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Inside Europe: Russia gears up for the World Cup

Dan Ashby
June 8, 2018

The world's biggest and most expensive soccer World Cup is days away from kicking off, and it will showcase Russia on the international stage. President Putin has invested billions of dollars in building new stadiums, and upgrading airports and roads in the hope of creating an economic bounce. But as Dan Ashby reports, changing the West’s perception of Russia may be more difficult.

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