And the natural gas pipelines run right through the country of Ukraine. And he didn't want to jeopardize his ability to get gas to Europe. Right. … Nord Stream 2...would strengthen Russia, and Russia is our enemy. … 2 was almost complete. And the conventional wisdom in Washington was, this is terrible, but there's nothing we can do about it. (1:39:50–1:40:25)
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Asserts that Nord Stream 2 would have strengthened Russia, which Cruz considers an enemy.
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