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Chris Wright: “Europe, the victim of the war, were by far the biggest…”

Featuring: Chris Wright, Republican | Secretary of Energy | National

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Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Venezuela | Energy Pod

Published | Video Starts at 18:47

He has a broader tool set than traditional politicians and he realizes Russia is funding its war by selling oil, natural gas and coal. Europe, the victim of the war, were by far the biggest buyers of Russian oil and natural gas. And to this day, they are buyers of Russian natural gas. So President Trump is saying, hey, European nations or whatever, you're helping fund this war machine that we all want to stop. (18:47–18:54)

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Asserts that Europe was the largest buyer of Russian oil and natural gas during the conflict.

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