The Perils of a Desperate and Cornered Vladimir Putin Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Vladimir Putin speaks at a meeting with regional officials during a visit to the Progress State Research and Production Rocket Space Center on July 21, 2014. ( Sasha Mordovets / Getty ) Produced by w Produced by PRI and WNYC