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The View from Russia

Episode Summary

<p><span>This week, while Senator John McCain was describing the Russian cyber attacks on the U.S. as a potential "act of war,” Russian-backed Syrian soldiers were accused of massacring civilians in Aleppo as the Assad regime took back the city. Joshua Yaffa joins Dorothy Wickenden from Moscow to discuss how these controversies are viewed inside Russia.</span></p>

Episode Notes

This week, while Senator John McCain was describing the Russian cyber attacks on the U.S. as a potential "act of war,” Russian-backed Syrian soldiers were accused of massacring civilians in Aleppo as the Assad regime took back the city. Joshua Yaffa joins Dorothy Wickenden from Moscow to discuss how these controversies are viewed inside Russia.