St. Petersburg Bombing And The State Of US Russian Relations

Face masks depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump hang for sale at a souvenir street shop in St.Petersburg, Russia, Friday, Dec. 23, 2016.
Face masks depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump hang for sale at a souvenir street shop in St.Petersburg, Russia, Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. Dmitri Lovetsky / AP Photo
Face masks depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump hang for sale at a souvenir street shop in St.Petersburg, Russia, Friday, Dec. 23, 2016.
Face masks depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump hang for sale at a souvenir street shop in St.Petersburg, Russia, Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. Dmitri Lovetsky / AP Photo

St. Petersburg Bombing And The State Of US Russian Relations

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The death toll continues to rise after the bombing of a metro station in St. Petersburg, Russia this week. The Russian government has launched an investigation and says that the man responsible is a Russian citizen from Kyrgyzstan.

We talk about the bombing, as well as the current state of U.S.-Russian relations with Matthew Rojansky, director of the Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center.