In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends an expanded board meeting of the Russian Prosecutor General's Office in Moscow.

Russia Is The 'Clear Winner' of U.S.-Iran War

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 20

Joshua Keating, senior correspondent at Vox covering foreign policy and world news, breaks down his latest reporting on how Russian President Vladimir Putin is benefitting from the United States' war in Iran, including how Russia is now earning an extra $150 million per day in oil sales due to the price surge since the start of the war and much more.

Photo: In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends an expanded board meeting of the Russian Prosecutor General's Office in Moscow on March 19, 2026. (Photo by Pelagia Tikhonova / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

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