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James Clapper: “This has devolved into an ad hoc - ad hocing, at this point, this bizarre news conference, from Ministry of Defense…”

On the recordMarch 24, 2022
This has devolved into an ad hoc - ad hocing, at this point, this bizarre news conference, from Ministry of Defense, which trying to sort of rationalize, and explain, the Russian Military predicament, really, in Ukraine.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

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Clapper analyzes the current state of Russian military strategy in Ukraine.

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