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This is CBS Eye on the World with John Bachelor.

Here's John Bachelor.

Once upon a time I was told Russia has three forms of revenue.

One is weapons that includes Fagna Group and other mercenaries.

Two is gas and oil.

We know about this because it's under severe sanctions, the oil part.

The gas business just collapsed when the Russians cut it off thinking that that'll teach

them well it taught them to get other sources of liquefied natural gas and the

third source of revenue I was taught Russia has nuclear energy, building nuclear plants and fuel for nuclear

plants. Russia is under severe sanctions. You would think I welcome Andrea Stirker. She is foundation for the defensive democracies to help me tell a story that is not believable except there it is

Andrea is a research fellow and deputy director of the non-proliferation

and bio-defense program at the FTD. Andrea, a very good evening to you.

Russ Adam. Russ Adam sells to the world and the United States buys. Please explain. Good evening to you.

Good evening, John. Great to be with you. You know, the US administration and Europe are really in a tough position in part

because of their own making they actually allowed their nuclear utilities over the past

two decades to become dependent on Russia for nuclear

commodities.

So that's why we are now coming up on two years after Russia invaded Ukraine.

And the West is still purchasing billions of dollars worth of goods from

Ross Adam. We estimate nearly $2 billion a year. And as you noted, they also have plenty of money

coming in from other countries.

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