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Chris Murphy: “Full or partial security assurances should not be given, and are not given, lightly.”

On the recordMay 30, 2023
Full or partial security assurances should not be given, and are not given, lightly.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy emphasizes caution in providing security assurances to Saudi Arabia.

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