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Currently Playing: Russia Sold 44 Tons of Gold. Should Putin Be Worried?

Russia recently sold 44 tons of gold to help finance its war effort. On a scale of business as usual to PUTIN IS DONE, how much trouble is Russia in? That's the question for today's edition of the Geopolitics HelpLINE. 0:00 The Question 1:09 Why It's Not a Big Deal 2:47 Why Maybe It Actually Is a Big Deal 5:07 The Kremlin's Previous Mitigation Efforts The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), EU, and NATO visual information does not imply or constitute an endorsement. Media licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): By Kremlin.ru: http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/58020 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/62325 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/67458 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/68371 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/68605 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/69060 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/69366 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70159 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70368 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70674 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73200 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73995 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/76073 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/76450 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/77449 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78424 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78802 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78998 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79630 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79708 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79802 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/80017 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/80078 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/80222 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/80346 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/80355