After a week of US-Russia talks in Europe, Moscow isn’t budging

Today, the US is wrapping up a tense week of negotiations with Russia in Europe. The US and its allies are hoping to deescalate mounting pressure that Russia has been exerting on Ukraine, by deploying tens of thousands of troops close to the border. It’s also demanded that Washington give “legal guarantees” that Ukraine won’t join NATO. Host Marco Werman speaks with former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul.

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