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Chris Murphy: “Russia does not want to militarily own Ukraine. It wants to economically and politically break Ukraine, and it wants to…”

On the recordDecember 11, 2017
Russia does not want to militarily own Ukraine. It wants to economically and politically break Ukraine, and it wants to use energy as a means of doing that.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy discusses Russia's strategy towards Ukraine, emphasizing economic and political goals over military control.

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