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Scott Bessent: “Four years into the Ukraine war, [Europeans are] still…”

Featuring: Scott Bessent, Republican | Secretary of the Treasury | National

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Published | Video Starts at 04:58

We've seen a lot of working groups hard to make decisions in Europe. It is, and sometimes, Joe, for Four years into the Ukraine war, [Europeans are] still buying Ukraine energy. They are buying refined products from India made from Russian oil. So four years in, the Europeans are still financing the war against themselves. All right, let's talk about. But, but What I do want to say is. (04:58–05:07)

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Asserts that Europeans continue to buy energy linked to Russia four years into the Ukraine war.

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