On the recordFebruary 6, 2012
If confirmed, my priorities on this issue will be to continue to voice U.S. objection to Russia's occupation and militarization of the separatist Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
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congress.govDick Lugar: “If confirmed, my priorities on this issue will be to continue to voice U.S. objection to Russia's occupation and…”
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Lugar emphasizes U.S. opposition to Russian actions in Georgian regions.
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