Putin's Russia

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Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Gina Pollack, Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Quinn O'Toole, Yael Even Or

Image of Michael McFaul courtesy of Tiffany Ong.