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HARDtalk: Mikhail Margelov, Chairman, Russian Foreign Affairs Committee

31/05/2010

Mikhail Margelov, Chairman, Russian Foreign Affairs Committee

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Jonathan Charles speaks to Mikhail Margelov, a senior member of the Russian Government.

Jonathan Charles speaks to Mikhail Margelov, a senior member of the Russian Government. He asks him whether a change of economic policy is just a facade.

European Union leaders are heading to Russia with a view to strengthening economic and business ties. Russia wants to present a smiling face to the world after years of antagonism with the west. But its democratic values remain questionable and corruption is still rampant. 

Mikhail Margelov is a senior member of the Government. Jonathan Charles asks him whether the change in policy is just a facade.

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