On the recordMay 21, 2014
I would point out that it is certainly possible, and there are precedents for it, to see Ukraine carry out free and fair elections even if there are pockets of the country where there is violence.
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presidency.ucsb.edu“I would point out that it is certainly possible, and there are precedents for it, to see Ukraine carry out free and fair elections even if there are pockets of the country where there is violence.”
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney
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