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Vladimir Putin and Hafer's cabinet are traveling to Beijing to meet with shejing ping and his counselors

and were told by Reuters about Ukraine and energy.

I welcome Michael Bernstom of the Hoover Institution my guide on the Russian economy.

Michael, a very good evening to you. Half the cabinet.

Why? What is in Beijing that Vladimir Putin takes half the cabinet to meet with she

ping in this no limits partnership good evening to you.

We're into you not just half the cabinet but the entire leadership of the Central Bank, which is unprecedented and remarkable.

And all the ministers, all five ministers who are responsible for the economy,

including the finance minister, have the cabinet and lots of other

advisors, and then also are all chairs of all major Russian banks.

So it's a banking meeting.

It's a financial meeting.

The Russian financial system is in trouble,

and it is in trouble because under the threat of the United States sanctions,

miniature Chinese banks, the four state-owned banks,

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