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On this week’s Power Vertical Briefing, RFE/RL’s Brian Whitmore and Steve Gutterman discuss the results of yesterday’s Duma elections.

On this week’s Power Vertical Briefing, RFE/RL’s Brian Whitmore and Steve Gutterman discuss Russia’s upcoming State Duma elections.

On this week’s Power Vertical Briefing, RFE/RL’s Brian Whitmore and Steve Gutterman discuss Putin’s diplomatic efforts at the G20 and whether they were successful.

On this week’s Power Vertical Briefing, RFE/RL’s Brian Whitmore and Steve Gutterman discuss Putin’s upcoming meetings with Iran’s President Rouhani and Turkey’s President Erdogan.

On this week’s Power Vertical Briefing, RFE/RL’s Brian Whitmore and Steve Gutterman discuss the fall out of last week’s reshuffle in Russia.

On this week’s Power Vertical Briefing, RFE/RL’s Brian Whitmore and Steve Gutterman discuss the fallout from the IOC decision and what comes next.

On this week’s Power Vertical Briefing, Brian Whitmore discusses how the Kremlin uses the memory of World War II with Pavel Butorin, managing editor of RFE/RL’s Russian-language television program Current Time.

On this week’s Power Vertical Briefing, Brian Whitmore discusses the rising tensions in usually jovial Odesa with Pavel Butorin, managing editor of RFE/RL’s Russian-language television program Current Time.

Ukrainian military pilot Nadia Savchenko reportedly slips into critical condition. And Ukraine prepares to sentence two Russian soldiers to long prison terms. Is a long-awaited prisoner exchange finally on the horizon? On this week’s Power Vertical Briefing, I discuss the issue with Pavel Butorin, managing editor of RFE/RL’s Russian-language television program Current Time. Also on The […]

The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. Viewers can suggest topics via Twitter @PowerVertical or on the Power Vertical Facebook page. A transcript of today’s Daily Vertical can be found here.