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On the recordFebruary 21, 2022
Putin wants the world to travel back in time, to a time before the United Nations, to a time when empires ruled the world. But hat the rest of the world has moved forward. It is not 1919. It is 2022.
Said by
Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Democratic · District of Columbia
Source
msnbc.com

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Linda Thomas-Greenfield criticizes Putin's desire to revert to past imperialistic times.

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