'Without Ukraine, there can be no Russian empire,' Gates says
During an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, fmr. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says President Vladimir Putin believes it's "his destiny" to recreate the Russian empire and thinks time is on his side.
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