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Jim Costa: “Frankly, you know, that trend with Russia in the lead. And I begin referring to my colleagues and to my friends in…”

On the recordJuly 22, 2024
Frankly, you know, that trend with Russia in the lead. And I begin referring to my colleagues and to my friends in Europe as Russia today being a syndicate masquerading as a country with a mob boss called Putin, because he is a war criminal.
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Jim Costa
Democratic · California

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Costa describes Russia under Putin as a criminal syndicate affecting regional stability.

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