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On the recordAugust 11, 2008
I think it's very clear that Russian ambitions are to restore the Old Russian Empire, not the Soviet Union, but the Russian empire.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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McCain asserts that Russia's actions are driven by imperial ambitions.

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