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Fundamentally, I think I sit with reasonable confidence.

We do not by awake at night wondering about the next step in US-Russia relations.

We are confident that this administration,

and we note that it contains people like John Bolton and Mike Pompeo,

and is backed by a congress that includes people like Tom Cotton and Lindsey Graham,

and this is a administration that's going to do the right thing on Russia.

We're just confident about that.

So, yes, we read all the pronouncements that come out of the administration as well as watching its actions,

but, probably see this is not something that's keeping people awake at night in London.

And if we look at the evidence of the last two years, that confirms us in that judgment.

I'm Benjamin Wittis, and this is the Law Fair Podcast March 30, 2019.

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