On the recordJune 12, 2013
Claiming that they are is a crude attack on civil society that pits Russia against principles around which European countries have rallied since the end of the cold war.
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congress.govBarack Obama: “Claiming that they are is a crude attack on civil society that pits Russia against principles around which European…”
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Obama criticizes Putin's labeling of NGOs as foreign agents.
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