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June 09, 2020

Charles Maynes

President Vladimir Putin promised Russians they would get paid during the coronavirus lockdown but offered no aid to private employers so they could continue paying salaries.

Charles Maynes reports from Moscow.

This segment aired on June 9, 2020.

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