“When oil prices are low, you don’t hear from Putin. When oil prices are high, that’s how they make their money. That’s all they have. … We’re at $100 a barrel and rising, so Putin has got the money to go into Ukraine.” At the 2022 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), we sat down with Larry Kudlow, former director of the White House National Economic Council, to discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the financial tools the United States has at its disposal to counter Putin. On Monday, the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions on the Russian Central Bank, but will notably be giving exemptions for some energy-related transactions. Subscribe to the American Thought Leaders newsletter so you never miss an episode. Follow EpochTV on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EpochTVus Twitter: https://twitter.com/EpochTVus Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/EpochTV Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/epochtv Gab: https://gab.com/EpochTV Telegram: https://t.me/EpochTV