Everything we`ve seen is that Putin is not yet on a path to an off ramp and that he will double down. And the Ukrainian people are the ones that are going to pay the price. But so are the Russian people. And I think that`s important to remember.
Marie Yovanovitch: “Everything we`ve seen is that Putin is not yet on a path to an off ramp and that he will double down. And the Ukrainian…”
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Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch discusses the consequences of Putin's actions on both Ukrainian and Russian people.
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