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On the recordMarch 22, 2022
I think the tide is beginning to turn here in favor of the Ukrainians, and if they can sustain this, and that means, we in NATO, providing them the weapons they need, the supplies they need, et cetera because the Russians are going to run out of manpower.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

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Clapper discusses the changing dynamics of the war in Ukraine and the need for NATO support.

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