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The United States Really Only Accounts For About 3 Percent Of The Economic Engagement With Russia. Europe Is 40 Percent, And So Europe's Contribution To This Pressure Is Far More Than Symbolic. It's Very Practical. And That's One Of The Many Reasons Why We Have Worked Hard To Remain In Close Coordination With Our European Partners.

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