President Donald Trump is set to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin on Friday in Alaska for a high-stakes meeting about the war in Ukraine. But will the country Russia invaded have any say into how it ends? A Russia expert explains how Putin’s time in the KGB has prepared him for this moment and why he will likely consider the meeting a success before it even begins. 

Guest: Jill Dougherty, former CNN Moscow Bureau Chief 

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Host: David Rind 

Producer: Paola Ortiz 

Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin 

Support: Emily Williams

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