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It's Time to Bring Russia in from the Cold

In the West, President Putin's Russia is widely seen as an aggressor that needs to be kept in line. But could the West be to blame for the bad blood? Nik Gowing chairs a debate in

In the West, President Putin's Russia is widely seen as an aggressor that needs to be kept in line. But could the West be to blame for the bad blood? Ever since the Wall came down, NATO has been expanding eastwards without any regard for what Moscow sees as its security interests. Arguing for the motion, Vladimir Pozner, one of Russian's best known tv journalists and a former Soviet Union government spokesman. Arguing against, Michael Hayden, former director of both the CIA and NSA. Chaired by Nik Gowing.

50 minutes

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  • Sat 17 Jun 201709:10GMT
  • Sat 17 Jun 201721:10GMT
  • Sun 18 Jun 201702:10GMT
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