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Rachel Maddow: “Putin invaded Ukraine supposedly to push NATO back. Well, now, NATO`s getting considerably bigger and much closer to…”

On the recordMay 16, 2022
Putin invaded Ukraine supposedly to push NATO back. Well, now, NATO`s getting considerably bigger and much closer to him.
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Rachel Maddow
Source
msnbc.com

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Rachel Maddow discusses the implications of Finland and Sweden joining NATO in response to Russian aggression.

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