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Mike Turner: “Right now, when Mr. Putin looks across his border at the Baltic States, he potentially sees the opportunity to…”

On the recordFebruary 28, 2017
Right now, when Mr. Putin looks across his border at the Baltic States, he potentially sees the opportunity to launch--to impose a crushing strategic defeat on what he identifies as the number one threat to the Russian Federation, which is NATO, rapidly, at minimal risk, and at low cost.
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Mike Turner
Republican · Ohio

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Turner discusses Putin's potential strategic goals regarding NATO.

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