Russia's Slow Struggle to Innovate Hampered by Economy, Politics

For years, Russian economists have been emphasizing the need to diversify Russia's energy export economy to better absorb shocks such as the current drop in world oil prices and Western sanctions. But the calls for diversification have made little headway. VOA's Daniel Schearf reports from Moscow.

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