Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20190816:04:43:00
>> can you give us an example? what is economic coercion? and how does russia use to it get the things that it wants from other countries? >> absolutely. we think of company as they're private and deals as if they're purely commercial. in the kremlin ecosystem, a lot of the russian companies basically have to, and the oligarchs that back them, they need to keep the kremlin, putin, the russian government happy. so they do that to secure deals that will be in its interest. so it is often things that they think putin will be pleased with. also by investing in things that will gain leverage with p...
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