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Marco Rubio: “We engaged the Russian Federation after the collapse of the Soviet Union, not to do them a favor, but to do us a favor.”

On the recordApril 8, 2014
We engaged the Russian Federation after the collapse of the Soviet Union, not to do them a favor, but to do us a favor.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Rubio explains the strategic benefits of engaging with Russia post-Soviet Union.

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