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Jim Himes: “Well, it signals desperation, frankly. I mean, if Vladimir Putin who believes that he runs the inheritor of the Russian…”

On the recordJune 16, 2024
Well, it signals desperation, frankly. I mean, if Vladimir Putin who believes that he runs the inheritor of the Russian Empire, of the Soviets, is forced to go hat in hand to a country where the GDP per capita is $1,000 per person per year, it's -- the whole thing has a ludicrous field to it.
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Jim Himes
Democratic · Connecticut

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Himes comments on Putin's meeting with Kim Jong-un, suggesting it reflects Putin's desperation.

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