We were promised that if Russia would invade, that there will be severe sanctions. And I think that`s what Russia is getting. And I think it is painful.
Marie Yovanovitch: “We were promised that if Russia would invade, that there will be severe sanctions. And I think that`s what Russia is…”
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Yovanovitch discusses the impact of sanctions on Russia and the Russian people.
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