I can't tell you what I told him because I think it would be inappropriate. But someday he'll tell you. But he would have never gone in. But you know why else he wouldn't have gone in? Oil prices at $40 a barrel wouldn't have allowed [Russia to invade Ukraine]. him. Wouldn't have given him the money to prosecute that war. Wouldn't have given him the money. I said it with President. I was with President Xi. (1:25:59–1:26:03)
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Asserts that low oil prices would have prevented Russia from invading Ukraine.
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