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Ben Cardin: “Since Putin took power in 2000, one Western administration after another declined to confront him on human rights.”

On the recordMarch 3, 2015
Since Putin took power in 2000, one Western administration after another declined to confront him on human rights.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cardin criticizes Western leaders for failing to address Putin's human rights abuses.

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