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On the recordSeptember 29, 2022
I think people need to understand that what this is is a press release and basically a press for, you know, Russian consumption, event that he`s going to be hosting in Moscow. This is not based on anything that actually took place. It is a complete sham and it`s as if, you know, we decided tomorrow in Washington that we were going to recognize Tuscany as part of the state of California because we like Tuscany. It would have as much validity as that.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

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Schiff describes Putin's planned annexation ceremony as a sham and compares it to an absurd hypothetical.

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