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Richard Blumenthal: “Economically, the Russian Manufacturing act apparatus is on…”

Featuring: Richard Blumenthal, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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CT '26: Ukraine update from Sen. Blumenthal

Published | Video Starts at 02:36

He's definitely desperate because take for example, just the numbers of casualties that he has sustained, 30 to 35,000amonth. He's going to have to mobilize the entire country, which means there will be strong opposition. And Economically, the Russian Manufacturing act apparatus is on its heels in terms of revenue. He's experienced a windfall because of the Iran war, which has raised the prices of oil and gas. And so he is profiting from that war, but it won't last forever. (02:36–02:46)

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Asserts that Russia's manufacturing sector is struggling economically.

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