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Marie Yovanovitch: But then Zelenskyy was elected president. I think Putin thought that he could manipulate Zelenskyy. He was sorely…

On the recordMarch 15, 2022
But then Zelenskyy was elected president. I think Putin thought that he could manipulate Zelenskyy. He was sorely disappointed there.
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Marie Yovanovitch
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msnbc.com

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Yovanovitch discusses Putin's expectations regarding the new Ukrainian president.

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