On the recordDecember 5, 2024
You have found the Achilles hill of the Putin regime. They rape, torture and kill with impunity and keep their ill-gotten gains in the West.
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Benjamin L. Cardin
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congress.govYou have found the Achilles hill of the Putin regime. They rape, torture and kill with impunity and keep their ill-gotten gains in the West.
Cardin highlights the systemic human rights abuses in Russia linked to the Putin regime.
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