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Ron Johnson: “Russia is not a friendly rival. They're moving toward a…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Senator Johnson Discusses U.S. - Russian Relations on Hannity

Published | Video Starts at 02:48

So what we need to start doing now is we need to start encouraging NATO expansion, We need to beef up our missile defense. We have to recognize that Russia is not a friendly rival. They're moving toward a posture of a hostile rival. And we need to recognize that reality. That's the first thing you have to do in developing a strategy. You have to recognize reality. And I'm afraid this administration is really not recognizing that reality. (02:48–02:54)

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Asserts that Russia is becoming a hostile rival to the U.S.

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