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Mike Crapo: “Our long-term goal must thus be to contain Russian power in Eastern Europe to preserve, in the words of President George…”

On the recordApril 26, 2017
Our long-term goal must thus be to contain Russian power in Eastern Europe to preserve, in the words of President George H.W. Bush, the 'Europe whole, free, and at peace' that was the historic result of the end of the Cold War in 1991.
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Mike Crapo
Republican · Idaho

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Emphasizes the need to contain Russian influence in Eastern Europe.

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