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Tom Cotton: “Russia doesn't want a direct conflict with the United States.”

On the recordMarch 9, 2022
Russia doesn't want a direct conflict with the United States.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Cotton references an assessment stating Russia's reluctance for direct conflict with the U.S.

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