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And Washington commentary columnist and American Enterprise Institute senior fellow Matthew

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Hi, John.

Okay, one year since Vladimir Putin moved Russian troops across the border into Ukraine

in what maybe or we hope will prove to be the most disastrous military advance in modern

history, certainly trending in that direction and where things stand this week are that Joe

Biden having begun the week showing up in Ukraine in Kiev, is ending the week with more

commitments, more dollars flowing to I mean that he promised, but I mean more you know,

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