You take away that economic growth and prosperity that millions of Russians have been experiencing and he would not be nearly so popular.
Dick Lugar: “You take away that economic growth and prosperity that millions of Russians have been experiencing and he would not be…”
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Lugar emphasizes the importance of economic prosperity for Putin's popularity.
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