May 01, 2020

Live: The Effects of Coronavirus on Putin's Political Agenda with Amb. John Tefft

By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend and Amb. John Tefft

Ambassador John Tefft joins Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss Vladimir Putin’s pandemic response, opportunities for U.S. diplomacy, and more. Amb. Tefft served for more than 45 years in the Foreign Service and was the U.S. Ambassador to Russia from 2014-2017. He is currently a Senior Fellow at the RAND Corporation.

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