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Linda Thomas-Greenfield: “90 percent of refugees from Ukraine are women and children. When men like President Putin start wars, women and children…”

On the recordApril 11, 2022
90 percent of refugees from Ukraine are women and children. When men like President Putin start wars, women and children get displaced. Women and children get hurt. Women and children get raped and abused and women and children die.
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Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Democratic · District of Columbia
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msnbc.com

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Discussing the impact of war on women and children during the Ukraine conflict.

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