US-Russia relations

The World

President Vladimir Putin has been in power in Russia for 20 years and worked with four US presidents. Each president has tried to reset US relations with Russia, but for the most part these attempts have been unsuccessful. Host Marco Werman speaks with the Brookings Institution’s Alina Polyakova.

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