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Putin skips presidential debates despite upcoming election

Name: Putin skips presidential debates despite upcoming election
Uploaded: 2018-03-16T18:41:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 23 s
Description: Russian President Vladimir Putin is running for re-election against seven other candidates. But there's no real contest, with Putin widely expected to win. CBS News correspondent Elizabeth Palmer explains why.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is running for re-election against seven other candidates. But there's no real contest, with Putin widely expected to win. CBS News correspondent Elizabeth Palmer explains why.