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41: Max Bergmann Covers Europe, Ukraine, and Russia for The Center for American Progress

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Theeis the Name for Them, All Figured Out

sanctions are going after a russian tool of influence, and you're making very powerful people very pistup at vlatimer putn for taking this crazy step to invade ukraine. So the anti cleptocracy agenda is not just about sort of targeting them; it's also about protecting us from Russian influence. The advantage of doing that also is that the sanctions that we're going to do are going to hurt the rRussian public. But going after olkarks doesn't hurt the russians: in fact, i think they would cheer it. I don't think wadimetton necessarily's not the best way to make Russia competitive again. And if they were free

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