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Chris Murphy: “I have worried from the beginning that a European Reassurance Initiative anchored almost wholly in military support…”

On the recordMay 1, 2017
I have worried from the beginning that a European Reassurance Initiative anchored almost wholly in military support misunderstands the nature of the Russian threat.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Murphy expresses concern about the military-focused approach to the Russian threat in Ukraine.

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