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This week on the Daily Beat: We look into foreign relations with Russia and uncovering the true motives of Putin.
Today on the Daily Beat, Friday December 11, 2015: In the weeks that followed, pro-Russian rebels staged uprisings in southeastern Ukraine. The United States and its Western allies immediately imposed strict sanctions on Russia and whenever possible tried to isolate it diplomatically. Marin Kalb speaks with us about the important role foreign correspondence in terms of reporting, played in learning about the global leader, Putin.
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