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On the recordMay 22, 2017
Russia continues to prop-up Syrian President Bashar al-Assad--a war criminal that kills and tortures his own people.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal condemns Russia's support for Assad amid ongoing human rights violations.

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