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On the recordMarch 28, 2017
I do not think there is any equivalence between a system of government based on the rule of law and democratic elections and a corrupt autocracy that is Vladimir Putin's regime.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Van Hollen emphasizes the difference between democratic governance and Putin's autocracy.

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