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Will the 'Iron Curtain' fall again? Remembering Putin's charm offensive in Texas

State of the World from NPR

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The Nuclear Watch Dog on the Border to Russia

Norway has a nuclear watch dog on the border to russia. That's to prevent one of the world's biggest nuclear waste dumps from polluting the pristine waters of the arctic. Muller says he's certain that his russian friends there oppose war in ukraine like he does. But it's chilling that many local officials across the border, as well as 700 rectors and university presidents in Russia have issued statements supporting putin.

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