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On the recordSeptember 19, 2022
Ukraine is not theirs to take. It’s not theirs to have elections in. They have attacked a sovereign, independent country.
Said by
Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Democratic · District of Columbia
Source
msnbc.com

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Linda Thomas-Greenfield discusses Russia's attempts to reestablish its empire and the attack on Ukraine.

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