Russian defector reveals Putin’s state of mind

A recent Russian defector, Gleb Karakulov, is giving the world a behind-the-scenes look into Russia’s government and its president, Vladimir Putin. The World’s host Marco Werman spoke with Iliya Rozhdestvenskii, an investigative reporter with the Dossier Center, about the revelations and the motivations for Karakulov’s defection.

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