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What's next for President Putin after winning re-election?

What another term for Putin means for Russia. Plus, as Joe Biden and Donald Trump compete for the presidency, is the US close to civic unrest?

John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, examines what’s next for Vladimir Putin after winning re-election, analyses the possibility of civic unrest in the United States as Joe Biden and Donald Trump compete for the Presidency and looks at the battle between miners and environmentalists over extracting rare metals from the bottom of our deepest oceans.

(Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting with his election agents at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, 20 March 2024. Vladimir Putin won over 87 percent of the vote in a three-day ballot. Photo by SERGEI ILNITSKY/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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