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Madeleine Albright: “Putin is small and pale, so cold as to be almost reptilian, embarrassed by what happened to his country and determined…”

On the recordMarch 22, 2022
Putin is small and pale, so cold as to be almost reptilian, embarrassed by what happened to his country and determined to restore its greatness.
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Madeleine Albright
Source
msnbc.com

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Madeleine Albright describes her impression of Vladimir Putin and his ambitions.

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