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Martin Dempsey: If we increase our supply of oil, especially into Eastern Europe, we will dent Russia's leverage on other countries and…

On the recordApril 1, 2014
If we increase our supply of oil, especially into Eastern Europe, we will dent Russia's leverage on other countries and reduce the revenues that fund Russia's aggression.
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Martin Dempsey

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Advocates for increasing oil supply to counter Russian influence.

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