Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20170708:02:59:00
Respect is important. russians have immense national pride. russia is afterall the largest country on the planet. 48 times larger than germany. it encompasses 11 time zones and straddles europe, asia and the middle east. it is also a rich country containing some of the largest deposits of raw materials from oil to natural gas. culturally it has thought of itself as the third rome, even as rome fell to the barbarians. putin understands russia. but he also understands the world. he's not foolish enough to make a frontal assault. he know s how to use power asymmetricically. he understands the int...
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