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James E. Risch: “President Putin sees Hamas as a way to distract us and to weaken the coalition that we have built against him.”

On the recordNovember 8, 2023
President Putin sees Hamas as a way to distract us and to weaken the coalition that we have built against him.
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James E. Risch
Idaho

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Putin uses Hamas to divert attention from his actions and weaken international alliances.

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